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  - Iliotibial Band
    12/31/09
    I haven't been running due to injuring my IT band. The pain is in the knee but the band runs along the leg from the hip to the knee. In doing research on the causes of it, I have discovered that I am a prime candidate for this injury. I overpronate. I run up and down hills. Most streets are arc
  - CBS Ad from 1966
    12/25/09
    
    Awesome!
  - LED Traffic Lights
    12/16/09
    From the "oops" department:
    
    Energy-Efficient Traffic Lights Can't Melt Snow
    
    After seeing this story, I have adopted a new saying that I will utilize often in conversation:
    
    "Eco-friendly doesn't mean people-friendly."
    
    But, hey,
  - 10+ km
    12/15/09
    I ran 10km this morning (10.3km, 6.4mi. actual) and what a confidence boost! I will shoot for a seven miler within the next week and try for an eight before year's end. My time wasn't very good but another runner told me that the first thing you do is run the distance (even if you have to
  - My Limit?
    12/08/09
    I'm still running, of course, but I feel like I have hit my limit in regards to speed. I can finish a 5K in under 30 minutes and with a little effort could get that down to under 28; 28:16 being my best so far. But with flat feet, short legs, and almost 20 years of eating like someone who wante
  - Cincinnati (11-0) @ Pittsburgh (9-2)
    12/05/09
    Noon kickoff today. I won't be at the game because my wife finally took the tickets and made a girls weekend in Pittsburgh out of it. A sold-out crowd awaits the Mrs. and her friends.
    
    The winner wins the Big East and may go to the Orange Bowl. The line has Cincy a two point favorite
  - Calm instead of the Storm
    12/04/09
    ...pretty much sums up Atlantic Hurricane Season 2009. After Katrina, I thought the US was supposed to be pounded relentlessly annually with big and bad storms similar in magnitude of Katrina that numbered into the teens because of <insert flavor of the month impending doom scenario here>.
  - Still Going Strong
    12/01/09
    A panic set in the other day when our 10 year-old HP Deskjet 895Cse printer stopped working. It would power up but the lights would flicker and then nothing - just the blinking orange light indicating a problem. I saw no paper jam and the printer was clear of toys and small objects that the kids som
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