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Category: The Five

  • The Five: Tuesday, September 10

    1. Ian Sharman reflects on his Grand Slam Summer 2. Killian Jornet stuck on a mountain 3. Shaun Evans is a SUPERSTAR 4. Photos rom Wasatch 100 5. Lateral Squat Walk

  • The Five; Monday, September 9

    1. More on Nyad’s swim and skepticism about how she did it 2. Interview with Clark and Sharman after Wasatch 100 3. How significant are heel impacts at causing injury? 4. We were made to move 5. This is sad and riveting!  (Here’s the diagnosis)

  • The Five: Friday, September 6

    1. High school kid wants to break the 4 minute mile. 2. The elite field is taking shape for Chicago 3. Read this twice.  Excellent. As a Professor and Department Chair, I can relate to his situation 4. Cross country season is starting and this piece is a great way to kick it off 5.…

  • The Five: Thursday, September 5

    1. The Drama surrounding the “Grand Slam of Ultrarunning” 2. Good summary on trademark law and why the dude who runs the “Grand Slam of Ultrarunning” thingy has little to stand on 3. Good thoughts on governing bodies in ultra running (thanks Ultrarunner podcast) 4 . A brief history of women’s running (great video of Joan…

  • The Five: Wednesday, September 4

    1. Runner from my hometown raising money to help treat eating disorders 2. Improve your cadence to avoid injury 3.  Rock ‘n Roll St. Pete canceled. Insight here on relationship between national vs. local races and local CVBs 4. Good points here about youth sports and the “cram it all in over a day-and-a-half mentality”…

  • The Five: Monday, September 2

    1. Competitor group ends support of most elites 2. Chicago Marathon tightens security 3. Love this quote.  I wish elites would spend some races running in the mid pack and back of pack and do this 4. Biodegradable shoes 5. I wanna run the Stump Jump 50K someday.  here’s a preview

  • The Five: Friday, August 30

    1. Three most useless gym exercises for runners 2. Recently discovered his blog and love his views 3. Drawing from others 4. Scott Dunlap and Matterhorn (how many times have I expressed my love for his blog?) 5. Just delving into the idea of the “Third metric.”  (Is running one way of finding it?)

  • The Five: Thursday, August 29

    1. The 2014 Trend in shoes is max cushion 2. Drones over your road race 3. Apparently Under Armour doesn’t protect the Baltimore Marathon 4. “Track and field has a doping problem.”  You don’t say! 5. Never heard of this. But I’m sure I can find some at my local WalMart

  • The Five: Wednesday, August 28

    1. I really love Ashley Arnold’s spirit: “Infinite Possibility” 2. Really interesting discussion on marathon pacing 3. You put teenage volunteers at a key, and possibly confusing, point on a marathon course?  Bad Santa Rosa!!! 4. Pro triathlete charged with felony hit-and-run–eyewitnesses and security cameras. 5. That time of year

  • The Five: Tuesday, August 27

    1.  Sorry for the non-running post, but I love ketchup (yes, I knew the “thumping” technique already!) 2. Teacher injured at Boston returns to her school 3. Bike/running light of the future? 4. Eating before exercise 5. Tips for doing strides the correct way

  • The Five: Monday, August 26

    1. Time to rethink our poopin’ (stole this from the ultrarunners Facebook page) 2. Growth of marathons in West Africa 3. What Matt learned running 100 miles 4. Did Joe Strummer really run the Paris Marathon? 5. A really good read: Hal Koerner and Mike Wolfe on the JMT