Obsessed Runner Blog
Speeedwork and Racing:No Need for Speed
For those of you following the basic schedule, forget speed work. The schedule calls for increased mileage each week. A good rule of thumb is that you can increase your mileage or the quality of your runs but not both.
Hydrate or Die!
75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated. (Likely applies to half the world's population.)
In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak that it is often mistaken for hunger.
Even MILD dehydration will slow down one's metabolism as much as 3%.
One glass of water shuts down midnight hunger pangs for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a U-Washington study.
Lack of water is the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.
Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain for up to 80% of sufferers.
A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on the computer screen or on a printed page.
Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of colon cancer by 45% and one is 50% less likely to develop bladder cancer.
Are you drinking the amount of water you should every day?
Randy Step
Running Fast: Form, The Last Frontier
In the quest for speed and distance every hill has been repeated, every conceivable combination of speed and rest intervals has been run and as far as weekly mileage every possible number has been tried. Sure the combinations are endless but by the process of elimination, weve seen all the real magic we are going to see without changing the way we run.
Watching Paula Radcliff shatter the womans marathon record turned on a light. Watching Paula run is not pretty but neither was seeing someone break the high jump record by flopping over the bar.
Look at the maze of bones, tendons and muscles in the feet, the lack of muscle in the calf and the weak link in the middle, the knee. Our present way of training to the breaking point is like building a house of cards. Its time to find some bricks!
With Paulas head bob and nose tape, you might just miss the real beauty of her run. Am I mistaken, or is she really running from the strength of her abs? Hmmm