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Interval Training on Consecutive Days
Posted October 15th, 2007 at 11:45 AM by Martha Jones
Section: Running & Training, Training Tips, Health & Fitness, Exercise
The faster an athlete moves in training, the faster he or she will be able to move during competition. So athletes use a training technique called interval training in which they run, cycle, skate, ski or swim very fast for a short time. When they become severely short of breath, they slow down until they recover, and then move very fast again.
Researchers at Ithaca College showed that athletes can gain as much by doing this type of intense interval training on consecutive days as on alternate days (Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, September 2007).
Interval training causes considerable muscle damage, so it usually leaves athletes sore the next day. Most trainers recommend exercising at a slower pace until the soreness disappears. That is why athletes usually follow each intense day with one or more easy days.
However, many competitions require an athlete to exercise flat out for several consecutive days. He/She may have to compete in multiple preliminary heats over several consecutive days to reach the finals.
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Remaining finals packed
with Americans
Posted August 30th, 2007 at 8:03 PM by Jamal Walker
Section: News & Results, Track & Field, Special Features, Live Race Coverage
In qualifying action, Americans once again advanced multiple athletes to several finals.
Team USA uniforms will fill half the lanes in Friday’s women’s 200m final. Coming off the curve strong, defending gold medalist Allyson Felix (Santa Clarita, Calif.) looked easy in winning Thursday’s first semifinal, running 22.21 to Olympic gold medalist Veronica Campbell’s 22.44. 2003 World Outdoor silver medalist Torri Edwards (Corona, Calif.) was third in 22.51 to advance as well. Sanya Richards (Austin, Texas) won Heat 2 in 22.50, with LaShaunte’a Moore (Akron, Ohio) fourth in 22.73 to advance.
Team USA’s distance runners continued to achieve more “firsts,” with three Americans qualifying for the men’s 5,000m final for the first time in World Championships history. Bernard Lagat (Tucson, Ariz.) showed no fatigue from his gold-medal performance in Wednesday night’s 1,500m final, easily advancing by placing third in Heat 1 of the 5 km semifinals in 13:46.57. In Heat 2, Matt Tegenkamp was third in 13:35.05 to automatically qualify, and Adam Goucher made in on time, placing eighth in 13:41.65.
A pair of Americans will be in Friday night’s final of the men’s 110m hurdles. Having arrived in Osaka Tuesday night as a last-minute replacement, David Payne (Cincinnati, Ohio) continued to amaze. The fourth-place finisher at the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships won the first of three men’s 110m hurdles semifinals in 13.19, earning a prime lane in Friday’s final. Leading from the gun, national champion Terrence Trammell (pictured) easily won Heat 2 in 13.23. David Oliver (Orlando, Fla.) was fourth in Heat 3 in 13.42 and did not make the final.
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Schedule of IAAF World Championship finals in Osaka
Posted August 22nd, 2007 at 9:35 AM by Jimmie R. Markham
Section: News & Results, Marathons, Track & Field
The meet of the season is nearly upon us … The 11th IAAF World Championships in Athletics begin in less than three days!!!
Here’s a list of all the finals in Osaka and the local (Japanese) time/day when they will take place (Note: Don’t worry! … We’ll provide a timetable of the events in EST for all of our American readers in the next day or two). The action begins right away on day one as the world marathon champion is crowned a little more than 2 hours after the 7:00am start time. Mubarak Hassan Shami of Qatar, with a world-leading time of 2:07:19 in 2007, should be the favorite, although 9 other men have broken 2:08 this season. Nine days (and 26 events) later, the meet culminates with the men’s 4×400m relay. The United States, having won the gold medal in the last 7 world championships (and 8 out of 10 total gold medals), should easily win that last event.
DAY ONE
8/25 @ 7:00 - Marathon (Men)
8/25 @ 20:20 - Shot Put (Men)
8/25 @ 21:50 - 10,000m (Women)
DAY TWO
8/26 @ 8:00 - 20km Race Walking (Men)
8/26 @ 19:45 - Shot Put (Women)
8/26 @ 22:20 - 100m (Men)
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