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A while ago, I became aware of a new buzzword doing the rounds on certain fitness web sites. These come and go, and I usually ignore them, but this one has stuck around for longer than usual.
It sounds great. HIIT (high-intensity interval training) is supposed to increase your fitness and burn your body fat faster than other fitness methods. For some reason, some of the proponents have started taking pot-shots…
This Week's Must Reads
This week we have two "must reads." Father's Day was a few days ago, but the Rocky Mountain News profiles Olympian Alan Culpepper and the effect that fatherhood has had on his running. It's interesting to read how even world class athletes have to juggle the competing demands of training and family.
The New York Times examines how "grains of truth" regarding training and nutrition grow into…
In 2006, I fractured my right hip and left ankle and spent four months off my feet, using crutches to get around only when I had to. I'd just run a marathon and thought for sure the abrupt drop in exercise would result in instant weight gain. But a funny thing happened; I lost about 10 pounds—and without ever feeling hungry.
Within a month of resuming running, the weight had…
There was a three and a half year gap between my previous and new PR marathons.
I had made a number of changes in how I trained for the latter marathon. I could chalk the PR up solely due to those changes, but I also must recognize that I'm seven pounds lighter now.
Naturally, I've been wondering how much of my success was due to carrying seven less pounds versus being better…
Article Summary: This is part one of debate on long run/marathon fueling strategies. In part one, Mark Iocchelli put forward the case for a minimalist approach to fueling (less is more). In part two, Steve Runner takes the opposite view - that fueling on the run is the advisable strategy. In part three, Lee Miller discusses how the body metabolizes food for energy.
In one corner, we have the Running Blogfather—a…
Article Summary: This is part two of debate on long run/marathon fueling strategies. In part one, Mark Iocchelli put forward the case for a minimalist approach to fueling (less is more). In part two, Steve Runner takes the opposite view - that fueling on the run is the advisable strategy. In part three, Lee Miller discusses how the body metabolizes food for energy.
What we have here, with the proclamation of…
Learn how to run! This article contains the most common questions asked by new runners, and those returning to running after an extended layoff. Includes a beginner training plan (running program) to get you on your way!
Make sure you check out weight loss/fitness calculators at FitSugar and MSNBC…
So, I'm moseying on down the Information Superhighway in search of a training plan to get back on the wagon after realizing that, between one way and another, I ran all of seven times in September. (The upside? Since one of those times was the New Haven 20K, and two of them were long Saturday runs, mileage wasn't down terribly for the month.)
Anyway, I came across a study funded by…
What Happened?
Six months ago I ran a fabulous 30K and was seriously on top of my running game. I had just come off a hard winter training session and was looking forward to breaking my 5K PR this summer. Then I got a new job. And moved. To another state.
And gained 15 pounds.
My running ground to a halt during the move and adjustments to the new job with extended hours…
We have a running bet—no pun intended—within my running circle. We guess how much weight we'll gain by the time a big race rolls around. Despite always declaring we're each going to lose 10 pounds, and this time keep it off, we never do. After reading last week's Personal Health column by Jane Brody of The New York Times, I have a better understanding of why that is.
Quoting a recent…
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