IPS7: A Tour of the night Sky Bright Stars

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IPS7: A Tour of the night Sky Bright Stars

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Jun 27, 2018

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Take this episode out with you between 9:30 PM and 10:30 PM if you're in the northern hemisphere of the Planet Earth and look to the South. I wanna show you something cool.

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Jun 27, 2018

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Titles in the series (100)

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Fdip1: Dropping the Ball: Fdip1: Dropping the Ball by Phedippidations
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Fdip3: Marathon Sports Five Miler: Fdip3: Marathon Sports Five Miler by Phedippidations
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Fdip21: Eating on the Run.: I discuss eating for runners, and go through the basics that your Mom probably gave you as you were growing up. I mention some “fad‿ diets, and talk about an interesting study in the Britich Medical Journal that justifies a daily... by Phedippidations
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Fdip31: Running Safety: In this episode we list safety tips for when you’re out running on the roads. We make the point that, compared to the mass of an automobile, runners are “small squishy things on legs‿ that need to take measures to ensure their... by Phedippidations
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Fdip10: Life to the Fullest: Life is meant to be pounding, screaming with sweat and power: explosive and breathtaking with all the energy you can bring to a boil. You are most alive, as a runner, living life to its fullest: on the road, as fast and far as you possibly... by Phedippidations
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Fdip35: W/O Volunteers There Would be Darkness and Chaos: In this episode I talk about the importance of race volunteers, Terry from Knoxville interviews the volunteer coordinator for KTC and I come across something strange on my 18 mile run. by Phedippidations
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Fdip13: Observations: The human brain is a fascinating organ, and while few completely understand its true operation; some of its properties can be found in the way that it retains such high resolution memories from observations made during extreme physical exertion. by Phedippidations
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Fdip5: Starting Out: Fdip5: Starting Out by Phedippidations
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Fdip2: Shoe Evolution: Fdip2: Shoe Evolution by Phedippidations
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Fdip7: 2005 Falmouth Road Race: Seven thousand, five hundred twenty seven runners ran the 2005 SBLI Falmouth Road Race on Sunday August 14th and I beat four thousand eight hundred and sixteen of them! by Phedippidations
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Fdip15: The 2005 Bay State Marathon: Listen as I run the first of two Fall 2005 Marathons, this time in Lowell, Massachusetts: home of the American Industrial Revolution. This is a very flat course where, despite hitting the eventual “wall‿ I attempt to set a new... by Phedippidations
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Fdip4: Dodging the Dodge: Fdip4: Dodging the Dodge by Phedippidations
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Fdip12: The Long Slow Run: Of the many ways that we can prepare our bodies and minds for the act of running a road race, it’s the long slow run that is most effective, both physiologically and psychologically. Your body needs to change: BOTH muscularly and... by Phedippidations
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Fdip8: Why We Run: There must be a reason. There must be some compelling motivation to get any none runners out there to want to lace up their shoes and join the fun. This episode was recorded from the Upper Richardson Lake in northwestern Maine, during a... by Phedippidations
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Fdip19: Rambling Diatribes: Diatribe – a noun meaning a bitter, abusive denunciation. From the Latin “diatribe‿ meaning learned discourse and the Greek “Diatribee‿ which itself is derived from the word “diatribeen‿ made up of the... by Phedippidations
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Fdip17: The 2005 Cape Cod Marathon: One of the things that makes the Cape Cod Marathon such a pleasure to experience, is the way the local residents come out to cheer, volunteer and entertain the runners as we work the miles. In this episode, I run the 2005 Cape Cod Marathon in... by Phedippidations
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Fdip18: The Marathon Blues: Each of us needs to find a way to fill the void, to recapture that incredible feeling we had when we were climbing that Mt. Everest of running events. The experience of the Marathon Blues is common, and the cure is as easy as lacing up your... by Phedippidations
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Fdip14: The Official Runner: According to section 2.00 of the Major League Baseball rule book: A runner is an offensive player who is advancing toward, touching, or returning to any base.‿ In this episode we discuss the "Runner verses Jogger" debate. by Phedippidations
33 min listen
Fdip9: The Power of Pronation: What is pronation, and why do we need to understand our unique running gait? I’ve often been told that I don’t pronate. Other runners have been found to pronate "too much". What does poor pronation mean to a runner, why is it a... by Phedippidations
30 min listen
Fdip6: The Importance of Rest: Fdip6: The Importance of Rest by Phedippidations
22 min listen
Fdip29: Running Legend: Emil Zatopek: This is a biographical review of the Czech runner Emil Zatopek. He was the first to run the 10K under 29 minutes and the first to run the 20K in an hour and set 18 world records in his 15 year career. by Phedippidations
42 min listen
Fdip11: Healing Thyself: There’s an interesting behavioral quirk that many runners nurse and foster over the years, myself included. We develop this need to seek acceptable answers to our medical questions which meet our demanding requirements, rather than submit... by Phedippidations
33 min listen
Fdip39: Running Legend: Johnny A. Kelley, The Elder: Johnny Kelley ran the Boston marathon a total of 61 times in his lifetime, finishing 58 times. He won the event twice, and came in second a total of seven times. He was truly a man who defied age and a legend whom everyone loved. by Phedippidations
58 min listen
Fdip20: Running Legend Bill Rogers: Bill Rogers is one of the most respected, influential distance runners in the United States, having won the Boston Marathon and New York Marathons four times each. He’s run a total of 57 marathons in all, 28 of them in under 2:15. by Phedippidations
36 min listen
Fdip26: Programs and Plans: In this episode I talk about the basics of most training programs, and discuss items such as the maximum weekly distance you should run each week, the number of weeks you should train, and the length of your longest “long run‿. You need... by Phedippidations
49 min listen
Fdip58: 2006 Falmouth Road Race: Sometimes you come to the race with you’re “A‿ game being only a C minus.‿ I came to the Falmouth Road Race less prepared than my friend Joe, but I did have one trick up my sleeve, one strategy to try. In this... by Phedippidations
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Fdip16: Run Long and Taper: Too short of a taper period will leave you tired on race day, too long of a taper will leave you unprepared physically. In this episode I cover the basics about “tapering‿ as documented from the experts, and I confess to my own... by Phedippidations
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Fdip27: Mind Games: Focus, concentration, internal conversation, planning and visualization are all key elements to a successful mind game in pushing your body past the limits of your own belief. by Phedippidations
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Fdip24: Despite the Scorn of Others.: Runners are both patient and understanding. We’ve found something to improve the quality of our lives and should make some effort to save the non-runners from themselves. We should not be afraid to be laughed at or ridiculed, if we... by Phedippidations
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Fdip36: Boston's Run to Remember Half Marathon: In this episode I run the Boston’s Run to Remember Half Marathon, a race dedicated to the memory of 294 Massachusetts Law Enforcement officers who gave their lives in the line of duty. by Phedippidations
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IPS7: A Tour of the night Sky Bright Stars

IPS7: A Tour of the night Sky Bright Stars

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