VALENCIA MARATHON 2020 “ELITE EDITION”: A WAY TO TOKYO 2021?
Course of the Valencia Marathon 2020 Like so many other marathons at world level, the 2020 Valencia marathon has had its agenda altered by the Covid-19. As with London and… Read more »
Monthly Archives: November 2020
HEAT STRESS DIFFERENCES BETWEEN RUNNING A MARATHON AND AN ULTRA-MARATHON
Peggy & Marco Lachmann-Anke (Pixabay) Marathon and ultra-marathon differ not only in the distance, but also and more importantly on the length of the event. Additionally, many of these events… Read more »
MENTAL TOUGHNESS IN ELITE ULTRA-MARATHONERS
Hurt100 2017 (Evan Berti) Participation in ultra-endurance events has been growing continuously over the years, although research focused on them is scarce when comparing with other popular events such as… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXVII) – Atlanta 1996: JOSIA THUGWANE (1971?-)
Josia Thugwane “Uma ufuna ukuba uphumelele, hkohlwa konke” (in native Zulu) (“If you want to succeed, forget everything”) Josia Thugwane As we mentioned in our previous post about Fatuma Roba´s… Read more »
SPORTS RECOVERY USING CRYOTHERAPY AND PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS (PCM)
Photo by Carabo Spain (Pixabay) High-intensity exercise usually causes muscle damage, or EIMD (Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage). It is accompanied by strength loss, soreness, oxidative stress and inflammation, factors that cause… Read more »
THREE DAYS IN THE INTERIOR OF PORTUGAL: SERRA DA ESTRELA AND MONSANTO
With the travel limitations of Covid-19, the general trend has been to look for “proximity” destinations. The interior of Portugal offers many areas of interest. Thus, one of them was… Read more »