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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-04-07
How much do you usually pay to enter a race? If it is a 5 km around the park fun run, my bet is that it costs you a whole lot less than if it is a fully blown marathon or longer. But that is all kin...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-04-06
If you'd like to run like a gazelle, all you need is a whopping great big lion to chase you down the road. If you want motivation like that, then just start out at the front line of a big city race o...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-04-05
Running fast is the dream and aspiration of most runners. This means different things to different people, but it is safe to say that there aren't that many runners out there that sleep happily when ...
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by Andrew Loughray - 2007-03-28
Metabolic Profiling for runners - Run faster- recover quicker Over the years improvements in technology have brought many benefits, one such benefit that was previously only available to the elite ath...
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by Abhinabha Tangerman - 2007-03-26
As tough as the Australian countryside and as kind and forthcoming as the best of its people, Rob DeCastella represents one of the all-time greats of running, giving the sport a new edge and flavour w...
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by Ed Bagley - 2007-03-17
A week before St. Patrick's Day I bought a pair of Saucony Kilkinney cross-country racing flats. They are a screaming Irish green and stick out like neon lights.It reminded me of the Sports Illustrate...
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by Shane Magee - 2007-03-13
When training for long-distance races like the marathon, a sense of mental weariness can easily creep into our approach, making the training runs seem more like a chore than something to look forward...
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by Abhinabha Tangerman - 2007-03-11
Tapering' is a term used in endurance sports and basically means to reduce an athlete's training load before a major race. Personal experience and scientific research have both come to the conclusion ...
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by Lance Winslow - 2007-03-09
One thing I learned about from sports is that a lot of people talked a lot of smack before the events. They would always tell you how great they were and try to psyche you out. It never worked with ...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-03-08
I have been doing a bit of research on the whole running cadence concept and I have found out some interesting results.Apparently the number of steps per minute (cadence in cycling terms) that an elit...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-03-08
If you are anything like me, if you run, then your nose will run too. That sort of sounds like how when you smile the whole world smiles with you, but when you fall, the whole world walks right over ...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-03-07
As I was running around Doho Park in my city of Tsukuba today, I saw a man, moving along barely faster than walking pace. I went straight by him despite the fact that I was pushing a running stroller...
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by Thomas O'Leary - 2007-02-27
Marathon training plans are simply the tools that runners use in order to reach their goals. If our goal is to finish a first marathon then we choose a conservative and relaxed plan that will get us ...
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by Ed Bagley - 2007-02-23
He stood there by the side of the track, looking sweaty and satisfied but dazed.My teammates and I had just come back from a leisurely 10-mile run through the woods and along the banks of the Red Ceda...
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by John Gibb - 2007-02-22
Simply put, BMX riding is one of the most popular extreme sports nowadays. BMX involves specially designed bicycles crafted for the sole purpose of being resistant while simultaneously giving the ride...
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by John Gibb - 2007-02-22
When it comes to 2 giants crashing then the results are not only unexpected but it’s also true that everybody is on the lookout to see who‘s going to smash whom! In the battle of BMX bikes...
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by John Gibb - 2007-02-22
Needless to say that at the very beginning of the BMX racing / riding era there were no bikes constructed quite like the BMX Bike . Usually, kids would simply modify their Schwinn Sting Ray bicycles b...
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by Christine Dobrowolski, DPM - 2007-02-21
Millions of runners take to the streets, tracks and trails everyday. People run for health, for fitness, for stress relief and for fun. There are casual joggers, the trail runners, sprinters, marathon...
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by Jeff Ray - 2007-02-21
Choosing the best running shoes can be a daunting task with so many options and models to choose from. However, it is of great importance to wear the correct running shoes for you based on your needs ...
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by John Gibb - 2007-02-15
Bicycle racks some in two forms, either attached to a car roof or fixed to a location. Car racks are used by bike enthusiasts to transport their bike to a location of their choice, fixing to the roof ...
