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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
In the mid-1970s, Runner's World Medical Editor George Sheehan, M.D., confirmed that he was hardly the only runner beset by injuries: a poll of the magazine's readers revealed that 60 per cent reported chronic problems. To describe himself
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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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Enduring Questions: Marathon Drinking - How Much?
By Amby Burfoot on 07/02/2006 16:10:10
You used to worry about not being hydrated enough. But recent studies say that too much could be far worse. What's the truth?
&E doctors who had been encountering a condition never seen before at road races: overhydration. The runners actually seemed to have consumed too much fluid. In 1985 Noakes published the seminal paper in the field, Water Intoxication: A Possible Complication
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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
in training distances, anaerobic capacity, and strength." A chapter in the International Olympic Committee's 1992 book Endurance and Sport reported a study of runners who did 12 weeks of regular training, plus "hill training with ‘bounce running'." After
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