Here’s an interesting article, it’s rather old, but great reading nonetheless,
Europe’s barefoot champion
The last sentence is thought provoking: I wonder how long it will be before another champion does it without shoes.
Running pace conversions, mph, kph, min per mile
Online calculators are great, but sometimes it’s quicker and easier to refer to a simple chart.
We’ve created one that covers speeds from 4 mph to 13mph and will convert into kph, mins per mile, mins per km, 400m lap times and the more common race distances.
Want to know how long your 5k will take if you run at 5 miles per hour? Or how fast you’ll have to run each mile to run a marathon
Another plantar fasciitis success story?
Here’s another one of those interesting stories to encourage frustrated plantar fasciitis sufferers; there are treatments that are not aligned with conventional ideas.
Stumbled across your barefoot experiment via the Runner’s World forum. Great stuff!
Anyway, I have a good neutral running style and I’m a forefoot striker…
I picked up Plantar
Mo Farah and barefoot running
Good to see Mo Farah winning the New York City half marathon on Sunday in a new British record of 60.23. Since announcing last month that he is moving to the US, Farah has achieved some remarkable results: European 5000m indoor record, European indoor 3000m champion, and now a new British Half Marathon record.
Mo is now coached by Alberto Salazar who won 3 consecutive New York Marathons in
More on ice baths
As usual, the popular press report what they think will sell the papers, the results being half a story; my previous post is a great example.
It’s worth going to the horses mouth, looking at the English Institute of Sport’s news, gives us a little more info.
“In competition scenarios ice baths are beneficial because athletes are required to perform again in close succession so their
Ice baths, maybe more harm than good?
According to a report in the Daily Mail, the popular treatment for mashed legs — ice baths — might be doing us more harm than good.
‘scientists at the English Institute of Sport said the practice can also limit the growth and strengthening of muscle fibres, which is a key goal of training.’
The full research paper is due to be published soon, watch this space …