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Enduring Questions: Armstrong vs The Marathon
By Amby Burfoot on 03/07/2006 14:23:22
In the Tour de France, Lance Armstrong would devour riders over 2,000-plus miles. Could he do the same over 26.2?
, devastating mountain climbs, and muscle-crunching time trials - while the marathon is just one. A marathon runner simply has to get his skinny aerobic backside to the finish line as fast as possible. If he encounters hills along the way, that doesn't much
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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
, ‘just a warm-up’. When it came to time for a time trial, the runners were so rested that they went out too fast and faded. But in a second trial, the group relaxed and ran their fastest.Start your marathon training early enough so that you can afford
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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
in the August 2006 issue of the International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, experienced cyclists performed 3.1 per cent better in a 30K time trial after six weeks of FRS supplementation than after a placebo drink. That's not the only
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How To Run At Your Ideal Paces
By Amby Burfoot on 01/11/2002 15:55:38
Running fast too slowly and running slowly too fast - it's easy for runners to misjudge their training pace. But with the right guidance, everyone can train more effectively
pace for improving your VO2max is your VO2max pace.Running a daily 11-minute race time trial isn’t the answer, either. It would quickly lead to chronic fatigue. Except when racing, don’t try to run continually for more than five minutes at VO2max pace
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