Category: The Five

  • 1. Tree key workouts for ultrarunners 2. World records at Arlington Indoor Marathon 3. Great story from Peter Larson about his beginner running group 4. Really cool GoPro video 5. Minimalist shoes can increase pressure on plantar

  • 1. Running and academia 2. The contradiction of Rob Krar 3. US Soccer (football!) player Michael Bradley has run 23.6 miles over three games at the World Cup 4. Western States results 5. Interview with Western States champ Rob Krar

  • 1. Alysia Montano just ran 800M in 2:32– while 34 weeks pregnant! 2. Sensory deficits in runners with an overuse injury 3. One last love letter to Western States 4. Nice digest of information from the Medicine and Science in Ultra-Endurance Sports conference held before Western States 5. The three laws of Stuff Dynamics

  • 1. Human lab rats at Western States 2. Observations on cadence change running speed on a track 3. This was a local race and I plan to run it next year! 4. Should runners get pedicures? 5. Cool running stats from the USA-Portugal match

  • 1. My bother-in-law told me about Cliff Young.  Story is a couple of years old, but remarkable. 2. Looks like fun 3. Nice profile of Ian Sharman, who totally dominates me in Words With Friends 4. A very thorough review of the Lieberman Barefoot running article that lent “scientific” credence to the barefoot movement 5. Five things…

  • 1. Does beet root juice increase performance? 2. Pacer ends up winning half marathon 3. Apolo Ohno runs Seattle half marathon 4. Ian Sharman will coach Ellie Greenwod 5. Marathons and Ultramarathons: a different kind of hard

  •   1. Great race report from a first time 100-miler 2. Now THIS is an epic race: 3100 miles over 52 days, 6AM to Midnight each day 3. You’ve gotta have passion 4. His brother had a goal to run 200 marathons, but died at 187.  Now the brother vows to run the rest for…

  • 1. Zola Budd stripped of comrades title 2. Seven-time NCAA champ Abby D’Agostino signs sponsorship deal with New Balance 3. if you’re into shoes and marketing (I am!), then this will fascinate you 4. How to structure your training to maximize fitness gains 5. Man vs Horse: the world’s most eccentric race

  • 1. First of a series on how to train for stage races 2. The Oatmeal gives the “dos and do nots”  of running your first marathon 3. Five tips for night running My friends doing the BUTS Race Against The Sun, might need these 4. Calm before the storm 5. “I lost my bike and Portland…

  • 1. Widow of rock-n-roll runner speaks out 2. Nice profile of Gary Knipling 3. Black bear stalks runners…scary 4. On un-becoming a runner.  Good post from a guy who has seen life demands affect what he was.  I can identify a bit in terms of my long layoff from surgery and the quest to drop…

  • 1. SF Marathon embraces homeless runner 2. Molly Huddle runs American Record 10K (31:37) 3. Cool summer program for High School runners 4. Why you’re more likely to get heat stroke in a shorter race than in a marathon 5. Steering clear of poison ivy