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Archives for April 2010

28 Seconds And The Difference Between a 10 Minute Mile and A 10 Minute Mile

April 30, 2010 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

Last week I was a little upset.  I ran a 10 minutes mile and felt old.  This week I ran a 10 minute mile and I was pumped.  The difference? 28 seconds & 4 miles.  I ran 9.4 miles and about died.  That's literally the farthest I've ever run. It was a 10 minute mile too [okay, 9:58]. This time though, I was ecstatic rather than upset.  Why is that? [Besides the face I may be bipolar]. Instead of focusing on the time it took me to accomplish the run, I ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: 10 minute mile, Running, Triathlon

Cardiovascular Proof That Smoking Is Bad For Your Health

April 27, 2010 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

If you haven't noticed there's been a lot of noise the past day or so about the four bad health habits that can make you die faster.  12 years faster.  Turns out smoking, drinking, doing nothing and eating like crap aren't good for you after all!  While a lot of us know that at least cerebrally that those are bad for us, I experienced something the last two days that helped me understand it a bit more physically. Yesterday, I went out with a bunch of ...

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Filed Under: Fitness

Crap I’m Getting Old

April 24, 2010 By Joel Runyon 5 Comments

I've come to the realization.  I'm getting old.  Fast. Part of it was me turning 23, but the main reason is because of this triathlon stuff. I started tracking my training like I talked about last week. I set up a little chart to track my progress.I do pretty well on short runs, but I literally ran the farthest I ever ran in my life on Tuesday and it wasn't pretty.  For those of you too lazy to make a click with your mouse, I included a screenshot.  Pay ...

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A Birthday, A Blog Launch & Ironic Communist Propaganda

April 24, 2010 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

Hey everybody.  It's a big day here.  Yes it's my birthday [let's get that out of the way right away] but more importantly it's this blog's birthday. Today is my official "launch day" of the blog.  I figured it works out well.  It's the 23rd birthday on april 23 & [in case you didn't notice] the directory of this blog is impossiblehq.com.  There's no real special significance to any of the numbers but I thought it'd be a nice occasion to kick things ...

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Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Birthday, Blog Launch, Comedy, Communism, Irony, North Korea

The First Step

April 22, 2010 By Joel Runyon 2 Comments

The first step. Everything journey begins with the first step. Every new adventure requires that first step. Every time I'm on the edge of doing something awesome, I always have to take the first step. Here's the thing: I hate the first step. Why? IT'S SO DANG HARD TO TAKE. Every time I'm about to do something I know will better me I have this problem.  I've outlined my plan, I know what I need to do and I'm about to take the first step and ...

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Filed Under: Hacks

Time For A Little DTR

April 20, 2010 By Joel Runyon 1 Comment

Listen, I think it's time we had a chat. Listen, I've like what we've got started here, but I think it's time we laid things out. We're still a few days away from making this official and I don't want anyone's feelings to get hurt here, so let's get some groundrules laid out at the start... What you can expect from me here at the Blog Of Impossible Things. I'm going to write [shocker, I know].  I'll probably incorporate a fair amount of videos as ...

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Impossible Review [4/17/10]

April 17, 2010 By Joel Runyon 3 Comments

I'll be recapping what I did to move forward to my goals. [The current one being completing a triathlon].  Some weeks will go great, some will suck, but how do you have a good story without SOMETHING going wrong. The purpose is two-fold. I want to be completely open & honest on here & not hold anything back.  By checking in every week, I'm not only going to be accountable but also motivated. Second, I want this to be a place where people go ...

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Filed Under: Updates Tagged With: Review

The Next Step

April 16, 2010 By Joel Runyon 1 Comment

A funny thing happened this week.  I ran my triathlon saturday, blogged about it & then nothing... Sunday I didn't do anything.  .  Sure it's an accomplishment of some sorts, but I have this annoying tendency to use the small accomplishments I have to blind myself to my overarching goal. I get satisfied with the unremarkable & settle for the mundane. That's not okay. Without goals & deadlines, I don't press on towards goals as much as I ...

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Filed Under: Hacks

“Triathlon” #1 Results

April 13, 2010 By Joel Runyon 5 Comments

It’s official. The results are in. Joel Runyon = 1 Triathlon = 0 I survived. Take that triathlon! But seriously, a bunch of people have been asking how I did. I knew after the race roughly how I ended up, but I figured I’d wait till I got the official results to post about it. Lets get to it: Since this was a timed triathlon, the scores are judged by how much distance you cover in a certain time. Here’s how I did 16 lengths swimming (400m) in ...

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Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Lifetime Indoor Triathlon, Tri, Triathlon Results

“Triathlon” #1 Preview

April 10, 2010 By Joel Runyon Leave a Comment

T-Minus 3 Hours Till My First "Triathlon" Here are the details: LifeTime Indoor Tri: April 10th, 2010 Schaumburg, IL Joel Runyon Race Number 68 Wave #7 - 4:00 PM Future Posts To Come If I Don't Drown... ...

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Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Lifetime Indoor Triathlon, Tri, Triathlon Results

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