Marathoner Kenny Yum talks about GPS running apps for the iPhone and how they stand against the Garmin GPS watch. In the second part, Natalie dips into ultra marathons, at least theoretically (for now).
Links:
iMapmyrun
Runkeeper
Garmin Running watches
International Association of Ultrarunners
Comrades Ultramarathon 89 km (56 mls)
Wikipedia: Comrades Marathon
Maybe we just had the right timing with the topic of the last podcast, but suddenly there are stories everywhere about running with a dog as your running partner. The latest one is from New York Times:
"A MAN’S friend is not always his best choice of a running partner. The same can be said of man’s best friend.
It’s a lesson that Michelle Powe, an English teacher in Midlothian, Tex., learned last summer when trying to run with Mookie, her 90-pound Catahoula."
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Over the holidays most of us had more sweets than we should have. Natalie tells us about sugar treats: power bars, gels and energy drinks which help us through the long runs.
How to make a man's best friend into a man's best running partner. We talk about running with a dog.
Sources for this episode:
What To Drink When
Raising The Bar
Foods for Energy
Running Times' Guide to Sports Drinks and Gels
Why are Electrolytes Important?
Runner's World The Dog Run (active Feb 1, 2010)
Book: The Beginning Runner's Handbook by Ian MacNeill
Adidas launches jogger whisperer
Adidas is joining the marathon of interactive running accessories this week with the launch of miCoach Pacer and miCoach Zone. The gadgets measure heart rate, distance, pace, calories burned and elapsed time, but what sets it apart from other similar devices on the market, says JP Pineau, communications planner, running, universities and tennis at Adidas Canada, is that it provides real-time audio feedback.
Nipples Bleeding When Running
When you run your t-shirt moves up and down, that movement rubs on your nipples. The friction on your nipples makes them tender. Open wounds form and blood starts to flow out. When the salt from your sweat rubs on the open wounds you start feeling pain. Experts call this Nipple Chafing!
Dry Feet On Long Distance Runs Prevents Blisters
Blisters are a fact of life in marathon and ultramarathon runs. Nearly all long distance endurance runners have at some time had blisters. The longer the race, the greater the likelihood runners will get blisters.
Free Running Room Clinics With Brita
If you are planning on buying a new Brita water filter, there’s a handy deal which you might want to take advantage of. If you purchase any Brita Pitcher and a 3 or 4 pack of filters, you will get a free 10 week running or walking clinic.
Two Down, 50 More To Go—Aussie runner to run 52 marathons in 1 year
Pledging to "run like crazy," an Australian distance runner has begun an ambitious quest to complete 52 marathons in 52 weeks. If 33-year-old Tristan Miller can pull it off, the Melbourne native will have overcome the pain of getting divorced and losing his job to accomplish a feat few people could even imagine. He plans to run about 1,360 miles (2,200 kilometers) while flying all over the world, coping with jet lag, unfamiliar foods, little training time and wildly different climates. "This isn't the smartest thing I've ever done, but it's definitely the best thing I've ever done," Miller said after completing his second marathon of the year in Tiberias, a northern Israeli town located on the shores of the biblical Sea of Galilee.
Israel's Tiberias marathon results and report
Simon Kariuki Njoroge celebrated his second trip to Israel by winning the 33rd Tiberias marathon on one of the hottest days in the event's history. The Kenyan finished in a time of 2h:11m:10s, only six seconds before fellow countryman Lawrence Kiptoo Saina. Njoroge was far behind favorite Leonard Mucheru at the midway point, but the 25-degree heat wilted away Mucheru and others, while Njoroge, Saina and third-place finisher John Kipkorir Mutai (2:11:23) took advantage.
Boston Marathon, Standard of Excellence
Four Reasons Why Boston is Premiere Among World Running Events
512 marathon races are held annually in 62 countries and on all 7 continents. Yet within the marathon universe, four reasons explain why Boston is the undisputed best
Chinese embrace once foreign sports-like ultra marathon
Running ultra marathons that turn feet into blistered, bloody stumps. Nordic skiing in winter's brutal cold. Riding mountain bikes on rump-numbing trails across the grasslands of Inner Mongolia. For many Chinese, these have long been things that only crazy foreigners do for fun. But that's not so true anymore. The number of Chinese competing in such adventure sporting events has been growing rapidly in recent years as the country's leisure-loving middle class continues to expand. Many companies are lining up to get a bigger piece of the market, while others see the trend as a new way to promote their products.
A historic race - Boston Marathon 1982: Dick Beardsley and Alberto Salazar race neck and neck to the finish. Highlights on this YouTube video:
Did the New York Marathon Offer $100K to a 100 Yr Old Runner?
Think of the buzz a 100-year-old running the New York Marathon would generate. It’s easily worth the $100k they would pay to Singh. But the question is – have they really made the offer or is this an exaggeration or a pr stunt hoping to result in an offer?
A 98-year-old marathon runner has set his sights on breaking the world record for the oldest ever marathon runner
One option is to run one at the age of 100. The New York City marathon have offered him $100,000 to do that, and of course he'd give all of that to charity.
2010 Disney Marathon Weekend Preview
Runners from all over the world are making their way to Orlando, FL as Walt Disney World Marathon weekend is upon us with a whole slate of races on tap from Friday, January 8 to Sunday, January 10. More than 55,000 runners are registered to compete in one of the races - making it one of the largest running weekends in the country (second only to Arizona’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon weekend in 2009).
CANADA Ultra Running Races & Events Calendar
Calendar of ultra marathons across Canada.
Canadians banished from dating site for holiday weight gain
Some 5,000 people have been booted off a social networking site for gaining weight over the holidays, with 533 Canadians among the so-called "festive fatties" shown the virtual door. Though the mass eviction has the hallmarks of a publicity stunt for BeautifulPeople.com, a gated online community with a ban on ugly, the sheer volume of members expelled -- from a site whose members claim supreme interest in appearance, no less -- speaks to how normalized overeating has become for the entire population.
Why You Should Step Up Your Workout
To Paul Williams, spurring more exercise out of the half of Americans who are already active is just as important as coaxing the sedentary off the sofa. In Dr. Williams' study of more than 100,000 runners over nearly 20 years, stepped up exercise was found to have some powerful benefits. But his research is controversial. While Dr. Williams is well respected by other exercise scientists, he is shunned by those in the public-health field.
The Hidden Benefits of Exercise
But, Dr. Nieman says, high-intensity exercise over long periods, like running a marathon, can "take a good thing too far." Such exertion can induce the release of stress hormones in the body that damp some functions of the immune system temporarily, increasing susceptibility to infection for short periods. He cites a five-year study he conducted on 350 athletes who completed an ultra-marathon 160-kilometer race in the Sierra Nevada mountains. Among the contestants, one out of four reported sickness in the two weeks following the races.
Training — Post-marathon burnout is real, tips on dealing with burnout
A reader named Jen was feeling somewhat blue and burned-out after the hard training of her last marathon. She wrote to me about the issue and I thought I would share my answer to her here.
Sneakers 'worse for joints than barefoot running'
The average running shoe used by millions of jogging enthusiasts does more damage to the joints than tottering along in a pair of high heels, researchers have found.
The Boy Who Can’t Stop Running
Budhia Singh is no ordinary four-year-old boy. From the age of three, he’s been running at least twenty miles a day. At the age of four, he ran his first marathon. He’s hoping to become the youngest endurance runner in the world. But is this the tale of an extraordinary talent, or a darker one of child exploitation…of Budhia doing his body damage as runs into the record books? This film tells Budhia’s remarkable story that catapulted him to international fame.
Runner braves Antarctica for unique race
A one-time Penn State University tennis player, he took up recreational jogging years later as a way to lose weight. In early 2000, he decided to join his daughter Toni in a marathon at Disney World and finished with the very respectable time of 3 hours 58 minutes. "I got hooked on them," said Lombardo, who has since run the famed Boston Marathon several times. But Antarctica was a very different challenge, one that just 20 people a year have done since the marathon began in 2004. He was the oldest participant ever, and the first from Florida.
Not so much a sport as a way of life
One of the most anticipated years in South African history has finally arrived. Like its predecessors, it will confront us with many challenges and joys. One man who is no stranger to challenges and profound joys is Cape Town athlete Ryan Sandes. Runner's World magazine has named him one of the five heroes of running, placing him in the company of Oscar Pistorius, Haile Gebrselassie, Riel Hugo and Usain Bolt.
New book: "Running: A Global History" by Thor Gotaas
San Diego Man to Run a Marathon a Day for 17 Days
One man is starting the New Year by taking on an enormous challenge. He is running an Ultra-Marathon from San Diego to Phoenix.
Are You Too Old – or Too Young – to Run your Best Marathon?
Impressive results from youngsters like Wanjiru and older runners like Tomescu-Dita might imply that marathon performance isn’t bound by rigid age limits. But are these remarkable performances simply the exceptions to a rule, or are top marathoners truly stretching age boundaries? If so, how, and what are the implications for those of us who finish races far behind? Is there an ideal age to run your best marathon?
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