30 YEARS OF RUNNING
A distant day of February 1991, when I was 15 years old, I put on some running shoes and went running for the first time of my own free will…. Read more »
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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 »
THE ROLE OF RUNNING AMONG THE TARAHUMARA
Copper Canyons Marathon, in Urique The Tarahumara came to worldwide attention specially after the book “Born to Run”, by Christopher McDougall, which was published in 2009. More recently Lorena Ramírez… Read more »
WHAT MAKES ETHIOPIAN AND KENYAN LONG-DISTANCE RUNNERS TO STAND OUT?
Kenyan runners Geoffrey Mutai and Dennis Kimetto at the Berlin Marathon 2012 For quite some time runners from Kenya and Ethiopia have shone in athletics at international level, especially in… Read more »
PHILOSOPHY AND MARATHON RUNNING: SHARING A COMMON GROUND?
Photo by Jeremy Perkins (Unsplash) Philosophy and running may look as very different activities, but below the surface they share a common ground. Based on a recent article we will… Read more »
OFF-ROAD RUNNING (II): HILL RUNNING, ORIENTEERING, OBSTACLES, CROSS-COUNTRY AND ULTRAMARATHON
Off-road running types and characteristics We continue with our recap of the main off-road running varieties. For a summary check the summary image that accompanies this post. Hill running… 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 »
LONG-DISTANCE RUNNING IN CHILDREN
Physical inactivity is one of the main causes of chronic disease and premature death in the world. Consequently, exercise is usually recommended at all ages. Children practicing regular exercise have… 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 »