Runners can entertain each other for hours talking about the symptoms and effects of various leg injuries and ailments. Useful treatments, however, tend to amount to one thing: RICE.
For the newbies out there, RICE stands for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. It's my experience that relatively few injuries require compression and elevation, so I made up my own acronym: AIR, which stands for Anti-inflammatories, Ice and Rest, usually in that…
Admit it: You're a sucker for a multi-faceted product. I saw this tee and I was immediately intrigued with the fabric. It’s made of bamboo?! How odd, but apparently the bamboo fabric helps control odor, gives protection from the sun, and keeps you ventilated. That's three features in one shirt! Plus, you also get 360 degrees of reflectivity. Four features! And the best part, it’s biodegradable. (Do the math.) So…
Where do you buy your shoes? One of the oldest pieces of advice passed along to new runners is to buy your shoes at a running store. They have the staff and resources, the argument goes, to ensure that you pick the right shoe for you. What few people mention is that most of their prices are lousy--most of the running stores I know charge the full MSRP. Instead, I…
You innocently bend over to pick something off the floor and suddenly— low back pain! Examination by your doctor reveals that you haven’t got a disk injury or a hip problem and your blood work doesn’t demonstrate any inflammatory arthritic conditions, yet you still don’t have a diagnosis. What could this be?
One possibility is that you have injured your sacroiliac joint. This injury can be difficult to diagnose and can…
Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.
--Rudy Guiliani…
This week's photo was taken during last year's Chicago Marathon. No shortage of water in this photo. Thanks go to BrokenBat for this one. Be sure to check out his other photos on his Flickr photostream.
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This remarkable film clip shows Bill Rodger's 1979 Boston Marathon win
What I find truly remarkable about this is that in 1979 course support was sporadic, Gatorade was probably the only 'sports drink' in town, running shoes were way less high tech (Nike had just invented the 'air Nike'), we knew a lot less about nutrition and training and yet he he finished this race in a time…
Don’t oppose forces. Use them. --Buckminster Fuller…
Yes, it's a provocative charge, but what else can you say about a Reuters story by Alastair Himmer headlined, "Tokyo marathon runner solves mystery of sore nipples"?
I do not come to this judgment in a hasty fashion. I love running. I love reading about running. I love writing about running. I have a high tolerance for the minutiae of the sport which make for less-than-scintillating stories.
Nevertheless, I suspect the story…
At every gym, there is a dark and mysterious place. There are heavy things that can crash and bang, as well as easily hurt someone. I’ve cast surreptitious glances toward this world, even tried to step inside, but it is beyond my comfort zone. I have no problem throwing on bright yellow clothing and running through the streets, or stripping down to a swimsuit and jumping into the pool, but…
If the races I ran had this lane, it's likely where you would find me...lol. :-)
Thanks Jeanne, aka WebSphinx for letting us feature your photo from the Arlington 9-11 Memorial 5k. You can see more photos on her Flickr Site or better yet, check out Jeanne's blog.
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The Mt. Cameroon Race of Hope pits runner against elevation, loose volcanic rock. 50 degree temperature changes and sheer will. For a lucky few there is gold in them thar hills
if they can make it up the mountain and back down fast enough. The prize money for this race is equal to roughly 4 times the average salary in Cameroon and so it is with great…
I promise not to be graphic in discussing this topic, but I will be candid. I'll also ease into it gradually, so you'll have multiple opportunities to click on this handy modesty link, which will take you to the Complete Running home page with no harm done.
Back in April 2004 I was an avid runner, but strictly a 5K-10K guy. I thought a marathon was sheer insanity and to this…
If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress.--Calvin Coolidge…
Spring fever.
I think we've all got it, especially those of you up north who have been buried up to your eyeballs in snow. I can't make the snow go away, but you can at least feel like spring is on the way with this Speedy Long-Sleeve Racer Tee from Lucy— made with a high performance fabric to wick moisture away and help keep you dry your entire run. I…
How are you doing on your new year's resolutions? Chinese New Year arrived on February 7, so think of it as another chance to get a fresh start. The Age (Australia) has a good piece about the role the mind plays in exercise. Setting realistic goals and creating accountability are key toward improving your fitness, the article notes. Speaking of China, the Times of London has a fascinating story about…
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
-- Martin Luther King, Jr…
How many pairs of running shoes do you have stashed away somewhere in your home? How long has it been since you wore the oldest pair?
If you’ve been a runner for any length of time, you’ve got more running shoes lying around than you can possibly use. How do you know when it’s time to move on to a new pair? Do you switch out your running shoes when they…
If you're one of the people I love - aka one of our members - AJ made something for you. Do you know Little Miss Runner Pants? She's fabulous. Of course, she's a member of the community, but she's also a wonderful, fantastic, talented, hawt, runner, biker, swimmer and overall stupendously terrific person and graphic designer extraordinaire. Anyway, AJ the magnificent has made these wonderful blog badges for us -…
Are you a fairweather runner? If the temperatures dropped to below -30C or -22F would you still run? Well Saturday, 56 runners in Calgary did just that as they competed in the Nose Hill Cross Country 4/8k Race. The runners believe it or not, ranged in age from 6 to over 70. The great thing about a small crowd is it meant some who don't normally win won the event…
The half-marathon is one of the most challenging and most enjoyable race distances many runners will ever experience. And yet, for years it has suffered a reputation as the Rodney Dangerfield of road racing: it doesn’t get any respect.
Despite its growing popularity, the half-marathon struggles to overcome a significant identity crisis. It doesn’t have the aura of the marathon, the popularity of the 10K, or the excitement of the 5K.
The…
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I always feel a little apologetic when I use a professionally produced commercial as the inspirational video of the week but sometimes they just speak to me. As the perenial Queen of Cheap Excuses this one had me at 'my dog is sick'
Check this out and see if any of it resonates with you - and then make it stop.
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Most runners choose races based on the location, the terrain, the crowds, or the reputation. I often choose them for the food. For years I ran a nasty, hilly 5-mile trail race because of the post-race pancakes and sausage. The California International Marathon serves up warm tomato soup, but this pales in comparison to the hearty minestrone ladled out at the Big Sur Half Marathon on Monterey Bay. The one race
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