Harold’s Blog (Running ,Fitness,Jokes and more)

The following video gives tips on correct running technique.

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News anchor Dan Rather, The Reverend Jesse Jackson, NPR reporter Cokie Roberts, and an American Marine were hiking through the jungle one day when they were captured by cannibals. They were tied up, led to the village and brought before the chief. The chief said, “I am familiar with your Western custom of granting the [...]

If you are on a regular fitness program you have goals you are trying to attain.  Many of these are long term.  What about short term goals?  For instance, I want to be able to do 20 pullups, 20 chinups, and 20 wide grip pullups over the next 90 days.  In order to attain this [...]

You know you are getting on in age when … If you are female You feel relaxed at last – and the sphincters know it. You love sucking a milkshake up through a straw – as well as everything else. Your nicest anticipation is stretching out on the bed – alone Your grandchildren ring to [...]

Years ago, there was an old tale in the Marine Corps about a lieutenant… … who inspected his Marines and told the ‘Gunny’ that they smelled bad. The lieutenant suggested that they change their underwear. The Gunny responded, ‘Aye, aye, sir, I’ll see to it immediately’. He went into the barracks and said, ‘The lieutenant [...]

Calls to Call Centers Samsung Electronics Caller: “Can you give me the telephone number for Jack?”. Operator: “I’m sorry, sir, I don’t understand who you are talking about”. Caller: “On page 1, section 5, of the user guide it clearly states that I need to unplug the fax machine from the AC wall socket and [...]

Memo from Santa Claus: I regret to inform you that, effective immediately, I will no longer be able to serve Southern United States on Christmas Eve. Due to the overwhelming current population of the earth, my contract was renegotiated by North American Fairies and Elves Local 209. I now serve only certain areas of Ohio, [...]

An investment counselor decided to go out on her own. She was shrewd and diligent, so business kept coming in, and pretty soon she realized that she needed an in-house counsel. She began to interview young lawyers. “As I’m sure you can understand,” she started off with one of the first applicants, “in a business [...]

My wife has not spoken to me in three days. I think it has something to do with what happened on Sunday night when she thought she heard a noise downstairs. She nudged me and whispered, “Wake up, wake up!” “What’s the matter?” I asked. “There are burglars in the kitchen. I think they’re eating [...]

It is recommended to have two different types of training regimes, a summer and a winter training program. Runners should not plan to make any increases in mileage or add speed work to the training regime in the winter. Cold and Icy conditions can provide an ideal scenario to slipping and injuring a muscle or [...]