Once more I’d like to share some of the most informative, entertaining or inspiring items I came across last month. So welcome to the SBS March 2014 edition of Better Blogs. Basically these are the blog posts that I wish I had written, the information I wish I had gathered and the images or videos I wish I had found.
Nostalgic Bike Tricks
I found this video on the Steve in a Speedo?! Gross! blog. It’s a great title and a great blog. Steve writes about triathlon, photography and life. He also posts a lot of amusing signs. This is a video of then 76-year-old Harry “Pop” Kramer performing amazing bicycle trick riding in Traveler’s Rest, SC, sometime in the late 1940s to early 1950s. Kramer actually rides a Penny Farthing bicycle standing with one foot on the seat and the other on the handlebar. You have to see it to believe it.
Steve’s Blog Link
Slideshow of Harry Kramer’s Trick Riding from the Traveler’s Rest Tribune Link
Patience is Probably the Best Quality in a Runner
A wise man once explained to me that there are few situations that cannot be made worse. In this post, Coach Caleb, winner and current course record holder, New River Marathon, talks about times when patience is a necessity and suggests runners ask them one simple question: “Will running probably make this worse?” Check out his rest mantra. Link
Rotating Shoes to Reduce Running Injury Risk
This one comes in from Runblogger. Multiple studies show that rotating shoes reduces injury risk for runners. To be clear this does not mean just having more than one pair of your favorite shoes. It means finding different shoes that work for you and rotating between them. I’ve been guilty of finding one shoe that works well, falling in love with it and forgetting to find alternatives. I’ll be heading out this week to my local running store, Foot RX in Johnson City to looks at some shoes that can compete with my current favorite, the Saucony Powergrid Triumph 10. Link
5 Reasons Your Training Run Should Not Turn Into a Race
In this outing the Complex Triathlete takes us to the intersection of peer pressure and physiology and explains why this detour is likely to be a dead end. Link
Recipe: Overnight Oats
I’m always looking for new nutrition ideas, and I’m betting you are too. I had never heard of overnight oats until about a month ago when the topic came up at my triathlon swim class. Then I found this recipe on the 100 Days of Real Food blog. Once more I had that sinking feeling that I may be the most out-of-touch person in my or any zip code. So please send me a comment or e-mail if overnight oats is news to you as well. And yes I will be using two tablespoons of raisins, maybe more. Link