Category: The Five
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1. Seven lies you shouldn’t believe about ultra marathons 2. Not running, but if you’re a fan of Disney history, then you’ll love this 3. Bay to Breakers photos 4. How to avoid blown quads in your next trail race 5. Running hard past 40
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1. Lake Martin 100 race report from my friend Suman (thanks for the shout out!) 2. Dont count your victories before they hatch, or something like that 3. Not cool at all. If you see this call it out. (I caught a major Disney blogging personality doing this last week) 4. Mizuno is stepping up…
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1. The best core exercise for proper running form 2. USATF needs to follow its own rules 3. Do electrolytes really prevent marathon cramping? 4. Ohio man drives across country rescuing dogs from shelters. HERO! 5. Women’s participation in sports is increasing everywhere, except sports med research
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1) New study posits that endurance fatigue is very much about perception 2) Been a leg shaver since 2010 3) How do antibiotics affect running performance? 4) Use “exercise snacks” to control blood sugar 5) Just give runDisney ALL THE MONEY
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1) Why I kissed my online training log goodbye. ( I hear you. I feel the same way. Was nice at first, then I started running to please the masses and not myself.) 2) Kim Conley is awesome. 3) “Why I run: Beyond the Marathon” 4) This is a trail runner’s dream 5) Hope in the…
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1. Really good stuff from Peter Larson. (I’m interested in the evolution of running shoe/gear advertising, so I loved this) 2. A response to those that suggest people are “running too much” 3. How mainstream advice on injury prevention is leading runners astray 4. Training structures (part 2) [see Friday’s five for part 1) 5.…
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1. What is a training structure? 2. Is “running your own race” a myth? 3. American’s best women marathoners 4. A list of inadvisable ways to run a mile (courtesy Running is Funny) 5. Vibram settles VFF lawsuit. (Yup, I bought a pair in 2010)
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1. This, well, I really don’t know what to say about this. 2. Is Skechers the new Nike? 3. Dang. Ten-year-old runs 1:37 half marathon. 4. Returning joy to Leadville 5. A Highly effective free-for-all
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1. Winner of OC Marathon disqualified 2. Cool piece on the Dopey Challenge 3. Running scared 4. Why pace calculators can’t always be trusted 5. This is the saddest, most beautiful eulogy for a loving dog that I can remember ever reading
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1. Kara Goucher signs with Skechers 2. Does ultra marathon training hurt you? 3. Five years later: the legacy of Born to Run 4. Vibram settles class-action lawsuit over five fingers (background info here) 5. Drink your greens
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1. Hips, hamstrings, glutes: Why I ‘m trying to make them stronger 2. World War 2 vet runs across country to raise money for a memorial 3. Have a Suunto? On Strava? This is your day 4. This video of Meb training for the London Olympic marathon has been circulating recently 5. Latest obstacle in…
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