Sunday, August 26, 2012

The (almost) Magical Foam Roller | Running Times Magazine

Experienced runners get different injuries than beginners. Beginners are famous for shin splints and runner's knee. Long-time runners work for their injuries. The most common injuries seen in experienced runners are muscle knots or "trigger points". These injuries start as very minor micro-tears. Next, a repetitive tear-and-repair cycle causes a know or a trigger point to develop. The runner then starts to experience pain and stiffness in the area. Common trouble spots include: the front and back of the thighs, the deep hip region, and the outside of the thigh, known as the IT Band.

The (almost) Magical Foam Roller | Running Times Magazine

Friday, August 24, 2012

2012 XC Boys Teams 62 to 80 - ESPNHS

BOYS TEAMS FROM #62 TO #80 CONTINUE 2012 CROSS-COUNTRY COUNTDOWN
By Rich Gonzalez
Editor, DyeStatCal/ESPNHS (ARCADIA, Calif.) - As the 2012 California high school cross-country season quickly approaches, we continue our Boys "Hot 100" Teams countdown with squads 62 to 80, based on data available to date. Next up will be boys squads 41 to 61.
Read the "Hot 100" preview teaser to familiarize yourself with our rankings process.
Enjoy!
2012 XC Boys Teams 62 to 80 - ESPNHS

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Thursday, August 23, 2012

Cycling Myths That Are Actually Kind of True: Exercise at a Low Intensity to Burn Fat | Biking Fitness Plans and Advice | OutsideOnline.com

Everyone wants you to forget about the fat-burning zone. And for casual gym goers, who would be better served to pick up the pace and scorch as many calories as possible (including a healthy afterburn) than whiling away their precious gym time at 120 beats per minute, it’s good advice. But endurance athletes like cyclists reap special rewards by spending a good portion of their training in this relatively easy realm.
Elite cyclists become world beaters by spending a high percentage of their training time at “endurance” intensity, says kinesiologist Dr. Stephen S. Cheung of Brock University and co-author of Cutting Edge Cycling. “A critical physiological adaptation for cyclists is sparing glycogen during long rides. This cannot be trained with short intense rides that rapidly drain glycogen stores.” Endurance-paced rides also train your body to be a better fat burner by building hundreds of thousands of capillaries in your legs, increasing the size of energy-producing mitochondria, and boosting production of fatty-acid binding proteins and fat carrying enzymes. Long steady rides also teach you pacing and condition your body (and mind) to be comfortable on the bike for hours, says Cheung.

Cycling Myths That Are Actually Kind of True: Exercise at a Low Intensity to Burn Fat | Biking Fitness Plans and Advice | OutsideOnline.com

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Is It Possible to Change My Muscle Type? | Fitness Coach | OutsideOnline.com

THE BOTTOM LINE: Yes, you can change your muscle fiber type to become a better endurance athlete or sprinter. Researchers are still debating how much you can change through training, and whether or not the changes occur purely within the categories of slow and fast fibers (e.g. fast twitch to super fast twitch), or across slow twitch and fast twitch fibers.

Is It Possible to Change My Muscle Type? | Fitness Coach | OutsideOnline.com

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

2012 Hell of a Half Marathon 13.1 Miles - Results

Monday, August 20, 2012

Thomas Lorblanchet, 2012 Leadville 100 Champ, Interview

Thomas Lorblanchet (Salomon) of France won the Leadville 100 in his first 100 mile race. In the following interview, find out how his race went, why he chose to race a 100 miler, why he chose Leadville to make his 100 debut, and why he runs trails.

Thomas Lorblanchet, 2012 Leadville 100 Champ, Interview

Tina Lewis, 2012 Leadville 100 Champ, Interview

The Leadville 100 was Tina Lewis’ second ultra, back in 2010. Back than she finished back of the pack, crossing the finish line with just 15 minutes before the 30-hour cutoff. Last year, she improved to fifth woman before moving on to win the race this year in less than 20 hours. In the following interview, hear about her race, the stomach problems that plague her at high altitude races, and how she came to ultrarunning.

Tina Lewis, 2012 Leadville 100 Champ, Interview

Sunday, August 19, 2012

Hell of a Half Marathon Age Group Results

Hell of a Half Half Marathon

Age Group Results

August 18, 2012

Hell of a Half Marathon Results

Hell of a Half Marathon
Overall Finish List
August 18, 2012

Hell of a Half Half Marathon

Saturday, August 18, 2012

2012 Hell of a Half Marathon 13.1 Miles - Results

Friday, August 17, 2012

Walking's benefits go beyond exercise | ajc.com

Walking, he said, has a lot going for it: It doesn't cost anything, you don't have to join a gym, and walking is something that most people are able to do their whole lives

Walking's benefits go beyond exercise | ajc.com

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Stop Sacrificing Sleep

A 2010 survey of more than 30,000 people in 23 countries commissioned by the Philips Center for Health and Well-Being showed that the U.S. has the third-highest sleep-deprivation rate of any country. Even if you know about the beneficial effects on creative problem solving, improving memory and mood elevation of a good nights sleep, there are other important reasons for runners to prioritize sleep.

Stop Sacrificing Sleep