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From the category archives:
Running hills has been used for many years as an intermediate step in building strength and endurance on the way to speed work and later racing. Arthur Lydiard included hills as an integral part of his training program.
Long distance training came first. Hills followed. And later speed work was undertaken before peeking for the racing [...]
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Don’t get the Summertime Blues. You can avoid them by paying your dues. Plan those long runs. Build up, drop back. Let your body adapt to the stresses and strains of going long. Then you’ll be ready to do your fall marathon.
The long run is still the cornerstone of marathon training. If you complete 3 [...]
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George Sheehan said more than once that “We are all an experiment of one”. A favorite quote, of which the original author is unknown, but one I’ve long followed is “learn from everyone, follow no one, seek patterns”. ( Scott McCloud, at TED gave a talk entitled “Understanding Comics“ which seems to have enunciated [...]
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Pribut’s Top 10 Tips For Beginning Runners:
1. Get the right shoes for your foot and your individual biomechanics.
2. Start off slowly and gently.
3. Gradually increase first your distance and later the intensity.
4. Pay attention to your body.
5. If you are trying to loose weight: Don’t overeat, over hydrate or replace more calories than you [...]
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Well, no Colbert style tips today. Just a straight forward quick and easy tip for your toes.
Training Tip of The Week:
Always use synthetic socks for your runs. Use material will which wick moisture away from your feet. Cotton socks lose their shape and cushioning when wet. They also hold the moisture against your feet increasing [...]
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Each year the calendar starts afresh, but hangovers linger from the last year. What you are right now, you’ve been building to, or fallen to by virtue of what you’ve done over the last year. This holds for you as an individual, and for bigger things like the economy.
Many say it is not good to [...]
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On my list of top 10 things to do, is “make a top 10 list”. Here’s one:
Top 10 Ways To Avoid Running Injuries
1) Pay attention to your body.
Don’t ignore what your body is telling you. If something is hurting pay attention to it, find out why, and change what is making it hurt. Rest if [...]
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Many people are beginning their fall marathon training in June. So keep tuned for training tips.
Gradually Increase Your Running Distance:
One of the keys to increasing your running distance is the long run. I don’t recommend that beginning marathoners increase their running distance and long run invariably each and every week. The tips I recommend follow:
Do [...]
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Avoiding Heat Stress Injury
Drink adequate fluid 30 – 45 minutes before exercise and then a cupful every 10 – 15 minutes while exercising.
Hydration: Drink adequate [...]
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Back To Basics: The Three Pillars of Fitness: The concept of fitness is sometimes confusing and we may even revise this relatively simple conceptu...
