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Yasso 800’s:
Training Tool or Test?
Posted February 25th, 2009 at 9:03 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Yasso 800’s work best for the purpose for which Bart Yasso intended them. That isn’t so much as a training method, but as a test tool to verify one’s specific marathon goal. (However, …
Marathon Cramps: Part II
Posted June 15th, 2007 at 7:15 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Nutrition, Hydration, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor. Make sure to also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
If you have found a regimen to avoid …
Increasing Stride Length
Posted May 18th, 2007 at 12:30 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor. Make sure to also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
Stride length should not be increased by reaching your …
How to get the most out of your late race push …
Posted April 29th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
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[After recently discussing a …
Hitting the Wall and …
… How to Run Through It!
Posted April 23rd, 2007 at 5:09 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Motivation, Training Tips
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A comparison of performances by American marathoners: 1980 vs. 2005
Posted April 21st, 2007 at 3:29 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: News & Results, Marathons
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TheFinalSprint.com. Make sure to also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
In 1999 I posted two essays titled …
A Run With Dad:
His final farewell
Posted April 7th, 2007 at 7:30 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training
Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TheFinalSprint.com. Make sure to also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
I was angry….and hurt. But, mostly, I …
Q&A: Abdominal exercises and related info for runners
Posted March 31st, 2007 at 11:34 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Health & Fitness, Exercise
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Strengthening the abdominal muscles is important for runners. One function …
The “Masters Runner” according to Coach Bob Glover
Posted March 23rd, 2007 at 12:00 PM by Jim Fortner
Section: News & Results, Running & Training, Motivation, Books, Masters
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Respected running coach Bob Glover addresses the “Masters Runner” specifically in …
Hill Repeats vs. Weight Training: Which training workout is more important?
Posted March 16th, 2007 at 11:30 AM by Jim Fortner
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips
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I wholeheartedly agree with the value of hill repeats. Too many …
Who had the more impressive Boston Marathon debut?
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With an even dozen individual world championships medals between them, American Deena Kastor, Dutchwoman Lornah Kiplagat, and Kenyan Catherine Ndereba are amongst the most accomplished distance runners in history, especially on the roads. They’ve recorded victories throughout the world (Ndereba alone has 123 career wins), but have faced each other in the same race […]
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Olympic 1500m silver medalist, Asbel Kiprop of Kenya, dropped down to 800m last night at the Athens Grand Prix at Olympic Stadium and led three athletes under 1:44.
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By setting a huge personal best at tonight’s Golden Gala in Rome, University of Arkansas miler Dorian Ulrey cemented his place on the USA 1500m team for next month’s IAAF World Championships in Athletics in Berlin.
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Although Usain Bolt’s incredible 19.59 200m into a driving rain will rightly get all of tomorrow’s headlines, there was also great action in the middle and long distance races at today’s Athletissima meeting in Lausanne, Switzerland, an IAAF Super Grand Prix event.
The men’s 1500m was a fascinating race. Throwing up a stream of water […] - Athlete Disqualified At Peachtree Road Race
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Kitwara’s road racing season began back in February […]
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On March 15, 2010
SDrunner said:
Great review, I wrote one on the Ironman Road Trainer HRM, which is similar to this one, without the...