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50 articles — VO2 max, lactate threshold, running economy, biomechanics, altitude training, blood-lactate testing — the research underpinning what coaches and runners do.

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… Pete Pfitzinger · 18 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 Blow Up, Break Down A FAT woman in hospital pants isn't much of an anomaly in a Midwestern airport. But it was a unique experience for me, a normally slight… Stephanie Ehret · 23 min read Vol. 4, No. 3 · 2000 Marathon Training: More From Less WELCOME TO the third part of this special five-part series on optimal marathon training. While the first two parts dealt with general training principles and the… Guy Avery · 20 min read Vol. 2, No. 6 · 1998 The Ergogenic Answer Some History on Ergogenic Aids Throughout history endurance athletes have used countless ergogenic aids in attempts to enhance performance. For example, blood doping was popular in… Melvin H. Williams · 13 min read Vol. 2, No. 6 · 1998 Is a Heart Rate Monitor Worth It? THESE DAYS it's pretty common to see runners wearing a heart rate monitor (HRM) while they train and race. Pick up almost any health and fitness… Michael Lambert · 15 min read Vol. 2, No. 2 · 1998 Use It or Lose It YOUR LONG-distance running performances generally peak when you are somewhere between the early 20s and the mid-30s. After that, there is an inevitable decline in performance… Keith R. Williams · 12 min read M&B Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Using Your Body’s Tachometer The field of medicine has certainly known about heart rate for centuries. Long ago it was commonly accepted that a human heart held only so many… John Gallagher · 18 min read Vol. 1, No. 4 · 1997 Beating the Heat Beating the Heat WEATHER EXPERTS consider the United States and Canada temperate regions, but try telling that to a runner in New Orleans or Phoenix in… David E. Martin · 23 min read Vol. 1, No. 3 · 1997 Carbo Science Enduro automobile races such as the 24 Hours of LeMans have been held since the early days of the auto industry, both as pure competition and… Ellen Coleman · 12 min read M&B Vol. 9, No. 3 · 2005 Don’t Exercise—Train! In chapter 16 of my book Run Tall, Run Easy, the Ultimate Guide to Better Running Mechanics, I discuss the concept of sequential, progressive development of… Gerard Pearlberg · 115 min read M&B Vol. 4, No. 2 · 2000 My Most Unforgettable: March/April 2000 […] runevery weekend. We try to give a little extra rest before and after these efforts to ensure that your body will safely adapt to this… Editorial Staff · 24 min read M&B · 2000 Level 3 Training Schedule: Marathon Training – More From Less DeHaven Takes Seventh in Marathon SYDNEY—Rod DeHaven, America’s lone entry in the men’s Olympic Marathon, placed seventh in today’s race, the highest finish by an American… Editorial Staff · 22 min read M&B · 2000 Level 3 Training Schedule: Marathon Training – More From Less Marathon Training: (More From Less By Making Every Training Mile Count, You Can Run Faster on Fewer Miles Per Week. Part One of Five. By GUY… Guy Avery · 12 min read M&B · 1999 On the Mark Experts: September/October 1999 […] for a thrill. Maybe we are “team training” for lots of reasons. Lisa Reed Grand Ledge, Mich. MORE ON VO,MAX Greg Diamond makes some valid… Editorial Staff · 6 min read · 1997 Cobras and Concrete "YOU DIE!!!!" I heard the spectators screaming at me with apparent glee as I staggered through the final sweltering mile of the Taipei Marathon. That they… Editorial Staff · 9 min read M&B Vol. 19, No. 6 · 2015 What’S New In Running Research […] everal studies relative to endurance running have recently been published, and the following provides a brief synopsis of each. Eo * * Kusy, K., and… Mel Williams · 11 min read Vol. 18, No. 5 · 2014 Theironman Marathon By the time I got to the aid station at mile 15 of the marathon, I had to sit down. Then I had to lie down.… Jose Jimenez · 17 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. 18, No. 1 · 2014 The Trans-Ohio Run Several families with kids that suffer from cystic fibrosis discovered the run online and came out to say hi and cheer us along.Running with Nick, Erica,… Steve Zeidner · 10 min read Vol. 17, No. 2 · 2013 The Good Book “The essence of athletics is the pleasure you can get out of it.” Arthur Lydiard, Run to the Top In 1962, a sports book with the… Tim Chamberlain · 20 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 Vol. 16, No. 2 · 2012 Running Luddite It reigns supreme as the most important and historic stretch of macadam in all of road racing, according to Bill Rodgers, who won the world’s greatest… Ron Mccracken · 9 min read M&B Vol. 15, No. 6 · 2011 Intermediate-Level Marathoning If you follow my stringent guidelines in the September/October 2011 issue of Marathon & Beyond for running your first marathon, you should complete your race without… Roy Stevenson · 17 min read Vol. 14, No. 1 · 2010 My First Marathon …On Fresh Legs, With A Fresh Mind It’s not like me to miss a class. OK, so maybe I played hooky once or twice (per week) in high school, but that was different.… Jill Hudgins · 9 min read

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