Friday, October 6, 2017

Weekly RunDown #57

George Young
(Courtesy Gay Cohen)
The races took care of themselves - I got to where I looked forward to them because the pain didn't last as long. 
George Young

Interview with George Young Bronze medalist in the 3000m steeplechase at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico city.  Here is another article on him.

Aleksandr Sorokin of Lithuania won the Spartathlon in Greece in 22:04.  That means that Yiannis Kouros is still the only person to run the 153 miles in under 22 hours and he did it 4 times(1983, 1984, 1986 & 1990) with a best of 20:25 in 1984.  In 1983 he ran 20:29 and was so fast he was accused of cheating so came back and ran faster.  Here is an article from the 1985 January/February UltraRunning Magazine that asks "How Good is Yiannis Kouros."  By the way our very own Will Rivera, owner of Running Soles in Elizabethtown KY finished in 70th place in 31:19:49

Thoughts on 2-A-Days - should you or shouldn't you

Race report on the Bear 100 from an 8 time finisher

Wonder how many other Barkley finishers would do Kona in the same year, how about every - John Kelly is and here is his look at his training for it

Are you overtraining?

With age comes a greater need to focus on how we run as often, if you are like me, areas of the body become weak or out of balance which affect form which can increase injuries.  Here is a good place to go look at with regards to form from Dr. Mark Cucuzzella and the Natural Running Center - The Efficient Running Training Modules

You do not have to do a hundred miler in a race, how about a Do-it-Yourself 100

Good article from Mark Sisson - How often we loose sight of the goal when we focus on the path. Make sure to read the whole article before assuming where Mark goes with this.

Added a few podcasts to the Podcast Post - they have a note next to them with an "Added Date"

Good info from Dr. Phil Maffetone on ones need for protein

Along the nutrition lines here is a podcast I was led to with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella:  Nutrition for Runners

Also on nutrition - How about Rice and Potatoes for running ultras when you are a Low Carb person.  Keep in mind that, at least for me, training and racing often take a different fueling strategy - of course the race strategy has been tried during a training run but they are usually different.

What can you learn from Kipchoge's Berlin race - here are 3 things

Some thoughts on running to consider as you get ready for 2018

iRunFar.com's This Week in Running October 2, 2017

LetsRun.com's The Week That Was in Running: Sept 25 - Oct 1, 2017

A look at this years Chicago Marathon

LetsRun.com's look at the men's race at the Chicago Marathon

Preview of the Women's race at Chicago

A quick look at how just getting your Boston Qualifier is not enough

If you want to run a beautiful race try the Yamacraw 50K in Sterns KY.  May not be any spots left but check it out and if it is sold out add it to your list for 2019.  Here is a podcast from Southeastern Trail Runner on the 2017 race.

Masters Running News
Joan Benoit Samuelson was looking to be the first woman at least 60 years old to break 3:00 in the marathon at this weeks Chicago Marathon but had to withdraw due to injury

Races this Coming Week
100 Miles Sud de France,   France - October 6-7, 2017
Flagstaff Sky Race, Flagstaff, AZ - October 6-7, 2017
St. George Marathon, St. George UT - October 7, 2017
Cuyamaca 100K, Cuyamaca Rancho State Park, CA - October 7, 2017
Cloudsplitter 100,  Norton, VA - October 7-8, 2017
Chicago Marathon, Chicago, IL - October 8, 2017

Past Weekend Race Results
Spartathlon, Athens, Greece - September 29-30, 2017
The Bear 100, Logan, UT - September 29-30, 2017
Cumberland Trail 50K, Cove Lake State Park, TN  - September 30, 2017
Moonbow 50K, Cumberland Falls State Park, KY - September 30, 2017
USATF Half-Marathon Trail Championships, Hayward, WI - September 30, 2017

1968 Olympic 3000M Steeplechase with George Young in 3rd


2107 Spartathlon Photo Video No1


2017 100 Miles Sud de France teaser


2016 Flagstaff Skyrace


Meet Zack Bitter


50 Marathons - 50 Peaks - 50 Days - Movie Trailer


Best Run News Show


2018 Zion Ultras


Bigfoot 200 Endurance Run: 206 mile footrace - August 10-14, 2017

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