Pre-Marathon Carbo-Loading Revisited | Running Times Magazine
Valeriu Tomescu, coach of 2008 Olympic marathon gold medalist Constantina Dita, believes in changing only training volume and workouts in the final week, saying, "You put your body to extra stress if you change the diet -- the simplest you can keep everything the better." Coach Brad Hudson agrees, wondering, "Why do something so drastic to your system the week before?"
Monday, June 4, 2012
A League of Their Own – Part 1: Who Rules the Trails?
A League of Their Own – Part 1: Who Rules the Trails?
Elite runners on the track and roads tend to stay there. This begs the question: are elite ultrarunners and trail runners the best at their events, or just the best of the few who have tried them? And in a sport that doesn’t allow for big money or Olympic dreams, why do they do what they do?
Elite runners on the track and roads tend to stay there. This begs the question: are elite ultrarunners and trail runners the best at their events, or just the best of the few who have tried them? And in a sport that doesn’t allow for big money or Olympic dreams, why do they do what they do?
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