METABOLISM CHANGES INDUCED BY RUNNING A MARATHON
Photo by Miguel A Amutio (Unsplash) Marathon popularity has been growing unstoppable during the last years, at least until the Covid-19 appearance, that has casted a shadow over a booming… Read more »
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MARATHON PACING (II): MEN vs. WOMEN
As we talked in our previous post there are different pacing strategies (negative, positive, even and variable), and they are differently used in marathon and half-marathon races, and between young… Read more »
MARATHON PACING (I): AGE INFLUENCE AND STRATEGIES
Long distance sport events involve pacing, that can be defined as the distribution of energy reserves and speed through the whole race. The main pacing strategies are: Negative pacing, with… Read more »
BACK TO THE PAST: MAPOMA 2000, A MARATHONIAN DEBUT
Given that it will be a while before we can return to compete in a “normal” way, we have decided from these pages to revisit some past races. In… Read more »
PRE-MARATHON DIET: CAN IT AFFECT OUR RACE RESULT?
The marathon is a physically demanding activity that induces muscle and cardiac damage. The exercise-induced muscle damage, or EIMD, releases components from the damaged muscles on the bloodstream, especially creatine… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXII) – Seoul 1988: ROSA MOTA (1958-)
Rosa Mota in Seoul 1988 “It was the Greek gods who chose me to be a marathon runner” Rosa Mota Seoul was chosen as… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XXI) – Los Angeles 1984: CARLOS LOPES (1947-)
“More than being first, hero is who knows to give everything, and inside him, go further” Carlos Lopes Los Angeles was chosen as host for the Olympics for a second… Read more »
MARATHON OLYMPIC CHAMPIONS (XX) – Los Angeles 1984: JOAN BENOIT (1957-)
“There’s not a better feeling than when you have found that moment of balance and harmony when both running and life come together. Then you know why you run and… Read more »
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 »
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 »