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Share On August 31, 2008, they had the largest Human Race with almost 800,000 participants Worldwide over a 10 km distance. Even Carl Lewis got involved by being the unofficial starter in Rome, Italy. I don’t know why he wasn’t in Los Angeles where he belongs. My guess is the Jerry Lewis theory… they are [...]
Share NIKE, Inc. introduced the new Nike+ SportBand, giving runners real-time performance feedback on their distance, pace, time and calories burned with just a glance at their wrist. Nike also redefined the online running experience by merging the successful site nikeplus.com and its close to 2 million members together with nikerunning.com. Nike+ SportBand The Nike+ [...]
Share Daniels’ Running Formula If you enjoyed the article on Jack Daniels – The Art and Science of Running Video, you are sure to enjoy this podcast. With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I [...]
Share BEAVERTON, Ore. – Nike today introduced the Nike LunarGlide+, a new lightweight running shoe with an innovative mid-sole design architecture called Dynamic Support, a patent-pending system which adapts to a runner’s gait with each step, providing superior cushioning and as-needed stability. “Runners traditionally had to choose between stability or cushioning shoes based on their [...]
Share With the closing of the The High Altitude Training Center in Flagstaff, I thought to give Jack Daniels some shameless promotion for his book and DVD, though I really don’t think he needs it. This man dedicated his entire life to running, and his passion for the sport spills out in interviews and DVDs. [...]
Share A conventional stopwatch calculates running time and splits, and may include newer features such as heart rate monitors and distance traveled by means of a pedometer. But what happens when you have a GPS enabled watch that can accurately calculate distance, and well as elevation drops? This would come in handy when you don’t [...]
Share If you enjoyed the aerial view google maps of the Death Valley Marathon, you are sure to enjoy this 81 photo slideshow. These photos from 2008 were shot by “badwaterbenjones”, a medical doctor in Lone Pine, CA. If you recall last year’s weather in California, it was unusally rainly wihich meant snow in Death [...]
Share Race Info: Date: Saturday, February 7, 2009 Location: Titus Canyon – Death Valley National Park Location Race Day HQ: Furnace Creek, Death Valley, CA 92328 Distances: Marathon & 30K Every year for the past 5 years, I make the trip to Las Vegas en route to Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California. This trip [...]
Share I’m a firm believer in a simple post-workout protein drink spiked with 5 or 10 grams of Glutamine after a hard workout. I even recommend this to my marathon runner friends to lessen the pain in their quads 1-2 days after their race. And for sleep, I simply take Melatonin or Sleepzyme if I [...]
Share WARNING: SOME OF THE VIDEOS PRESENTED HERE ARE NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART. The Olympics and sports in general has a place for dramatics. From cheers to tears. Sometimes, just finishing the race is more important. Whether it’s prize money or simply the will to survive, I’d like to know what’s on their [...]
Share I’ll be visiting my buddy Dave Horning from Enviro-Sports Productions this weekend. Every year for the past 4 years, I make the trip to Las Vegas en route to Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California. But I don’t go in July; I go in February. It often coincides with the Super Bowl, so Hotel [...]
Share There are some good rules and some silly ones. For example, rings and earrings body piercing jewelry is prohibited in the high school system. I remember a high school female long jumper setting a PB, but when she raised her arms in jubilation, she exposed her belly button naval ring, and was thus disqualified. [...]
Share This summary is from the IAAF 2nd International Consensus Conference on “Nutrition for Athletics“ held in Monaco from April 18-20, 2007. Copies of the CD and booklet are available from the IAAF website www.iaaf.org. Nutrition for Long-Distance Running Presenter: Louise Burke (AUS) Over history, long-distance running has been in the front line of sport [...]
Share Guest Blogger Dave Elger from the Okinawa Running Club in Okinawa, Japan submitted this article. Yesterday’s article discussed how to run a marathon under 3:30 In my late 30s, I was still running decent times and breaking 16 minutes for 5 kilometers, but had not been doing any serious marathon training. As my 40th [...]
Share If you are thinking of running a winter or spring marathon, October 1 is a good time to get started! Guest Blogger Dave Elger from the Okinawa Running Club in Okinawa, Japan submitted this article. Tomorrow’s article discusses how to run a marathon under 2:40! I recently was asked how I would train someone [...]
Share In the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, Tanzanian runner John Stephen Ahkwari was the last runner in the marathon. He came in about an hour and a half after the winner, practically carrying his leg, as it was so bloodied and bandaged. Film Director Bud Greenspan asked him, “Why did you keep going?” He [...]
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