One of the blogs that I love to follow is The Gait Guys. To really dig into their content, you really have to be comfortable with distinguishing the sagital, transverse, and frontal planes, know your flexor hallucis brevis vs your flexor hallucis longus muscles, and a whole lot of other technical stuff. Recently they posted their thoughts on Hoka One One running shoes and other “maximalist” running shoes. Bottom line: think twice before you buy them. Here’s the simplified explanation about why.
Month: August 2014
We’re on Facebook!
Woot! We’ve just connected up our new Facebook page (pretty sparse for the moment) with our blog site. Wow, for reasons beyond the scope of this post, that took a huge leap of faith– c’mon WordPress and Facebook, that could have been a lot easier and transparent!
Review: Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot
This is a quick review of John Parker’s book, Heart Monitor Training for the Compleat Idiot (3d ed. 2009). If the name John Parker sounds familiar to you, it should. He wrote what is perhaps the best novel book on running, Once a Runner. Turns out that Mr. Parker is a pretty good coach too. Here are the key takeaways from my quick read of this great book. Continue reading
To My Friends Racing USAT Nationals in Milwaukee This Weekend
I’m not a triathlete because I have a cat-like aversion to water. Really. If I dip my foot in water, I instantly pull it out and shake it just like my cat. So I haven’t ever been to USAT Nationals for Triathlon. BUT I have been to USAT Nationals for Duathlon a bunch of times. Here’s my advice to Nationals newbies out there– two secret items that all USAT veterans KNOW that they need to pick up.
A Real Pain in the Butt: Hamstring Tendinitis, GHR Raises, and Free Speed on the Bike
2014 has not been a good year for hamstring tendons. So far, I’ve counted three friends (all within a few months of my age) who have gotten bitten by upper hamstring tendinitis. Mind you, I’m an old guy– I don’t have that many friends. When three of them suddenly get hamstring tendon problems, I call that an epidemic. Fortunately or unfortunately, I know something about this injury — I got hit by it hard about 5-6 years ago, figured it out, and fixed it. I’ve also figured out some ways to turn a disadvantage into a way to get faster. Although I may regret it when former victims of this problem start beating me in races, sharing my thoughts on it is probably for the greater good.
Philip Skiba: The Best Triathlon Coach You May Never Have Heard Of
Years and year ago, Coach Tom (one of my former coaches) recommended that I pick up a copy of Philip Skiba’s Scientific Training for Triathletes. Coach Tom described the book as, “the best book on triathlete training that I have ever read.” Coach Tom is not one for hyperbole so I ordered the book immediately by express mail. Continue reading
Beyond Lydiard: Why I Prefer Non-Traditional Training Models
Over the past ten years or so, there’s been a gentle tide change in the way that coaches approach training for long-distance running. While it’s most often talked about in terms of running, it has application across all endurance sports, so this change definitely affects duathletes and triathletes as well.
Most Coaches Overtrain Multisport Athletes
There, I said it. I know that there will be many people who will applaud and many others who will scowl at the idea. But it’s something that needs to be said because I think it’s an epidemic and does a real disservice to our sport.
Fun Time Trial Training Video
I love YouTube videos of folks doing insane things with a portable video cameras. Base jumping into caves in Mexico, flying the Red Bull Air Race, or ripping through a downhill mountain bike run– thanks to products like GoPro cameras, we can now get an inkling of what’s it like to do some crazy stuff. I hinted earlier that I bought a Garmin Virb camera to liven up my posts, so I thought I would post a video of what it is like to ride my absolute favorite time trial workout. If you’re interested in extreme videos, read no further. But if you’re interested in my world, here’s a taste.
How to Apply the 36-Hour Recovery Rule
Back in 1998, while I was pouring over my latest issue of Owen Anderson’s Running Research News, I came across a really interesting study on recovery that fundamentally changed the way I did some workouts for years to come. Continue reading
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