http://www.nateluzod.com/running Trails. Barefoot. Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:39:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Hoping to have a new site up before we head off to Iceland. Wanting a place to jot my thoughts, and I didn't love the Tumblr thing. http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/329 Things have been busy, as always. Running has taken the very back seat in the Econoline of life, unfortunately. Working two jobs has taken its toll on several things, not least of which is my fitness. Still managing to get out for a run, and now bike and swim, at ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/328 I tried moving around a bunch of stuff from one database to another, cleaning up my server, etc. Somehow I managed to bonk the permissions on WP and lock myself out. I am still here, still trying to keep the site alive. Running has been slow since the half marathon ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/325 Diving more seriously into my harebrained idea of completing a half-marathon on the Poto in under 2 hours, I manned up and made the trek out there today for a practice run. Being my first real run in two weeks, it took some time to wake the legs back up. ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/319 My wife's first words when I told her I registered: "you're gonna die!". It has been a great feeling cross training, and the benefits have been immediately apparent in my running. I'm getting outside more, stressing the knee less, and feeling my overall fitness increase markedly. Inspired by a former ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/307 TODD BYERS was among more than 20,000 people running the San Francisco Marathon last month. Dressed in shorts and a T-shirt, he might have blended in with the other runners, except for one glaring difference: he was barefoot. Even in anything-goes San Francisco, his lack of footwear prompted curious stares. ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/301 The Juan de Fuca Trail The bags are packed. The plans are made. Weather is supposed to be perfect for our big wedding this Sunday. Tomorrow we leave our lovely yet decidedly boring Midwest landscape and take off for the wilds of the Pacific Northwest. Land in Seattle, drive to Vancouver, ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/251 It seems there's a way to pre-order the latest offerings from Vibram; the KSO Treks, Mocs and Performa. A little googling for more info on the KSO Treks took me to a post over at Birthday Shoes, which in turn linked me over to Kayak Shed. I'm interested to see how ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/242 So I've been a little reckless with training lately, kind of feeling like I'm teetering on the brink of injury. My weekly mileage (bike and run) was 75 miles, with 30 miles running and the rest on two wheels. Nothing huge for many folks, but I still consider myself recovering ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/232 Lakeshore Park 10 Miles in 1:42 Vibram FiveFinger KSO My first 10 mile loop of Lakeshore this season. The run itself was amazing. One week into a vegan diet and my energy levels feel much, much higher. Was running most hills, fast-walking the breaks and sprinting at some points. No fatigue until mile ... http://www.nateluzod.com/running/archives/223