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Speed Camp Has No Long Distance Running by Mark D. Healthy Living Professional

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Posted Wed 18 Aug 2010 4:45pm There was no long distance running at Sports Fitness Hut's Speed and Power Camp! See Speed Camp Youtube video! Sprinters should limit distance running during training. Sprinters need to activate and train the bulkier fast twitch muscles. If you do too much long distance running, your slow twitch muscle fibers will take over and make you Read on »

Chunking it Up: A Tip for Your First Long Distance Runs by Kathy .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Tue 13 Oct 2009 10:00pm conversation and a partner or two is worth it. Much of long distance training is just simply getting used to the longer miles. When you become used to running a certain pace or certain... My girlfriend is currently training for her first half marathon. She has not yet run past 8 miles – and only did this last weekend. She’s been asking for tips about long Read on »

Extreme Long-Distance Running Can Damage the Body by Medline Plus Posted Thu 02 Dec 2010 3:32pm . Using a mobile MRI unit, the researchers studied how the runners' bodies responded to the high stress conditions of ultra-long distance running... extraordinarily long distances over a sustained period of time lose muscle as well as fat, and they severely impair their immune function. That's according Read on »

The Beauty of Long Distance Running (And I’m Very Tired Today!) by Kathy .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Mon 11 Aug 2008 9:14pm run long distances not to show everyone else I can do it, but because I want to prove to myself that I can. That is the mentality of a long distance runner, I believe. We do... hands like ice. It’s somewhat like running those long twenty milers. Your feet are sore, maybe the knee pings a bit, you’re hungry and tired but you are alive. How else can I say Read on »

Long Distance Running-Can I Maintain? by Kathy .. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Sat 18 Oct 2008 2:34pm

2 Comments in mileage you are much more likely to get sick than when you are running shorter distances. Ten minutes later I threw it up. My suggestion: Don’t take supplements when running long distances. They just don’t mix! luckily the crackers on the run, the two gel packs and the half piece of bread beforehand helped to squelch my blood sugar from dropping. I felt fine Read on »

What Goes Through My Mind While Running Long Distance Races? by Emilia Benton Posted Mon 20 Sep 2010 12:00am , "Aunque eres muy callada, creo que tienes mucho para decir." Running is usually when I clear my thoughts, but during races they usually are directly related to exactly what I'm... out the door. I briefly warmed up by running to the subway station, during which I inadvertently leapt over the most ginormous New York City rat I've ever seen. *SHUDDER Read on »

Tuesday 5 Mile Run (Where did my long distance legs go?) by BaddApple .. Patient Expert

Posted Tue 28 Jul 2009 11:20pm has stolen my long distance legs. They were screaming at me the whole run. It's like I'm starting all over again. Now my over 2 hours after the run my upper thigh muscles are screaming at me. I used to do 5 to 6 miles a day and no issues. Ahhhhhhhhhh. I was seduced by my faster 5K times, but I can't do the long runs at the moment i need to get my legs back Read on »

A Poignant Last Long Run in a Wonderful Park? (And a New Distance Milestone: 18.2 Miles) by Vern Myers Posted Sat 24 Oct 2009 12:00am mornings before work, and run in the park on weekend mornings. However, the weekday runs are mostly for routine base mileage, while my distance runs, my milestone runs, my long... I had mixed emotions while running my weekly Long Run in the park. It was another great run, on a perfect morning for running, crisp and cool, 49° at 6:30 AM. I'm Read on »

4 Biggest Challenges of Long Distance Joggling by Perry R. Patient Expert

Posted Thu 18 Jun 2009 12:18am I don’t usually write about my workouts but this weekend was special because I did a 16+miler yesterday and a 15+miler today. I’ve never done back-to-back 2-hour plus runs and you might be interested in the experience. The challenges of long distance running and juggling Motivation: The hardest part about doing long runs is just [...] Filed Read on »

Say ‘Aloha’ to Agility: considering agility drills and sprints over long distance jogging by Doug Wallace Posted Sun 29 Apr 2012 3:10am My longtime 'homeboy' from my former hometown of Chicago Illinois, Vernell Garrett, shuttles between Chicago and Hawaii, as a backdrop to a brief discussion on why one might want to consider agility drills and sprints on grass as an alternative to long distance jogging. Click on the picture to go to the full article, or click here ... Read on »