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Lead Stories: Friday, December 5, 2008

Note on the News: Feature Story on Carrie Tollefson

Posted January 8th, 2008 at 12:00 PM by David Monti

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

MinnPost.com has published a feature story on USA middle distance runner and 2004 Olympian Carrie Tollefson.

The article covers an array of topics including her rehabilitation following surgery, starting to train again this past September, focusing on the 1500m at the June/July 2008 U.S. Olympic Track & Field Trials, and her “laser-beam focus” on returning to the Olympics.

You can read the full article via the following link:

http://tinyurl.com/2w3lqf

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Mental Fitness:
Mind Over Matter

Posted October 8th, 2007 at 9:00 AM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Running & Training, Health & Fitness, Exercise

I recently came across this interesting article in the New York Times. It talks about mind over matter, how personal training sessions actually train your mind more than your body.

Mr. Fitzgerald, a 36-year-old running coach and racer who has written seven training books in the last four years, three for Runner’s World, gives unconventional advice. That is because his exercises are not meant to train your body. They are aimed at training your brain.

Read the rest of this entry at our partner site: HesFit.com

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