Two Studies Look at How Men and Women Benefit from Super Shoes
World Athletics looked into eight years of performance improvements, and some crazy statisticians from Cornell reviewed thousands of web photos — and they have numbers.
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Amby Burfoot
Amby Burfoot has been running and writing about running for more than a half century. He won the Boston Marathon in 1968, and has run it another 23 times, including in 2018, which marked the 50th anniversary of his win. He has also completed the same Thanksgiving Day 5-mile in Connecticut 57 years in a row. Burfoot joined Runner’s World magazine in 1978, and became executive editor in 1985, holding the position for almost two decades. He has written a half-dozen books including First Ladies of Running and Run Forever.
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5-Decades Sub 3-Hour Marathoners Analyzed
Physiology journal report reveals how lifetime sub 3-hour marathoners declined less than 7% per decade.
New 10-Year Study Confirms Super Shoe Effect
Marathoners ran 1-2% faster in super shoes and women benefited more than men in analysis of four World Marathon Majors.
Big Data Reveals New Marathon Training Approaches
Tracking what successful marathoners actually do reveals new optimal training patterns of hard weeks and easy weeks.
Beyond Miles Per Week: A New and Improved Way to Monitor Your Training
By measuring biomechanical stress, you may be able to reduce injuries and improve training and racing, says a new paper.
Ketone Esters, Once a British Olympic “Secret,” Now Widely Available
But do they work to improve endurance performance? The evidence, so far, is mixed.
High-Carb Diet Outperforms Low-Carb in Endurance Study
Australian researchers confirmed results of a previous trial finding that endurance athletes seem to train and race best on high-carb diets.
Hands On Knees Is Best Recovery Posture
New research supports what many runners do naturally, instead of the conventional wisdom that you should stay upright.