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Cross-Training

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M&B Vol. 5, No. 6 · 2001 Quality Seconds This article is for those occasions when, for whatever perverse reason, you've decided to do two marathons with 12 weeks or less between them. Though doing… 18 min read Vol. 2, No. 1 · 1998 Shoeing Away Winter Some snowshoe racers feel the sport should remain just as it is, sans standardization. These independent individuals believe there are enough rules and regulations in the… 15 min read Vol. 5, No. 1 · 2001 Marathoning’s ABCs Injuries. Practice preventive medicine. The more injuries, the less enjoyment of running. Be aware that most of our injuries come from feet and shoes and speedwork… Paul Reese · 13 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 Comrades Some people would say that there are two kinds of ultrarunners: those who have run Comrades, and those who want to. Comrades is famous in the… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 6 · 2014 Heart Of Awarrior The official title of what is commonly called the “Baker to Vegas Relay” is “The Challenge Cup Relay,” which has been running since 1985. The event… Jacqueline Hansen · 29 min read Vol. 18, No. 4 · 2014 Cycling For Runners Most of us began running as children, purely for fun. Then we learned to ride a bike, and that was for freedom. A bicycle gave us… Jeff Horowitz · 23 min read Vol. 18, No. 3 · 2014 Questions Ben Hoffman at the swim start of the Hawaii Ironman World Championships.I do a little running off the bike, but as I have progressed more in… Cathy Tibbetts · 3 min read Vol. 16, No. 5 · 2012 Nitrate Supplementation and Endurance Performance Appropriate nutrition is a very important aspect in the preparation of athletes for proper training and success in competition. Over the years, numerous dietary protocols and… Mel Williams · 26 min read M&B Vol. 16, No. 1 · 2012 Advanced Marathoning If you’ve managed to master the beginning and intermediate training schedules that I outlined in the two previous issues of M&B and you’ve been able to… Roy Stevenson · 25 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 5 · 2011 Marathon Training For Beginners: It’S All About The Mileage How to train for and run your first marathon. by Roy Stevenson Finishing your first marathon is an exciting, rewarding, and emotional experience and may well… Roy Stevenson · 26 min read Vol. 15, No. 3 · 2011 Hitting the Gym Ihope no one tracks how many people actually read any single article in Marathon & Beyond, because I might be setting a new record for intentional… Jeff Horowitz · 25 min read Vol. 15, No. 2 · 2011 Is Supplementary Aerobic Training Necessary for the Marathon? Oh, if I only knew back then what I know now, I sure would have changed a few things about my training. My running career began… Roy Stevenson · 16 min read Vol. 14, No. 3 · 2010 Qualifying For Boston At Kona How to land that qualifying time after swimming 2.4 miles and biking 112. by Cathy Tibbetts Of thousands of people who run marathons every year in… Cathy Tibbetts · 19 min read Vol. 13, No. 3 · 2009 Training Characteristics of the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials Qualifiers One day, while at the track with one of my athletes who was training to qualify for the 2004 U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials, I began to… Jason R. Karp, Ph.D. · 15 min read Vol. 12, No. 1 · 2008 Bee Mcleod INTRODUCTION As a high school and collegiate wrestler in the 1950s trying to lose weight, I would run five to six miles along the path atop… Mel Williams · 14 min read Vol. 11, No. 3 · 2007 Dr. Sheehan on Running, Part 8 This is the final installment. The first eight parts of Dr. Sheehan’s book appeared in our last eight issues. Seventeen QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Is happiness a… Dr. George Sheehan · 12 min read Vol. 11, No. 1 · 2007 Three Days A Week To Faster Running Scientifically Speaking, Less Can Be More If Quantity Gives Way to Quality. BY BILL PIERCE, Ed.D.; RAY MOSS, Ph.D.; SCOTT MURR, Ed.D.; AND MICKEY MCCAULEY Runners… Pierce, Moss, Murr, And Mccauley · 8 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 5 · 2005 The Injuries Of August Many of the runners who utilize the bulletin board I manage online under the identity InterActiveTraining have as their goal the Chicago Marathon, a race held… Hal Higdon · 13 min read Vol. 9, No. 4 · 2005 Give Itthat Good Old Collegetry Part I of this classroom-to-course story appeared in our last issue. PART 2 OF 2 The month of February continued with the odyssey of training and… David R. Jennys · 21 min read Vol. 8, No. 6 · 2004 Run for Your Life Alot of truth is in the old saying, “Age slows running, but running slows aging.” Age does take an inevitable toll on the body. Runners who… John Keston · 13 min read
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