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Enduring Questions: Ageing And Slowing
By Amby Burfoot on 11/05/2006 11:30:06
Did you know that if you can run a four-hour marathon at age 30, you should be able to pip under 4:30 at age 49? Amby Burfoot examines how much you should expect to slow as you age
boys and grandmothers, ages 8 to 80, at distances from 800m to the marathon and beyond. In the mid-1980s, a group called the World Masters Association began using a comparable American database to produce age- and gender-graded tables. These tables
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Six Common Beginner Excuses
By Amby Burfoot on 01/01/2010 14:44:35
... and how to beat them
), who taught his first running course in 1973. "I tell them, 'Yes, anyone can do this. Runners come in all shapes and all ages. You just have to take your time, and stick with the programme.'""I'll have to see a doctor first." Maybe not. The NHS says
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Boston: So close, yet so far
By Amby Burfoot on 16/04/2013 15:00:41
"We must run again" says Amby Burfoot from the US edition of Runner's World
not become great by following a path of timidity and cowardice. And we can only hope that, when pummeled, as the Boston Marathon was today, they will rise again, stronger than ever.****Amby Burfoot is a contributor to the US edition of Runner's World. You can
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Enduring Questions: What's Your Ideal Weight?
By Amby Burfoot on 08/11/2007 10:21:10
Dropping five pounds will make you healthier and help you run faster - as long as you have them to lose, that is
of my BMI – I'm relatively tall and skinny, with a BMI of around 21.0 – were dying at a younger age than others who were a little heavier than me. On a recent visit to California, I visited Dr Bill Haskell, to ask him about the weight and longevity
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Marathon Training: Smooth and Easy
By Amby Burfoot on 16/01/2004 09:53:14
10 classic marathon Q&As, from training injury-free to overcoming dreaded boredom
the final miles of a marathon, you should be able to run faster.This extract is from The Runner's World Complete Book of Running by RW USA Editor Amby Burfoot.
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:11:47
A preview for non-subscribers: seven simple plans to double your endurance
stories.Doug Underwood is a self-confessed Yasso fan. A runner for just three years, Underwood completed his first two marathons in 3:55 and 3:53, and then was bitten by what he calls the ‘London bug’. He wanted to achieve a ‘good for your age’ time
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Does Running Cause Arthritis?
By Amby Burfoot on 23/02/2006 10:33:30
Even ardent runners wonder if all that pounding won't eventually harm our knees, hips, and backs
noted that many observers would predict a sad outcome for the ageing runners. "If running creates damage through accumulated trauma," they wrote, "then runners with about ten-fold the exposure to such trauma should have increased pain over time." Yup
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Enduring Questions - Are Free Radicals Harmful?
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 11:18:36
Should you be afraid of free radicals? Running produces them, illness is caused by them, antioxidants combat them. Or maybe not
linked free radicals with cell death, ageing, cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's Disease and other conditions that you haven't pencilled into your appointment book yet. Antioxidants such as betacarotene and vitamins C and E are said to offset the effect
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Enduring Questions: Can Hills Make You Faster?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/07/2005 10:23:42
Some runners avoid hills because they can cause injuries and they're, well, hard. Time to reconsider
runner of all time. When you bear a mantle like that, you get asked only one question: what's your secret? "I think it's just that I love the mountainous trails and have been running hills since I was 13," says Wyatt, now aged 32. "I seem to become
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Double Your Endurance
By Amby Burfoot on 10/05/2005 16:02:25
Introducing the wonders of the running world - seven simple plans to double your endurance
calls the ‘London bug’. He wanted to achieve a ‘good for your age’ time for the Flora London Marathon, and was willing to train harder to get there.The core of his programme was Yasso 800s. Since Underwood needed to run a 3:30 to guarantee a place, he
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