Christopher Orr

LATEST ARTICLES ( 58 )

• 2/25 – Half Marathon Training

  

  First of all, greetings to everyone from Matt Fitzgerald’s Twitter and Reddit’s 90 Day Challenge! Feel free to share, comment, or subscribe – let me know what... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• How To: Add a Custom Food & Recipe to MyFitnessPal

  

  MyFitnessPal (MFP) is a valuable powerful tool in your arsenal to keep track of your nutrition. The interface is clean, the database of commercial foods and... Read more

  Posted on 25 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/24 – Half Marathon Training

  

  Back on the schedule as normal again starting today, so that makes this a rest/cross-training day. After a three month injury layoff, I am reminding myself... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Let the Beat (Per Minute) Drop: 180bpm Running Playlist

  In order to make my play for a sub-1:30 half-marathon, I need to run ~6:50 min/mile splits. In musical terms, around 180 beats per minute (bpm) should be an... Read more

  Posted on 24 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/23 – Half Marathon Training

  

  The final run of week 1 of the Runner’s World Challenge Break-1:30 Half Marathon training program is finally here. Finishing this run with good splits means I... Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/22 – Half Marathon Training

  Having put in a 16 hour day at the law school yesterday, I allowed myself the luxury of sleeping in today. I don’t do it often, so it was a nice to stay in the... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Going to the Dogs: Finding the Right Training Team

  

  It seems pretty much everyone involved in running knows of Team In Training and their mission to fund the Leukemia Lymphoma Society and its research. Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Om, Nom, Nom! Additional Racing Weight Recipes !

  While Jeff Fitzgerald is the mastermind behind the Racing Weight Diet Quality Score (DQS) system, he coauthored the Racing Weight Cookbook with “registered... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• 2/20 – Half Marathon Training

  First tempo run of the Break-1:30 Training Program… yay? Early class today, so I had to run out the door and get to the YMCA for my workout as quickly as... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014 DIARIES, FITNESS, SELF EXPRESSION

• Proper Pacing: Treadmill Pace Conversion Chart

  It’s well known among runners that treadmill running is less accurate than road or track running, especially for pacing. There are multiple theories as to why, ... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2014

• He’s Dead Jim: An Obituary for My Heart Rate Monitor

  

  I am a dataphile, and one of my favorite things to track is the data from my runs. One if the best purchases I made was the heart rate monitor to pair with my... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014

• 2/19 – Half Marathon Training

  Easy five miler on the schedule today, AND no new snow? Yes, please! It irks me that the Y closest to me doesn’t have an indoor track. There is one not too far... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014

• Boston Marathon World Run

  

  I may not have a Boston qualifying time for this year, but that doesn’t mean I can’t be part of the community surrounding the 2014 Boston Marathon. Everyone... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2014

• Review: Racing Weight Series

  

  For the past two years, my focus has been on losing weight – lots of weight. I lost over 100 lbs following the P90X nutrition guide and its ultra low-carb diet... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014

• 2/18 – Half Marathon Training

  OMAHA! Like Peyton Manning, I’m calling an audible and changing the play. I figure “in for a penny, in for a pound” so this morning I shifted to the faster,... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2014

• 2/17 – Half Marathon Training

  Today starts my 1/2 marathon training program. I am excited to get started, ready to run, and so of course it starts with a cross-training/rest day. Who makes... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014

• 2/16 – Half Marathon Training

  My road to recovery technically begins tomorrow when I start day 1 of my 1/2 marathon training program. But, like so many other runners, I am damnably... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2014

• Hello, World…

  I have been inspired by the great running training blogs out there. So here I am, putting my efforts out in front of the world. If nothing else, this blog wil... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2014