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Lead Stories: Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Quote of the Day: 11/23/07

Posted November 23rd, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Andrew Goodman

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“Then where does the power come from, to see the race to its end? From within.”

- Chariots of Fire

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Quote of the Day: 11/20/07

Posted November 20th, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Jeanie Rebb

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“If I can’t win, I won’t run!”

“If you don’t run, you can’t win.”

- Chariots of Fire

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Quote of the Day: 10/11/07

Posted October 11th, 2007 at 6:00 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Motivation, Famous Quotes

“There is no time to think about how much I hurt; there is only time to run.”

- Ben Logsdon

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USATF: Fans can win with AT&T text promotion

Posted June 22nd, 2007 at 5:42 PM by Jamal Walker

Section: News & Results, Track & Field

Thanks to AT&T Wireless, fans can take part in the most anticipated event of the 2007 AT&T USA Outdoor Championships this weekend, the AT&T men’s 200 meters. That race is expected to feature four of the six fastest men in the history of the event - Xavier Carter (#2), Wallace Spearmon (#3), Tyson Gay (#5) and Walter Dix (#6) - as well as the 2004 Olympic gold medalist, Shawn Crawford, and 400-meter gold medalist Jeremy Wariner.

Now fans have a chance to win great prizes. Just text the word RUN to 8833 on your AT&T wireless phone and you will be entered for chance to win a technology upgrade that includes a 52″ Plasma HDTV, a laptop computer, an AT&T wireless cell phone and an Xbox 360. Also, you will be assigned a lane in the final of the men’s 200 meters on Sunday.Be sure to tune in on Sunday on NBC from 1pm to 3pm EST time to see if your lane is the winner. For official rules visit: www.attblueroom.com/teamusa
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Reasons to Run Boston

Posted April 13th, 2007 at 6:59 AM by Martin Kennedy

Section: Motivation

Why run Boston? Check out this 5 minute video and it’ll be crystal clear

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Do triathletes get injured more often than one-sport athletes?

Posted March 12th, 2007 at 12:29 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Cross Training, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab

Triathletes are injured only about one third as often as marathon runners even though they do far more work in their program of swimming, cycling and running. Training intelligently for three sports is less likely to injure you than training very hard for one. Training is limited by damage to skeletal muscles.

Every time you exercise, your muscles develop small tears with bleeding. It takes at least 48 hours for muscles to heal from exercise. Each sport stresses a particular group of muscles most. Marathon runners who train every day stress the same muscles and often do not allow adequate time to recover from the previous day’s workout, so they are at increased risk for injury.

Top triathletes train in different sports on consecutive days. Running stresses the lower leg muscles most, cycling stresses the upper leg muscles most and swimming stresses the arms and shoulders most. Triathletes usually set up a workout schedule that includes two sports on one day and one on the next.
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Six “running-centric” strides to help the environment

Posted March 12th, 2007 at 10:30 AM by Paul Petersen

Section: Columns, SPOTLIGHT

Al Gore’s “An Inconvenient Truth” was a powerful and enlightening documentary. While viewing it in the theater last year, I was inspired by the tips that rolled during the ending credits on how to take action and make a positive environmental impact. As the movie’s website phrases it:

“You have the power to make a difference. Small changes to your daily routine can add up to big changes in helping to stop global warming.”

This statement both challenged and motivated me. Changes need to come from both the top-down and the bottom-up. It’s not just national and state governments’ responsibility to fix problems, but also my own! Personal responsibility is a powerful concept in the workplace, in our relationships, and yes, in the environment.

While there are many methods for making a positive difference in the environment through day-to-day living, my “running-centric” view of life leads me to relate everything to running. So I pondered the question, what can I do as a runner to aid the environment in which I live and play? Below are some of the ideas I came up with …
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TFS Podcast 1: Interview with legendary coach Jeff Galloway

Posted January 11th, 2007 at 7:00 AM by Adam Jacobs

Section: Special Features, Interviews, Podcasts

I was honored to have Jeff Galloway, author of the best-selling running book in U.S. history, join me for The Final Sprint’s very first podcast.

Jeff, now 61 years old, has completed 131 marathons, trained more than 200,000 athletes and continues to inspire millions of runners around the world. Download the podcast to learn more about Jeff’s renowned strategies for staying injury free and achieving your goals!

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Host: Adam Jacobs
Guest: Jeff Galloway
Producer: Greg Cherniet
Music: Ryan Ahlwardt & Darnell Perkins
File size: 38.6MB
Length: 00:28:44

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Why you should run faster

Posted December 31st, 2006 at 4:00 PM by Hariz Siddiqui

Section: Running & Training, Training Tips

If you don’t run very fast in practice, you won’t be able to run very fast in races.

At the University of Copenhagen, Danish scientists studied experienced runners who had been running 60 miles a week at a fast pace. One group was told to cut their mileage in half to only 30 miles a week, but to run a series of around 50 to 100 yard dashes as fast as they could. The other group continued running 60 miles a week at a fast pace. Runners who ran fewer miles at a faster pace had a 7 percent improvement in their body’s maximal ability to take in and use oxygen.
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