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Lead Stories: Monday, October 13, 2008

Training to Run Faster

Posted February 12th, 2008 at 9:30 AM by Jeremy Sussman

Section: Health & Fitness, Exercise

If you don’t run very fast in practice, you won’t be able to run very fast in races. The following article is written by Dr. Gabe Mirkin, MD, who explains that jogging will decrease your chances for injury, but will not improve your run time.

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.

To read the full entry, visit our partner publication: HesFit.com

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Study: Elite Athletes Susceptible to Common Illness

Posted January 29th, 2008 at 12:30 PM by Megan Hueter

Section: News & Results, Health & Fitness

Although often perceived as the healthiest of us all, elite athletes may not be as good as fighting off common illnesses as we would think.

Tests among the saliva levels of high level athletes are proving useful in helping scientists understand more about the immune system.

To read more, visit ScienceDaily.com.

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