Sharpening the Senses with the Winter TreatmentRunning in frigid, snowy and icy conditions builds strength, resolve and characterBy Joel WolpertAs featured in the Web Only issue of Running Times MagazineWinter is a boundary. It is both the end of one y...
Dec 21st 2010, 3:25pm
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Not just for bodybuilders, muscle matters for runners of the fairer sex, too. "The benefits of having a healthy amount of lean body mass are enormous for women," says Monica Vazquez, a marathoner and master trainer with New York Sports Clubs. "It reduc...
Dec 10th 2010, 6:24pm
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What do the 2010 Oregon Duck foot team and Japanese Marathoners have
in common? My answer would be simple: a dynamic coach behind the system
who has the long term in mind when training athletes. Let’s start with
Oregon....
Dec 9th 2010, 1:57pm
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The Do’s And Don’ts Of Winter RunningDecember 8th, 2010 Winter Running TipsBy Rod KoborsiAs a Houston native, I never ran indoors, never ran in pants, and wouldn’t dare be seen in tights. Then again, I had never seen more than 3 inche...
Dec 8th 2010, 6:53pm
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What race are you training for? This question, though simple, is one
that coaches and athletes should always be asking themselves. It’s also
somewhat similar to a broader theme that I will be writing about in the
coming weeks. Why do we ...
Dec 4th 2010, 1:13am
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At the high school track today I watched young runners doing skip-and-swing warm-up drills. For a moment I thought I was back in the 1950s. Then I remembered. They
were doing "dynamic stretching," the latest scientifically approved
prerequisite for...
Dec 4th 2010, 12:27am
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