Posts by UCANDOIT

More awesome PR’s this weekend! Alex Ruth – 10k PR by 6 minutes Chris Young – best 5k time in a gazillion years and wins hardware for 1st in AG – 19:22 Molly praying that those running Marine Corps Marathon do GREAT (or that Debi says she can take tomorrow off) Debi Bernardes USAT Level 2…

Quick – get on the floor – face down – arms out in front (Superman position).  Now raise and lower your arms/feet at the same time (Back Extensions) for 20 times as quick as you can. Question:  Did you stay in position, or did your body start to move to one direction (like to the…

It’s that time of year again everyone!  Where the e-mails start rolling in with…..”I felt better, went to do my workout, but my fever is back” or “I feel kind of crappy, but can I go run?” Here is what everyone should have in their medicine cabinet during the fall/winter/spring season: 1.        Thermometer.  Use it people. …

As you all know, I generally assign some sort of core/strength work, and this is not my strength as a coach.  So I decided to branch out and find a strength coach to help you all (especially during the off season).  Welcome to Trish Blackwell to the coaching staff of UCanDoIt Coaching Group! Each week…

The Sunset Tri – Hardware all around us! Erin Young – 2nd Overall Female Kristin Freeman – 4th Overall Female Chris Young – Age group award  (funny how the wife tells me what place she takes, but won’t tell me what the man did…other than to tie with her on the run split). Army 10 Miler Sara…

Hugh A. – Great Floridian Iron Distance! Good luck Hugh – make sure that you listen to your body and have a great race! Also down in the Sunshine State we have Kristin F, Erin and Chris Y doing the Suncoast Sprint Tri. Last Tri for the season for the latter, and a great race…

Andrea’s excellent verbosity is not to be missed in her latest escapade of Ironman Canada. She goes on to prove that even the races that don’t feel like the best; Canada2010 can still produce great times. Canada2010

You find yourself sitting behind the wheel of the car for four hours, eating food that’s not so great for you, and then finding excuses not to workout because let’s face it – it’s getting dark out there! Time to start dusting off that bike trainer, treadmill, or even purchase a headlamp to get that…

What do four women in their 40’s do when they are bored with running?  They do an adventure race at the spur of the moment! The Desperate Housewives of FARC went out to western Virginia to compete in an adventure race that consisted of a 5-6 hour canoeing, 15+ miles of mountain biking (never mind…