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This running season has seen the devastating news of several half marathon deaths. Runner’s as young as their 20’s and 30’s have died. While the odds of dying in a marathon are quite low, it can and sometimes does happen. Some of the latest numbers show that the estimates of 1:50,000 marathoners has now lowered [...]
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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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June 3, 2009 is the day for the celebration of National Running Day. This is a fine day to rededicate yourself to your fitness program. A day to set up your schedule to complete your first 5 K race or to solidify your marathon training schedule. We’ll be adding information to help you with both. [...]
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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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Thanks to Brian Morrissey, who on his blog The Internal Pigdog, in this post , pointed out a video of Will Smith touting running and reading as the keys to life. I like both, but I’d encourage a bit of wisdom in eating, strength training, and a touch of cross training in many cases to [...]
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Don’t Eat the Balaclava
A Balaclava is a fine idea for covering your face in cold weather. It will help keep the cold air from triggering bronchospasm, if you have asthma. A number of articles over the years have found that it isn’t merely breathing cold air that contributes to asthma and bronchial constriction, but “facial [...]
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Clinic: Army Ten Miler on October 3:
I'll be speaking this coming Saturday, October 3, 2009 at 9:45 am at the race expo in a clinic...
Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: Gently Approaching The Marathon: Two Steps Forward One Step Back: Marching To Marathon Success
The 10% rule of limiting weekly inc...
