training, that protection dwindles, making pre-race colds common among marathon runners.In a survey of 2,311 participants in the Los Angeles Marathon, Dr David C. Nieman, a professor of health and exercise science, found that 40 per cent of them caught
month before contacting the main author, Dr Christopher Almond. His study was large and meticulous, making it probably the best yet in the field of exercise-associated hyponatremia. He and his colleagues obtained pre-race and post-race body weights
? When Einstein runners finish a session, they don't write essays or poems. They record their numbers. How far did I run today? What was the temperature and humidity? My pre- and post-run weight? My average and maximum heart rate? Mission impossible
, decreased perceived exertion and increased running economy. In 2004, prior to the Athens Olympics, US track athletes were given the chance to attend a pre-Olympic training camp in Crete about two weeks before they moved to Athens. The runners followed a heat
to four. To their surprise, they didn’t slow down in local road races. So they cut back to three days of running. "Lo and behold, our 10K, half-marathon and marathon times didn’t suffer at all," says Pierce. "The more we discussed this – and we discussed
failed to prove either point. Beginner-specialist coaches Budd Coates and Jeff Galloway say they've never advocated stretching for their runners, and the runners haven't developed injuries. Dr Lewis Maharam adds: "A pre-workout stretching routine doesn
