WOW! Check out the pics, videos, and life of Nick Vujicic, a man born with no arms or legs. He definitely makes all of our problems seem trivial.

The astonishing story of the man born without arms or legs... who plays golf, surfs, and swims (Daily Mail ( Read more... )

I haven't exercised since April 23.

As an athlete who was exercising intensely 4-5 days/week before hurting my ankle and shoulder, I really miss running/cycling/weightlifting/kickboxing/dancing/etc. It really sucks to only be able to walk. :( I need to see an orthopedist first.

But First, Doctor, What Was Your Marathon Time? (NYT ( Read more... )

I've been avidly following every episode of the "Biggest Loser" TV show this season. It's a show in which a bunch of morbidly obese people compete to lose the most weight. This show continually inspires me to keep pushing myself and exercising ( Read more... )

Just joined Facebook last Friday. Here are some personal updates from my Facebook pageSun 4/26 ( Read more... )

Oh my God! It seems like I break personal records each time I run.

Tonight I ran bare-chested in the dark, about 9 pm, on a flat track. It was the first time I have run since Aug. 7 (about 3 weeks ago), when I ran 6 miles, NONSTOP, for the first time in my life. Then, it took 60:20 min (10:03 min/mile) to run 6 miles ( Read more... )

Scandal of the Ages: Documents Reveal Underage Chinese Gymnast (HuffPo ( Read more... )

Yeeeeaaaahhh! Being Chinese, of course I feel great pride at this achievement (and at how buffed and great these guys look). Haven't had time to watch the Olympics at all yet.

Where is the best place to watch past Olympic videos online? NBC.com?

Here's Yang Wei:

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For all of you who hate running, HAH!

Running slows the aging clock, Stanford researchers find (Stanford Medical News):

By ERIN DIGITALE

STANFORD, Calif. - Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a new study from the Stanford University School of Medicine that has tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. Elderly runners ( Read more... )

[Did 20 pull-ups. My left abs still hurt.]

Yay!!!

Almost one month after running 6 miles for the first time in my life, today I finally accomplished my goal of running 6 miles NONSTOP! A new personal record! At last, I can fully do the running part of an Olympic triathlon (10 km = 6.2 miles ( Read more... )

With Heartbeats, Slow Is Good, Steady Not So Good (NYT):

By GINA KOLATA
Published: June 24, 2001

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