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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
member, or friend, or colleague who’s always worrying about the toll running is taking on your knees, hips, and back. You might even be worried yourself. We all know a few one-time runners forced to become swimmers, cyclists, or power-walkers. We wonder
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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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The FIRST Three Day A Week Marathon Schedule
By Amby Burfoot on 05/12/2006 15:06:54
Tired of slogging through miles of training? Here's how to run your best marathon on three training runs a week
years ago, then eased off to recreational running, then had her first baby. She simply wanted to get back in shape, and to finish another marathon. All three runners achieved their goals last December at the Kiawah Island Marathon in the USA. So did 18
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:45:42
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30?
on the back of an envelope. In 1886 a British man, Walter George, ran a 4:12.8 mile. The mile record dropped by a little more than 13 seconds in the 68 years leading up to Bannister's 3:59.4. In the 50 years since Bannister, the record has dropped another 16
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The Laws Of Injury Prevention
By Amby Burfoot on 08/03/2010 08:32:08
Follow these 10 time-tested principles and you'll spend more time on the roads - and less in rehab
per cent or three per cent increase might be more appropriate.In addition to following a hard day/easy day approach, or more likely a hard/easy/easy pattern, many top runners use a system where they scale back their weekly mileage by 20 to 40 per cent
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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs Marathon: Preview
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 15:09:52
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong devoured riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2? (Non-subscriber preview)
distance race he ever entered as a teenager. He obviously had legs, guts, and stamina from the go.He also won a more recent running race. This time it was a run-bike-run affair called the Dirty Duathlon in Rocky Hill, Texas, back in December 2002
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Enduring Questions: Mile Markers (Preview)
By Amby Burfoot on 07/08/2006 08:51:47
It's more than 60 years since Roger Bannister broke the four-minute barrier, so how long before runners break 3:30? (Non-subscriber preview)
on the back of an envelope. In 1886 a British man, Walter George, ran a 4:12.8 mile. The mile record dropped by a little more than 13 seconds in the 68 years leading up to Bannister's 3:59.4. In the 50 years since Bannister, the record has dropped another 16
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Enduring Questions - The Perfect Training Plan
By Amby Burfoot on 02/04/2007 12:24:33
Note these ten principles next time you draw up a schedule
Devising training sessions is easy. Anyone can come up with a plan that sounds great. Take my old high school track coach, for example. Way back in the mid-1960s, he ordered us distance runners to do 10x400 metres, each in 60 seconds. That’s what US
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Enduring Questions: Is Chocolate Good For You?
By Amby Burfoot on 14/05/2007 12:17:13
Chocoholics rejoice - there's increasing evidence that a little of the brown stuff does more good than harm
Original, was tested against Gatorade and Endurox R4. The results backed up the conclusions of the original study."Our study indicates that consuming Mars Original drink during a short recovery period significantly improves subsequent endurance capacity
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It's Good To Walk
By Amby Burfoot on 05/05/2002 15:49:01
A simple training technique can increase your endurance and calorie-burning, decrease injuries and maybe even help you to run faster
, enjoyable (and effective) way to run. It’s worth a try, isn’t it? Amby Burfoot is Editor of Runner's World US.
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