This is for all of you wondering why we run through the winter, the cold and rainy days, and all the aches and pains.
More exercise is better so let’s keep running.
CobraMay 18, 2010
Don't neglect the stretching part of the routine! You're going to be working your abs in later exercises. It's important to loosen those muscles up before you start challenging them.
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Here’s some more supportive data on the benefits of running barefoot and an interesting analysis of force distribution with an without shoes. Born to Run Barefoot - John Dodge To clarify our recommendation is that athletes run 5-10% of their weekly mileage barefoot on a soft surface. So for the athlete running 20 MPW that’s 1-2 mile per week barefoot. We are most interested in the variance of foot strike, flexion and force distribution which helps strengthen the plantar facia, achilles tendon and calf muscles. The article includes two videos from the Harvard University Skeletal Biology Lab that outline the force variance of barefoot running. They can be viewed here:
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To pass along to your non-running friends! From CNN.com Story Highlights
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This is a great read about endurance activity and increased heart metabolism. One of the key points is that the research was done with heart rates at 65-75% of capacity. Since maintenance pace keeps you in the 65-80% MHR range this study is highly applicable to running. The fact that these stimuli seem to return the heart to a metabolic state of youth could be paramount in heart disease prevention and overall cardiac throughput. In theory our threshold/10K/VO2 work could stimulate an even greater cardiac metabolism since we operate closer to 85-95% of MHR. If you’re in anywhere between 30-90 years old, this is a great read. Exercise Makes Hearts Grow Younger
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At 32, local marathoner Peter Gilmore has already compiled an enviable list of accomplishments for any professional runner, and as he heads towards Grandma’s Marathon (Duluth, MN) on June 20, he is looking forward to the opportunity to add another outstanding accolade to his résumé. Gilmore is a San Mateo resident and Cal graduate whose best NCAA Championships finish in college was a 91st place result at the 1999 NCAA Cross Country Meet. He is sponsored by MarathonGuide.com and advised in his training by Jack Daniels, PhD.
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The Palo Alto area has had a long tradition of hosting top distance runners for training. Kate is one of the most recent additions to this list, having lived here part time since 2006. A Milton, Massachusetts native and 2003 Yale grad, Kate is an identical twin to fellow All-American and former World Cross Country Championships team member Laura O’Neill, and was a 2004 Olympian in the 10,000 meters (qualifying with an Olympic A Standard performance at the 2004 Cardinal Invitational). Despite an untimely injury before the 2008 Olympic Marathon Trials, Kate has enjoyed great success in her young marathon career, including a third place finish in the 2007 La Salle Bank (now Bank of America) Chicago Marathon (the hot one). She is currently preparing for the Flora London Marathon on April 26th, tuning up with a 10,000 meter victory at the 2009 Stanford Track & Field Invitational on March 27th.
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An interesting up-close with our own Ponce de Leon from the Younger Legs for Older Runners Blog. http://petemagill.blogspot.com/2009/03/jim-sorensen-profile.html Here’s a preview: Younger Legs: What do you do now in your training that you never did when you were younger?
Jim Sorensen: When I was younger, I would often hammer the last couple of repeats or intervals. I may run the last few quicker now, but I don’t blast them like I used to. I am also willing to take more days off. So it’s basically the same theme as we talked about before - I am more conservative. But that’s kind of funny, because I was always forced to be conservative in my training when I was younger, since I was so injury prone. So, in reality, I guess there’s nothing that much different. Everything is just on a smaller scale. This may be due to the fact that I now have a teaching career - not just because I am older.
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FNF’er Sorenson sets meet record at elite Hartshorne Memorial Masters Mile - World Class RunnersWritten by Dena Evans January 30, 2009Jim Sorenson, Focus-N-Fly member and the fastest over-40 1500 meter runner in the history of planet earth, just opened his 2009 season with a convincing win at the prestigious Hartshorne Memorial Mile at Cornell in Ithaca, NY. ….and I quote from the Sports Basement event “I’ve been just sticking to my pace chart……”
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