How To Increase Your Stride Length

A good article on how to increase your stride length by a fellow Tweeter! Take a few minutes to read and you may learn an important item or two!

How To Increase Your Stride Length

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McDaniels, Dumervil, and Orton news conference

Denver Broncos news conference after the Browns game.


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Flagstaff was well represented at the Imogene Pass Run

A tough race that saw Flagstaff very well represented at the start and finish lines. Runners from Flagstaff took home 13 medals overall, very nice work everyone!

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Anton Krupicka training video

How do you prepare for a 100 mile race? I have no clue, but ultra running sensation Anton Krupicka gives you a look inside his training (hint no more 200 mile weeks).






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Ryan Hall Philly video

Here is a video of Ryan Hall before the Philly half marathon.



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Wet footprint test, not so fast!

For years now the "wet footprint test (or just footprint test)" has been used to determine the correct shoe for each person. New studies show that may not be needed, or any other footprint test.

After using the footprint test and random distribution of shoes for no specific reason, the study found injuries to be equal among both groups. I have worn many different types of shoes, cushioned, stability, motion controlled (really don't like those though), and minimalist (Nike Free, Puma consesis, etc) and never had any injuries related to the shoes. Some may say that my lingering hip injury is related to shoes, but it is structural and muscular issues.

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Haile Gebrselassie won the real, -Berlin Marathon

STARSTRUCK

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Coach Jack Daniels talks High School recruiting

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Africans fearful of IAAF changes - Universal Sports

I dont really see the point in these changes other than to try and level the field somewhat, like golf courses "Tiger proofing" themselves trying to make it harder for Tiger Woods to win.

Africans fearful of IAAF changes - Universal Sports

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California native Brett Gotcher has surfed to the top of the running world since moving to Flagstaff.

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The immaculate deflection

Video of the catch! ! ! ! !


Brandon Stokley, right place, right time!!! Lets go BRONCOS!!!

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Menthol improves performance in heat...or is it the brain?

Another study on how your brain influences fatigue on your body. It is mental peeps.

Sports Science Update: Menthol Swilling Improves Exercise Performance In The Heat
Matt Fitzgerald



New study provides further proof that endurance fatigue is regulated by the brain.

Past research by Toby Mundel at Massey University in New Zealand has shown that cold fluids consumed during exercise in a hot environment improve performance more than warmer drinks. You might assume that cold drinks achieve this effect by keeping the body cooler. But there’s another possible explanation that Mundel explored in a new study.

In this new study, nine subjects rode stationary bikes to exhaustion at moderate intensity in a hot environment on two separate occasions. They were given a fixed amount of cool water to drink during both rides, but during one ride they were also given a menthol solution to swill and spit out every 10 minutes, while in the other they were given a placebo to swill and spit. Menthol, as you probably know, creates a perception of coolness on the tongue. Mundel wanted to see if swilling a menthol solution might improve endurance performance in the heat by essentially tricking the brain into thinking the body was cooler than it really was.

And guess what? It did. Eight of the nine subjects rode 9 to 12 percent longer in the menthol ride. While their body temperature was the same in both rides, the menthol ride felt easier to them.

This fascinating finding provides further evidence in support of the notion that the brain determines when fatigue occurs during exercise based on feedback signals from the body. The brain uses this information to predict how long exercise can continue before a catastrophic physiological breakdown (such as overheating) will occur and forcing the athlete to stop short of this point.

This effect is mediated on a conscious level through perception of effort. It is now understood that the feeling of fatigue is fatigue itself. This is why exercise performance can be enhanced through manipulations that affect the perception of effort without affecting any physiological parameters such as heart rate, blood lactate level, etc.

Published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, Mundel’s new study is similar to previous work by Asker Jeukendrup, who showed that swilling and spitting out a carbohydrate solution enhances exercise performance by stimulating a reward center in the brain and thereby reducing perceived effort.

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So what do you do when the world champ Semenya 'is a hermaphrodite'?

VIDEO: Semenya 'is a hermaphrodite'

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Registration lottery

Think it is hard to get in your local marathon? Even a lottery marathon like Chicago or New York? Try the Tokyo marathon. Over 272,000 applied for 32,000 spots.

Thanks to Japan running news, for the news!

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Matt Tegenkamp prepares for the worlds

Matt Tegenkamp trains then runs 12:58.56 for 5,000 meters, fourth American ever under 13:00,

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NAU sweeps Kyte Classic cross country titles

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