FUNCHAL-MADEIRA ISLAND MARATHON (20/01/19 – 74)
Running “numbers” and race panel Desktop office (bag pick-up) January is not a month with many marathons to choose from in Europe, as weather conditions are quite hard. Other years… Read more »
Monthly Archives: January 2019
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (VII) – Paris 1924: “ALBIN” STENROOS (1889-1971)
After the 1900 Olympic Games, Paris would be the first place to hold the Olympics twice. “Citius, Altius, Fortius” (or “Faster, Higher, Stronger”) became the motto for the Olympics for… Read more »
THE ATHLETE´S HEART (2/2): PATHOLOGICAL CARDIAC ENLARGEMENT AND SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH
It is important to differentiate if a cardiac enlargement is pathological, or a physiological adaptation to sport practice. Cardiac magnetic resonance is useful to assess myocardial thickness, chamber volumes, tissue… Read more »
THE ATHLETE´S HEART (1/2): PHYSICAL CHANGES AND CARDIAC OUTPUT
Around the end of the XIX century we find the earliest studies on the heart and sports practice, when it was reported cardiac enlargement among Nordic skiers (Henschen) and university… Read more »
SIS GO Isotonic Energy Gel (60 mL)
SIS GO Energy gels (front) SIS GO Energy gels (back) I have been using for a while these gels as my energy source during long competitions, especially in the… Read more »