Plyometrics: Explosive Speed Training

  The first time I heard someone talk about Plyometrics was in relation to basketball. It was a school friend who brought it up, saying that Plyometrics could improve our vertical jump. Naturally I had instant visions of sailing through the air, dunking over the 6-foot-6 monsters that stood in my way. Where do I [...]

Plyometric Training and Distance Running: Does it Help?

You may or may not have heard of plyometric training – especially if you are exclusively a distance runner or recreational runner.  If you haven’t, this is understandable; until very recently, plyometric training was thought to not be useful for distance running. A recent study from the University of Technology Sydney, in Sydney, Australia, suggests [...]

Get $150 Coupon on Kestrel Tri Bike

  The Triathlon Season is under way in some states and is fast approaching in other parts of the country. We are offering a $150.00 Coupon "T150" on the Kestrel Talon Tri Bike with a full Shimano 105 Groupo. This is a true Tri – bike that features Kestrel's legendary carbon fiber frames. In addition [...]

Amputee triathlete’s Cinderella story

UCLA student Scout Bassett spent her childhood scrubbing floors in a Chinese orphanage wearing a homemade prosthetic leg kept on with belts and masking tape. "Then a miracle happened," she says. Now, she's a triathlete. Photos by Alison Hewitt. UCLA junior Scout Bassett trekked past her dorm on the Hill on a recent afternoon, wheeling [...]

Tyler Stewart’s Top 10 Tips to Jumpstart Your Training

Tyler takes her training outdoors on a sunny day in Northern California. Growing up in Connecticut, triathlon was the furthest thing from Tyler Stewart’s mind. In fact, with an intense fear of the water, she was quite happy to stay on dry land doing a variety of sports from track to equestrian. In 2003, she [...]

10,000,000 Metres for Parkinsons

Alex Flynn and Richard Merry are racing 10 Million Metres by the end of 2014 to raise money for Cure Parkinson Trust. Take a look at their blog here 10,000,000 Metres for Parkinsons And  you can encourage them on this page       During 2009 Marathon Des Sables             [...]

Hip Pain and Running

Location Pain at the side of the hip. This pain can arise at the point where the joint of the hip meets the thigh or even higher towards the hip bone. Anatomy of Hip Joint The hip bone is a large, flattened, irregularly shaped bone, constricted in the centre and expanded above and below. It [...]

Video for All Runners

Now, you can implement the same kind of training that runners use to train for marathons, races and other running events! You can steal the strategies that runners use to get to the next level. You will be able to discover the secrets that they use to get to where they are at today. _evpInit(‘aW50cm8tMS5mbHY=’); [...]

Biggest Marathon, Half-Marathon Training Mistakes

Half marathons and marathons can be over in a matter of hours, but runners, both newbies and elite, often spend months training for the 13.1- and 26.2-mile races. Robert Chapman, director of the Human Performance Laboratory in Indiana University's School of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, and coach of Brook Team Indiana Elite, discusses four [...]

Running Tips, Techniques and Benefits by WebMD

    By Richard Weil     An excellent article about Running Tips, Techniques, Benefits, Training Programs, History and Injuries Click here to like this post. Unlike

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