Training for your first half-marathon
We're all different and can train at different levels. Here are my thoughts for your consideration (I'm assuming you're training for your first half)1. Work up to 35-40 miles per week, doing one long ...
Strength Training During Marathon Training
As runners, sometimes we tend to put so much focus on leg strength, we neglect to work the rest of our bodies. Even when training for a marathon, it’s important to add some resistance training a coupl ...
Preventing Achilles Tedonitis
One of the best ways is to consistently stretch your two calf muscles. When you strain or develop Achilles Tendonitis you have simply gone beyond its tissue tollerance. Often it's due to shorten muscl ...
Mom gives birth to sextuplets, then trains for...
I saw a story on TV last night about a woman who gave birth to sextuplets, and after coming home with the babies and they started to grow, began training for a marathon with walks with the children (i ...
Gaining Weight and Gaining Fat During Marathon...
To my dismay, I gained 12 pounds over the 3 months I trained for my first marathon. I tried to console myself with the belief that it was new muscle mass. But it's impossible to gain that much muscl ...
Marathon
I was trainning last fall to run the Disney Marathon the first week in January, but the combination of a busy academic schedule and physical problems (plantar fasciitis and shin splints) led to me dis ...
Training
Aikido is a non-striking martial art based on harmonious conflict resolution. It was developed in Japan and though the headquarters are there, it has become a truly international art. The Bay area i ...
Preparing for a marathon
Participating in a marathon requires an amazing amount of commitment and motivation. And it is easier to say than put it into practice. A good motivation technique to realize a goal is to imagine as ...
The Rugby Program is BIG at Stanford
The Rugby Program at Stanford inolves nearly 50 participants on the Men's and Women's teams each and both programs are extremely competitive and led by head Coach Jonathon Griffin. Consider getting i ...
