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Posts Tagged ‘track’


Millrose Games Kicks Off Visa Championship Series Tonight

It’s that time of year again! The Visa Championship Series starts tonight with the Millrose Games and continues next week with the Boston Indoor Games. I can’t get to New York today, but will be in Boston next week. The Millrose games will be televised live on ESPN2 tonight from 7-8:30 p.m. It will also [...]

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This Week Last Year: Finding a Track & Choosing a Race Plan

This week last year I gave a lot of good advice about how to find a place to work out, how to choose a race plan (including a case study) and explaiend how your racing problems are all (quite literally) in your head. The week began with a new series with Scott, this time focusing [...]

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This Week Last Year: Numb Feet, Sprints & Infomercials

This week last year covered a range of topics. A common question that I get asked is a variant along the lines of “Why do my feet go numb?” There are quite a few reasons that you might get a numb foot while you are running, and I go over what they are could be [...]

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This Week Last Year: Racing & Biking & Doping

This week last year, I offered some advice on what to wear to a race to prevent “severing your leg at the thigh” from chafing. I tried to decide if it was worth running in an ultramarathon a few weeks before my next marathon. Ultimately, I decided that yes, it was a good idea. I [...]

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Thursday News Round Up

There is a lot happening this week in the world of running, so today I have a quick round up for you rather than providing a series of short articles on each one. Trevor Graham found guilty of lying to investigators Things are not looking good for Trevor Graham, a track coach who has had [...]

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Fantasy Track seems to be growing in popularity…

Last year, the IAAF put on a fantasy track & field league for the Osaka world championships. This past Winter, the USATF put on an event for the Visa Championship Series of races. I really enjoyed taking part in both leagues last year. Well, this Summer the fun begins again. Both the USATF and the [...]

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Which direction should I go on an indoor track?

Rachel in Wisconsin began running this Winter to lose some weight and get healthier. She was working out at her local gym, and was wondering whether she should always go counter-clockwise on the indoor track there. The track is only 67 meters around, so the turns are very tight. My general advice on any track, [...]

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What do you do when you fall during a race?

Imagine yourself in a 600 meter dash, you are coming up to the second to last turn with 200 meters to go, you get cut off, and you fall on the track. Hard. What would you do? If you are Heather Dorniden, you get mad, you get up, and you find another gear. Despite her [...]

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