Will a Beer Before A Marathon Hurt Me?

Archive for August, 2010

Will a Beer Before A Marathon Hurt Me?

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, August 31st, 2010 | 1 Comment

In my article about what to do in the week leading up to your marathon, Heather asked if overindulging a little the weekend before a marathon is going to be a problem. She’s a little worried that she might be dehydrated and might have a little trouble re-hydrating before the race. I don’t think that [...]

Don’t Trip on Trails – How to Learn to Pick Up Your Feet

By Blaine Moore on Monday, August 30th, 2010 | 2 Comments

How can you teach yourself how to pick up your feet while trail running so that you don’t trip over rocks and roots? There are two basic methods that I think are the easiest way to get used to the sort of running form you need while trail running.

The Best Olympic 10,000m Finish » Billy Mills in 1964

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 27th, 2010 | 2 Comments

Billy Mills was born in 1938 to the Oglala Lakota (Sioux) Tribe and was the second Native American to win an Olympic gold medal. He’s also the only American to get a gold medal at 10,000 meters. The last lap of that race was tremendous. Billy Mills got to the Olympics after qualifying for both [...]

The Best Gel During a Marathon: Crank e-Gel Review

By Blaine Moore on Thursday, August 26th, 2010 | 5 Comments

What is your favorite race day gel? I was asked this recently by one of my runners who’s getting ready for her first marathon. I’ve tried quite a few different products such as Gus, Power Gels, Shot Blocks. My favorite products for training and ultramarathons tend to be more towards actual foods, such as pretzels [...]

How To Do The Stretches Used In The USATF Stretching Study

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, August 25th, 2010 | No Comments

What is involved in the stretching regimen that was used in the recent USATF study? There were 3 different stretches that they used (technically 4 since the last stretch had 2 parts.) The subjects that were going to be stretching were supplied with a detailed stretch protocol that included the photographs of the stretch, as [...]

Does Stretching Before a Run Help Prevent Injuries?

By Blaine Moore on Tuesday, August 24th, 2010 | 7 Comments

The USATF wanted to find the answer to that very question, so they recently did a 3 month long study of 3000 runners to find out exactly what factors do and don’t play a part in preventing injuries and in getting injured. The results of their summary can answer that question in two words: Not [...]

Can Elite Marathoners Listen to iPods While Racing?

By Blaine Moore on Monday, August 23rd, 2010 | No Comments

Can elite marathon runners listen to music when their running in marathons? The quick and easy answer to this is no they can’t. Some elite marathoners will train with their iPods, and some of them won’t. However, you’ll never see them actually racing with an iPod during a marathon, at least not here in the [...]

Justin Gatlin is Back And Seeks to Regain World Record Form

By Blaine Moore on Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 | No Comments

Once upon a time, Justin Gatlin broke the 100 meter world record by 1/100th of a second. It was then determined that his time was actually 9.766 seconds, which meant that his officially recorded time was equal to the world record of 9.77 seconds at that time. His time was later annulled when he received [...]

The Best Olympic 800m Run in History » Dave Wottle in 1972

By Blaine Moore on Friday, August 20th, 2010 | 3 Comments

Dave Wottle was born in 1950 in Canton, Ohio and took up running in childhood on the advice of his family physician because he was so feeble. At Bowling Green State University, he finished in second place in the mile to Marty Liquori in 1970, and still holds the NCAA outdoor track 1 mile record [...]

What To Do If You Need to Poop While Running

By Blaine Moore on Wednesday, August 18th, 2010 | 2 Comments

If you run for any length of time, you are eventually going to need a bowel movement while you are out running. It’s inevitable. Gastrointestinal disturbance is very common among runners, and while the researchers aren’t sure exactly why that is they all agree it’s a common ailment. Probably something to do with your increased [...]

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