May 1, 2009 by gregshore.

As somebody who has exercised nearly every day for the last three years, I’ve consumed a lot of water and sports drinks for recovery during that time. I can’t imagine not having clean water available to me at a moment’s notice.  I whine when it’s not icey cold. Yet, for much of the world, access to clean water is impossible.

Please join me for the first five day in May in drinking just water - and tap water at that. Take the money you save and give it to Water Missions International (WMI). WMI is a local (Charleston, SC) based non profit with worldwide impact and with national support. Learn more about them. They do remarkable work.

Drink water. Make a donation. Save lives. It’s that simple.

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July 21, 2008 by gregshore.

Oh, gosh, that really does sound gross, doesn’t it. Today, Class, we’re speaking of body fluids and nakedness, so if it bothers you, go somewhere else. It’s my blog and I’m staying here.

Last week, during a 12-mile run, I ran into some serious problems because I was not well hydrated. I was probably either on the brink of heat exhaustion or may have even crossed over the line. That’s a problem not only for that run but for all future runs. If you end up with a severe instance of your body adversely reacting to the heat - either heat exhaustion, or more seriously - heat stroke - you are more susceptible to heat illness in the future. So you need to do everything you can combat that without going into hyponatremia.

The sweat test is part of the arsenal of tools to combat dehydration. Plan a run of 60 minutes in the conditions in which you normally train. For me, it’s high humidity and temps in the high 70s. Weigh yourself with no clothes on just before running. Use a scale that is accurate to at least a tenth of a pound, prefereably accurate to the ounce. When you get back from your run, strip down and dry yourself completely before stepping on the scale. Your weight loss in ounces is the amount of liquid ounces you lost during the hour run.

For me - this morning I ran for 56 minutes and lost 4.0 lbs. That’s 64 ounces. No wonder I had such a problem last week - I only consumed 24 ounces in the first 90 minutes and then went for another 90 minutes with no additional fluids. I already knew what I did this time didn’t work and that what I did last year mostly did work. Now I know if I’m running for more than an hour that I need to consume 64 ounces every hour. That’s a lot more than the Fuel Belt carries. I may resort to a Camelback or use some other plan. Bottom line is - I need a better plan next time.

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January 17, 2008 by gregshore.

I’ve been working at losing weight for a year and have been losing motivation so when offered the opportunity to participate in a Biggest Loser type of challenge , I jumped. The Healthy Charleston Challenge is put on by the Medical University of South Carolina’s Wellness Center in response to SC’s First Lady Jenny Sanford’s Healthy South Carolina Challenge. South Carolina is one of the unhealthiest states in the nation and has one of the highest rates of obesity and weight-related diseases. We might be at the bottom of the heap in education but we’re at the top in chronic diseases!

Healthy Charleston is a team, not an individual competition. Teams of six compete to see who will have the highest percentage of weight loss during the 12 week competition. Only five count and one person is an alternate. I’m on Team Boot Camp and we have nine people on our team. Every team has their own fitness trainer. We have two and I’m sure they’ll bring their friends as well at times. SGT McKee and SSGT Parr, United States Marine Corps. They are two of our instructors for Boot Camp.

Our group knows we’re not shoe-ins to win but we have a group that is already shown they are highly motivated. And we all know each other already. Probably half of the other teams are ad hoc. All of us have completed at least one session of Boot Camp and most have completed multiple sessions. Two have received perfect attendance awards in the past. This group has what it takes to win it all.

When Sgt McKee suggested that we all meet with the Spec Ops workout (a more intense Boot Camp) tomorrow morning, we all agreed once he told us he would modify the workout for us. Two of us had knee surgery a few months and 300 body squats wasn’t going to do us any good. He also said we would be doing other team workouts as well as our regular Boot Camp workouts.

After the initial kick-off meeting, all of the participants in the program worked out together. James, an excellent trainer, did a great job of leading a group of varying fitness levels. For me there was nothing particuarly challenging. And I also had to look back at myself - Before I started Boot Camp, I probably would have struggled to keep up.

I’ll keep you posted and the team may develop their own blog. We’re all looking forward to it. Team weigh-in results will be posted on the Medical University website. I’ll post that link when it’s available.

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October 26, 2007 by gregshore.

PT4 went ok. Same thing as I do at home but I had someone to talk to while I did it which was fine.  The therapist added weight to my ankle for the leg lifts so I ended up being a little sore, even upon waking this morning.

Did two miles this morning on the track. 2/3 running.

Channel 5, the local CBS affiliate did a story about Boot Camp. Notice me doing push-ups while balanced on one foot.

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April 12, 2007 by gregshore.

I gotta work out. I keep saying it all the time. I keep saying I gotta start working out. It’s been about two months since I’ve worked out. And I just don’t have the time. Which uh..is odd. Because I have the time to go out to dinner. And uh..and watch tv. And get a bone density test. And uh.. try to figure out what my phone number spells in words.

Ellen DeGeneres
From “ The Quotation Page“

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April 11, 2007 by gregshore.

Workout on Wednesday, April 11. I took a few days off. Saturday dawned cold and windy and I had planned to run at the beach. Not wanting to climb into a sandblaster, I stayed home. I need to come up with alternative plans when things like that happen. Sunday was Easter and I went to Hampton after the service to pick up Molly. We walked around a lot with Cody at Wannamaker County Park on Monday and then at Charlestowne Landing on Tuesday.

Alan Webb ran a sub 4:00 at Furman University this weekend. That’s the first sub 4 in South Carolina, ever. Amazing, especially considering it was about 46 degrees and windy in Greenville on Saturday.

This morning I ran a one mile warm up and then ran 3×1 Mile. I had planned to run outside but it was raining and I couldn’t find my rain jacket (I really need a new one). I’m glad I ran indoors - Pacing myself is much easier.

Mile 1 - warm up
Mile 2 - 11.35 - 1/2 lap recovery
Mile 3 - 11.50 - 3/4 lap recovery
Mile 4 - 11.10

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