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.
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…
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…
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…
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 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…
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…
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…
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…
I hope that yesterday’s article about what to do if you hit your head while trail running didn’t scare you onto the roads…accidents happen no matter where you are and generally speaking my injuries have been less serious on the trails than on the roads, and that includes this past weekend’s tumble. Trail running is…