Before you start a long run, it might be helpful to work out on an elliptical machine for about 15-20 mins. The results are amazing and the warm up is relatively quick because you are working both the upper- and lower-body muscles. In fact, on most days that I can find time to work the elliptical machine before my run, I have been able to run longer without any serious injuries. That might be because the possibility of cramping might be mitigated due to the completeness of the warm up. And I usually do not stretch before getting on the elliptical machine. If you go beyond 20-30 mins. on the elliptical machine, you might tire yourself before the run. But, it might work for some...or at least, it's worth a try. Also, I found that a soy protein drink before a run helps immensely in keeping the energy levels up as you lap up the miles. On the other end of the spectrum might be red beans and a corn enchilada right before a run.
At lunch the other day, the basket of tortilla chips unravelled an interesting entity -- a chip with a green matter embedded into one of the edges of the chip itself. While our group nursed their Cadillac margaritas (adding a dash of Grand Mariner gives it that special auto-inspired moniker), we wondered the origins of that anamoly -- was this a mutant tortilla chip or was it a guacamole that wanted to be chip, or was it a pregnant chip after a torrid affair with an avocado. While the margarita glasses veered towards "nearly empty", we pondered over the genesis of this aberration. It was never really solved though the individual who discovered it in that basket did save it. And what did he do with it? He put in on e-bay for all the world to share with a chance to bid on and own a curious tortilla chip. Que bueno!
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