THE FIRST WOMEN OF SPANISH ATHLETICS
Early 600 metres women´s race The dawn of Spanish women’s athletics can be traced back to 1929, when a few women in Madrid and Catalonia decided to make their way… Read more »
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MENSTRUAL CYCLE AND SPORTS PERFORMANCE
The number of women practicing any type of exercise has increased a lot during the last decades, not only as a way of doing physical activity, but also at professional… Read more »
ACHILLES TENDON AND MARATHON RUNNING
Photo by Anne Nygard (Unsplash) Regular moderate aerobic exercise, as running, offers many benefits, but it may also cause musculoskeletal injuries, often in the lower limbs. Among them, injuries on… Read more »
ZARATAN MARATHON (20/12/2020 – 93)
Runners on marathon day 1 In these strange days with “normal” marathon races forbidden we have come to appreciate the different ones, and we are not talking about the virtual… Read more »
GPS PRECISION IN MARATHON RACES
Once technology has entered sports practice, GPS watches have become one of the most common devices, especially in running. GPS watches provide useful information. Pace, distance and height are usual… Read more »
Book: SCIENCE OF RUNNING (Chris Napier, 2020, 224 pages)
Cover of “Science of Funning” Don´t let the title of this book take you off. There is science, true, but it goes much further. Have a look to the contents… Read more »
CARRIAGE SYSTEMS FOR RUNNING: COMPARISON BETWEEN HANDHELD BOTTLES, WAIST BELTS AND BACKPACKS
Photo by Brian Erickson (Unsplash) Appropriate fluid and nutritional intakes are essential to maintain performance in sport competitions. Among them, runners, especially in long-distance events, often carry their own supplies… Read more »
HARVEST MARATHON(S) (November 2020 – 91 & 92)
Sunset over the Duero river Conchuela Bridge With all the restrictions due to the perimetral confinements the fact of being able to run a marathon goes beyond expectations. It could… Read more »
RECORD NUMBERS FOR VALENCIA MARATHON 2020
Half marathon In the half marathon Kenya’s Kibiwott Kandie set a WR in the men’s category by stopping the clock at 57.32. Thus, he broke the record set by his… Read more »
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 »