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Video — Season 2, Episode 1 — Specialty Running Stores
It's time for the kick-off of Season 2 of our video series and here's episode 1. Coaches Joe English and Dean Hebert are back and the conversations are ON! In the first episode of the season, the coaches catch up on things since the last time they were together and then they get down to business. On this episode, they talk about the value of specialty running stores: -- Why should you visit a running store to buy shoes -- Shoe fitting services -- Shoes for core runners -- Stores as the center of their running community -- Ways the people ...
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Subscribe in a reader FB.init("ea1fa4cb9a56468b11726b49618827e0");Running Advice and News on Facebook Welcome to Running Advice and News -- your source for timely information about marathon running, triathlon and ultra-running. Running Advice and News publishes articles nearly every day in our two main areas: training advice and news. Our training advice articles offer insight from professional running coaches Joe English and Dean Hebert. We answer your questions and offer guidance into improving your performance, whether it be your first marathon or your 100th triathlon. Our news articles keep you up to date on the most important races in the sports of marathon running, ...
Broadcasts — 2009 New York City Marathon Television and Internet Coverage
The 2009 ING New York City Marathon is coming up Sunday morning November 1st, 2009. This should be one of the most exciting races of the year to watch, with Paula Radcliffe, Ryan Hall, and many others featured in the world's largest marathon. If you've never watched the New York City Marathon, sit yourself down with some popcorn and get ready for some excitement. I find that the images from the start of the race are particularly inspiring as those 42,000 runners take off over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Here is all of the information that you'll need to watch the ...
Video — Tapering for the Marathon
It's time for Episode 16 in our series and this time we're at a new location: our backyard pool. No, this one's not about swimming or cross-training, but we're talking about recovery for the next couple of weeks. We kick off this section of our discussion talking about tapering for the marathon. In this episode: -- What's a taper? -- Does everyone need to taper? -- How long should a taper be? -- What should you do during the taper? -- Was Coach Dean's year-long taper a good idea? This video is part of our Desert Series, in which Coaches Joe English and Dean Hebert get their ...
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Video — The quality vs. quantity debate; Are more miles better?
It's time for Episode 8 in our Desert Series and this week we tackle one of our favorite and most controversial topics: quality vs. quantity. Hey, running more miles MUST be better for me, since I'm a marathon runner, right? Wrong. This week we talk about: -- Quantity vs. Quality -- Why more in not always better -- Risks and benefits of running more miles -- Why elite marathon runners should run more than you -- What is running efficiency? -- Improving efficiency and avoiding injuries This video is part of our Desert Series, in which Coaches Joe English and Dean Hebert ...
Broadcasts — 2009 Ironman World Championships from Kona, Hawaii
The 2009 Ironman World Championships is coming up this Saturday, October 10th 2009. The world's best Iron-distance triathletes will compete for world titles in Kona, Hawaii on the most famous pf triathlon race venues. As has been the case for many years, the event will be not be telecast live, but rather shown in at a special time on the NBC network in December. However, the event will covered be live webcasts on the Internet from the universalsports.com and ironnmanlive.com web-sites. Here are the details for viewing the race: Global Internet Coverage The race will be broadcast live on the Internet on ...
Video — Focus for Runners and the Headphone Debate
It's time for episode 15 in our Desert Series of discussions about running. We're still at the track at in Mesa, Arizona and this week we're talking about focus. This one might be one of the more controversial episodes as we also offer our thoughts on the debate about wearing headphones during workouts and races. And yes, both Coaches Joe and Dean give their thoughts on the issue, but you'll have to watch to find out what they say. In this episode: -- Focus -- what is it and why is it important? -- Why should runners have a focus during ...
Broadcasts — 2009 New York City Marathon Television and Internet Coverage
The 2009 ING New York City Marathon is coming up Sunday morning November 1st, 2009. This should be one of the most exciting races of the year to watch, with Paula Radcliffe, Ryan Hall, and many others featured in the world's largest marathon. If you've never watched the New York City Marathon, sit yourself down with some popcorn and get ready for some excitement. I find that the images from the start of the race are particularly inspiring as those 42,000 runners take off over the Verrazano Narrows Bridge. Here is all of the information that you'll need to watch the ...
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Video – Season 2 – Episode 19 — Supporting Young Runners
Hello runners and parents of runners! Yes, this week Coaches Joe English and Dean Hebert are back talking about all things running and this episode goes out to the parents of young runners. There are lots of things that we can do — both right and wrong — to support our kids in their athletic pursuits. Let’s talk about some of them this week.
On this week’s episode:
— What kinds of language can we use with young runners?
— What types of things are well received by teenagers?
— What should we or shouldn’t we say to encourage high-school and teen runners?
— How can we help young people get motivated and develop a life-long affinity with sports?
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Training — How much running is too much for teens?
Coach Dean Hebert
My daughter runs on a local cross country team. They start running every morning in the summer, 3 miles to 4 miles a day. In August they begin running 4-6 miles a day with races every weekend. In September they begin running 4-5 miles in the mornings and 3-5 miles in the afternoons. They had a retreat over the weekend and ran 20 miles of practice. Every year by this time of year…. the girls team of about 15 members, ages 13 years old to 18 years old at least 1-2 girls have stress fractures in their legs. Are they being trained too hard? Is this too intense for this age group? Marki
The proof is in the pudding. Though teen runners are more likely to encounter injuries due to their initial lack of conditioning and lack of year round training something like stress fractures at that rate is extreme. In all my years of coaching runners of all ages (including teen girls) I would be exaggerating if the incidence of stress fractures are 1 in 100 (or more) per year. 1-2 out of 15 is indeed excessive.
The rule of thumb is still to increase mileage about 10% per week. So let’s do the math together. If the team runs everyday 3 or 4 miles per day then they are running 15-28 miles per week to start out. By September, they are running as much as 8-10 miles per day, which is 50-70 miles per week! And add to that 20 miles in a single weekend retreat. This would be a lot of miles even for marathon runners, but the question I have is for what purpose are all these miles being run? Their cross-country race is only 5k!
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Track and Field — McCorory sets 400m American record
DOHA, Qatar – Hampton University standout Francena McCorory set an American record in the women’s 400 meters Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
McCorory won her second-consecutive NCAA Indoor 400m title, running an American record time of 50.54 seconds. Her time eclipsed Diane Dixon’s nineteen-year-old record of 50.64, set back in 1991. It also surpassed Natasha Hastings collegiate record of 50.80 from 2007.
For more information on Francena McCorory and the 2010 NCAA Indoor Championships, click here.
Source: USATF
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Races — Runner dies at Rock N Roll Dallas Half-marathon
Dallas,TX — According to multiple sources, a runner died today after finishing the Rock N Roll Half-marathon in Dallas. This was the inaugural running of the new Rock N Roll series event. According to USA Today, 32 year-old Mark Austry of Lantana, Texas collapsed at the finish-line and died.
While the number of runners who die in marathons is very small, there have been a number of deaths at races over the last year, including at the Dallas White Rock Marathon, Country Music Marathon, Baltimore Marathon, Manitoba Marathon and the Rock N Roll San Jose Half-marathon all in 2009. In 2009, nearly 468,000 full-marathon finishes were recorded in just the United States alone according to research done by marathonguide.com. The number is substantially larger when adding half-marathon finishes. For comparison, the established rate of sudden death is 0.8 deaths per 100,000 with marathons and the rate is 1.5 per 100,000 finishes in triathlons, according to analysis of more than 2,800 USA Triathlon events by Kevin Harris, M.D., of the Minneapolis Heart Institute at Abbott Northwestern Hospital, and colleagues.
There are a number of common reasons for runner deaths in marathons. In races run in cool weather, the most common causes are undiagnosed heart conditions or previously undetected heart disease. You can read more about the causes of marathon deaths in our article “Why do marathon runners die during marathons?”
We also discussed this topic in an episode of our weekly video show last year. You can watch the episode below.
Season 1 — Episode 26 — The Death Episode from Joe English on Vimeo.
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Training — Tips for developing your kick at the end of a running race
Coach Joe English
What we’re talking about here is the following scenario. Let’s say you’re in a 5K road race. You’ve made it through the first 2.5 miles and you’ve found yourself in one of two situations: 1) you’ve just caught up to someone ahead of you and you decide to overtake them, or 2) someone has just caught you and you need to decide whether you are going to challenge them.
These present themselves somewhat differently. In the case of catching someone, you’ll likely have the element of positive energy and adrenaline that may take over and carry you forward. If you’re being passed, you’ll have to first make a split-second decision as to why you’re being passed (are you slowing down or did the person behind you speed up, for example) and defensively decide what to do. In either case, let’s assume that we’re 1/2 mile from the finish-line and we’ve decided to go for it. It will now come down to what you did to prepare and how you play the next 30 seconds!
Those first 30 seconds
Those first 30 seconds are so critical, because you have the ability to blow the whole finish of your race apart in how you react. As we’ll get to in talking about your training, you must have trained at higher speeds to be able to sustain higher speeds over more than a period of a few seconds. If you haven’t done that training and you pick up your pace to a speed that you can’t sustain (let’s call it a ’sprint’ for now), you’re likely going to carry that speed for about 30 seconds or so and then dramatically slow down. In fact, you’ll probably slow down to a speed even slower than you were running before you took off — because you will have plunged yourself into oxygen deficit and will be suddenly panting or find your muscles screaming at you.
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Track and Field — Oregon’s Eaton breaks heptathlon world record at NCAA’s
DOHA, Qatar – University of Oregon senior Ashton Eaton set a world record on his way to winning his second-consecutive NCAA title Saturday at the NCAA Indoor Track & Field Championships at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, Ark.
Eaton beat 1996 Olympic gold medalist Dan O’Brien’s world record when he scored 6,499 points over two days this weekend. O’Brien’s previous record of 6,476 was set back in 1993 when Eaton was just five years old.
In seven events over two days, Eaton had five personal bests: 60m (6.71), 60mH (7.86), high jump (2.11m/6-11), long jump (7.73m/25-4.5) and 1,000m (2:23.67). He also had marks of 13.12m/43-0.5 in the shot put and 5.10m/16-8.75 in the pole vault.
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Races — New Rock N Roll Dallas Half Marathon Debuts This Weekend
DALLAS, TX –- An elite field of Texas athletes will lead approximately 13,000 registered runners at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Dallas Half Marathon, benefiting Susan G. Komen for the Cure, on Sunday, March 14. The new event has drawn entrants from 47 states and 10 countries.
“It’s going to be a fast course and very scenic,” said Kari Logan, Event Director. “The route provides a good foot tour of the city and we’re looking forward to hosting some of the fastest athletes in Texas and we should see a fantastic race.”
The half-marathon will feature a $12,000 prize purse split evenly between the men and women. The elite race will feature a rematch of November’s thrilling half-marathon in San Antonio where Westly Keating edged out Shadrack Songok in a photo finish. Both runners made their half-marathon debuts with identical times of 1 hour, 5 minutes, 24 seconds after racing the entire 13.1-mile distance stride-for-stride.
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Video – Season 2 – Episode 18 – Marathons and Young Runners
Welcome once again runners. It’s time for another episode with Coaches Joe and Dean. This one goes out to the youngsters out there that might be thinking about running a marathon. Our topic this week is young runners and the marathon.
On this week’s episode:
— How old should you be to run a marathon or half-marathon?
— What distances should high-schoolers be racing?
— How long should the longest runs be for younger runners?
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Cross-country — DiCrescenzo, King lead team USA at 2010 NACAC Cross Country Championships
TOBAGO – Delilah DiCrescenzo (New York, N.Y.) and Max King (Bend, Ore.) each won the individual open women’s and men’s titles to lead Team USA to the respective open team titles Saturday at the sixth annual North America, Central America and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) Cross Country Championships at the Mt. Irvine Resort in Tobago.
The NACAC Championships contested races for the open men’s 8 km, open women’s 6 km, junior men’s 6 km and junior women’s 4 km.
King took charge early to win the open men’s 8 km in 23 minutes, 49 seconds, leading the U.S. squad to a perfect score of 10 points. Michael Spence (Ogden, Utah) finished 17 seconds behind King for the runner-up position while Bobby Mack (Raleigh, N.C.) and Thomas Kloos (San Francisco, Calif.) rounded out the scoring places for Team USA, running 24:26 and 24:34 for third and fourth-place respectively. Stephen Furst (Raleigh, N.C.) ran 24:46 for sixth-place overall. Mexico took the runner-up team position with 34 points.
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Racing — Wardian takes 50KM National Title
Michael Wardian (Arlington, Va.), won his third straight USA 50 km Championships on Sunday, running 2:55:50 at the Caumsett State Park 50K in Huntington N.Y, according to the USA Track and Field organization. Yolanda Flamino (Hancock, N.H.) won the overall women’s title in 3:34:26.
Annette Bednosky, (Jefferson, N.C.), finished second overall in the women’s race as she captured the masters women’s title in 3:43:48, while Scott Jaime (Highlands Ranch, Colo.) took the masters men’s crown in 3:13:25.
This year’s event was hosted by USATF Long Island and was held for the fifth consecutive year in Caumsett State Historic Park, the fourth largest of Long Island’s 25 state parks. The park boasts 1,500 acres and is located 35 miles from New York City. The USA 50 km Championship will be held at Caumsett for the next two years.
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Season 2 – Episode 19 – Supporting Young Runners
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- Training — Tips for developing your kick at the end of a running race
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- Races — New Rock N Roll Dallas Half Marathon Debuts This Weekend
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