Monthly Archives: September 2007
Running Longer Faster
Where do fast distance runners come from? It’s interesting to note the development of distance runners. You won’t find many examples of runners who go out running marathons and end up getting faster at all other distances later (unless of … Continue reading
Posted in Running, Training Effectiveness
Tagged Running, Science & Running, Training Effectiveness
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Is Aqua Jogging any Good for “Real” Runners?
Aqua-jogging or aqua-running is the term used for running in a pool. It can be performed in two ways: feet touching and feet not touching. With the feet touching you will propel yourself across a pool pushing yourself with each … Continue reading
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Tagged Running, Science & Running, Training Effectiveness
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Side Stitches/Cramps and Running
There is actually quite a bit written about side cramps or stitches (these terms are used interchangeably). It is a cramping of the abdominal muscles – diaphragm. Most often it is on the right side but most definitely it can … Continue reading
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Tagged Breathing, Running, The Critic, Training Effectiveness
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Own It
Speaking of running, who runs your life? Do you own your life or does it seem to own you? Do you own your athletic career and conditioning or does it own you? Do you choose the hours with your family, … Continue reading
Running Vocabulary
The technical side of running has much jargon. Parting with the usual approach to my usual posts this time I creatively elaborate on a few key terms. Beyond VO2max and anaerobic thresholds we have terms which reflect the pace of … Continue reading
Body Fat & Runners
Body composition is important and does affect performance. Let’s first get a caveat out of the way. This topic is a slippery slope! Less may be good to a degree and then it is exceedingly NOT good and in fact … Continue reading
Do you run faster by yourself or with others?
There are many runners who seem to push their limits only under competition conditions (against another person). There are some who can compete with themselves (against a past time or distance). Some runners never run as fast in a race … Continue reading
Posted in Motivation, Running, Sports Psychology
Tagged Motivation, Running, Sports Psychology
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Recovering from Training
I enjoy sharing research based information I come across. In this posting I’ll briefly cover the research supported methods for recovering from workouts. Since so many of you are now preparing for fall or winter marathons you may not be quite … Continue reading
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Tagged Nutrition, Running, Science & Running, The Critic, Training Effectiveness
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Competition, Esteem & Identity
To compete: to do something with the goal of outperforming others or of winning something (Webster). Everyone has varying psychological needs for competition. Many of us engage in athletic endeavors to express his or her competitive side. The excitement of … Continue reading
Destructive Forces of Running
So often, as runners, we hear about how bad running is for our joints (mostly from our couch potato friends). Even runners, coaches and health professionals promulgate the beliefs of too much running on hard surfaces increase injuries due to … Continue reading
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Tagged Running, Science & Running, The Critic, Training Effectiveness
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