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IAAF Falls Short By “Restoring” Paula Radcliffe’s Record

By on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 | 9 Comments

A month and a half ago, the IAAF enacted a sexist rule that stripped some women of their world records and made it more difficult for them to set new world records going forward (as of January 1st, 2012). Most notably, Paula Radcliffe’s near-unreachable 2:15:25 was going to be removed as the world record, with [...]

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Should You Stretch Before Your Run?

By on Monday, July 25th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Does stretching make you a better runner, or a worse runner? Should you stretch before your run, after your run, or both? Stretching damages your muscles, the same as any other kind of workout, so that they can come back with appropriate adaptations to withstand that activity in the future. Granted, the microscopic tears from [...]

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The 2010 Cross Country Season Has Arrived!

By on Friday, September 17th, 2010 | No Comments

It’s Autumn, which means that Cross Country Season has arrived! This was always my favorite time of year growing up, mostly because cross country running is a lot of fun. For me, it definitely beats running on the track or roads. Running over the grass and trails for position rather than time makes it a [...]

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How To Do The Stretches Used In The USATF Stretching Study

By 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 [...]

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Does Stretching Before a Run Help Prevent Injuries?

By 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 [...]

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Olympic Trials to be Held in Houston on January 14, 2012

By on Monday, March 1st, 2010 | No Comments

Both Boston and New York both bid for hosting the Olympic Marathon Trials as they did in 2007/2008, but fans will not have to travel to two separate races for the 2012 Trials as Houston has been chosen the location for both the men’s and women’s races. The city of Houston will be investing $1.7 [...]

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The 2010 USATF New England Grand Prix Race Schedule

By on Thursday, December 17th, 2009 | No Comments

I was looking through the USATF website for next year’s grand prix race schedule, which hasn’t been updated yet on the grand prix page. Scrolling through last month’s news posts, though, I did find the schedule so now I can plan around that a little: GRAND PRIX SERIES VOTED FOR 2010 November 20 The 2010 [...]

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USATF Now Lets Members Ask About Drugs & Supplements

By on Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009 | No Comments

The USATF has teamed up with The National Center for Drug Free Sport to allow free access for all of their members to the Resource Exchange Center, a subscription service of Drug Free Sport. The REC is a portal where athletes and coaches can ask questions about drugs and supplements to make sure that they [...]

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