THE MARATHON GAMES: SPANISH RANKINGS
With the extra time that some of us have been granted by government, we decided to map the marathon “maniacs” efforts from the Spanish runners. To do so we used… Read more »
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INJURY PREVENTION DURING MARATHON TRAINING
Photo by Yuri Catalano (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been steadily growing over recent years. Unfortunately, with long-distance running sometimes also come the undesired injuries, often located in the lower limbs…. Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XIX) – Moscow 1980: WALDEMAR CIERPINSKI (1950-)
Cierpinski finishing the marathon Cierpinski in the podium with Nijboer in the background The Olympics in Moscow 1980 were marked by the boycott of 66 countries to protest the Soviet-Afghan… Read more »
SELF-ESTEEM FOR LIFE AND SPORT
Self-esteem is the assessment that we have about ourselves, in other words, our self-evaluation. This feeling is important for everyone´s daily life and even more in the world of sports,… Read more »
BIOMECHANICAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN TREADMILL AND OVERGROUND RUNNING
Running treadmills are present in almost every gym, and besides training they are also used for research and clinical purposes. In the United States a survey showed that 17% of… Read more »
STRONGER (2017, D Gordon Green, 119min)
With so many races cancelled it looks that there is going to be some extra time available, and maybe watching a movie is not the worst option. We propose the… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XVIII) – Montreal 1976: WALDEMAR CIERPINSKI (1950-)
Cierpinski in 1976 Montreal 1976 gold medal Montreal won unexpectedly the vote that decided the organiser for the 1976 Olympics. The favourites had been Moscow and Los Angeles, that would… Read more »
MARATHON MANIACS: PURSUING FINISH LINES INSTEAD OF FINISH TIMES
Picture by Joshua J Cotten (Unsplash) During the 1970s the marathon transitioned from an elite competitive event to one with a recreational appeal, as a result of the known as… Read more »
MARATHON BP CASTELLÓ (16/02/2020 – 88)
Just about to start Score: 5 / 5 Pros: flat course; good parking facilities. Cons: none we can think of. Castelló marathon was celebrating its 10th anniversary, and it seemed… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XVII) – Munich 1972: FRANK SHORTER (1947-)
Shorter winning the marathon Munich 1972 Shorter (1974) Munich was selected to host the 1972 Olympics over bids from Montreal, Madrid and Detroit. It was the second time Germany was… Read more »