The Five Five: Monday, April 7 7 Apr 20147 Apr 2014 1. Kenenisa Bekele wins his marathon debut in 2:05:03 at Paris 2. Jared Campbell's Barkley Marathons race report--you need to read this 3. How to be mentally tough for a 100-mile race 4.…
The Five Five: Thursday, March 27 27 Mar 201426 Mar 2014 1. A better Achilles stretch? 2. Confessions of a rookie race director 3. Just seeing this, an Instagram challenge for runners 4. The perfect run 5. Regular exercise may stave…
The Five Five: Tuesday, March 25 25 Mar 201424 Mar 2014 1. An oral history of Florence Griffith-Joyner's world record 100M 2. Train to recover, don't recover to train 3. A message to non-runners 4. Man who attacked runner in 2004 Olympic…
The Five Five: Friday, March 21 21 Mar 201420 Mar 2014 1. How standing up at work affects blood sugar 2. Big news from the running bizness. Glad she's no longer with Nike 3. Interesting way to predict your Boston finish…
The Five Five: Thursday, March 20 20 Mar 201420 Mar 2014 1. The art of the marathon taper 2. Woman takes selfies with hot guys in the background during NY 13.1 3. So, it's ok to NOT LIFT BIG!!!?? 4. Running…
The Five Five: Tuesday, March 18 18 Mar 201418 Mar 2014 1. Recoil: Running's Superpower 2. The editor of Elle magazine ran a 13.1 in the middle of Fashion Week 3. Teen dies after finishing 13.1 4. Ten-minute plyometrics work for…
The Five Five: Monday, March 17 17 Mar 201417 Mar 2014 1. VERY important post from Caleb. Happens to the best of us 2. Mo Farah collapses at end of NYC 13.1 3. Why speed matters in ultras, pt. 1 4.…
The Five Five: Wednesday, March 12 12 Mar 201412 Mar 2014 1. DC Rainmaker reviews the Garmin vivofit 2. Pete Larson explores accuracy issues with Garmin's Forerunner 620 3. Does KT Tape really work? 4. When to run and when to…
The Five Five: Tuesday, March 11 11 Mar 201411 Mar 2014 1. Heat wave at LA Marathon 2. The greatest distance runner in history 3. Interesting story of a guy who wore activity trackers (4 at a time) for 6 months.…
The Five Five: Friday, March 7 7 Mar 20147 Mar 2014 1. Seems the convention wisdom on IT band rehab/preventive maintenance is shifting 2. That One Hill (For me: Chimney Peak) 3. A coach's view of a 50K victory 4. Prepping…
five questions… Five Questions (Part 5 of 5): Caleb Masland 7 Mar 20148 Apr 2014 This is the last of a special Five Questions interview with someone I admire greatly. Caleb Masland is, by all accounts, an incredible running coach and one hell of a runner. His story…