The Adventures of an Average Athlete

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It’s Complicated…

February 23, 2012 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

Once upon a time, running and I had an easy relationship.  I woke up in the morning, threw on a pair of cotton sweatpants, laced up my $20 Champion shoes from Payless ShoeSource and hit the road.  Sometimes I could even run for two whole miles!  We were so happy together.  I wanted to run […]

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Balance and Single Leg Strength Workout

February 8, 2012 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

One of the things I notice as a runner is that when I’m doing strength training, I tend to focus more on upper-body exercises because I know that (comparatively, at least) my lower body is pretty strong from running.  And while it’s true that I’m an upper-body wimp, it’s pretty silly to think that I […]

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Naked

July 24, 2011 By: Pahla B - Adventures of an Average Athlete

I did something sorta crazy this morning.  I ran naked. Naked feet. Naked wrist. Can’t really tell in this pic, but the rest of me WAS clothed – I promise! How far did I go? I dunno.  How fast? I don’t care.  I was a little afraid of causing a car accident the way people […]

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