Annotated Bibliography 4
Grant, Mick, and John Molvar. The Youth and Teen Running Encyclopedia: a Complete Guide for Middle and Long Distance Runners Ages 6 to 18. CreateSpace, 2014.
Summary- This book talks about a large range of different things in running. But, in the part that I plan to use the book talks about endurance running. It uses the comparison that endurance running is like putting money in the bank, and this will load your running arsenal. It also talks about health benefits like development of the heart, muscles, and raises the body’s basic speed. The book also talks about how aerobic running, slow and longer running, is the foundation to success in all races from 800 meters and up.
Evaluation- The book was written by Mick Grant and John Molvar who are very successful and well known running coaches in the fandom.
Synthesis- I can use the information in this book to talk about how important aerobic running is and it is coming from coaches with a lot of success. I can also talk about their ideas and analogies surrounding aerobic running. There can also be some talk about how it affects health because they do talk about that in the book.
Miller, Nicki. “Everything You Need To Know About The Benefits Of Slow Running.” Women's Running, 11 Oct. 2018, www.womensrunning.com/2016/09/training/slow-running-benefits_64145.
Summary- This talks about the how much “slow” running a runner should do. It also covers how the meaning of slow running is different for everyone. It says that slow running is a pace which you can comfortably hold a conversation. The article also talks about the physical benefits of slower running.
Evaluation- The author of the article is a certified running coach through the Road Runners Club of America. She also has her article posted on Womensrunning.com, which is a credible source for running.
Synthesis- I can use this to reinforce my point that slow running should be the majority of running. I can also use this to talk about how slower running is benefiting the body and the muscles in it.
Person. “Is Your Injury Caused by Pace or Distance?” Runner's World, Runner's World, 25 May 2018, www.runnersworld.com/health-injuries/a20797660/is-your-injury-caused-by-pace-or-distance/.
Summary- This article talks about injury related to mileage and to training intensity. Overall it says that if you are experiencing knee pains then it is probably related to running too many miles. Then it says that almost every other injury is contributed to running to hard or fast.
Evaluation- This article is by Runner’s World which is one of the most well known magazines in the running community. They are considered to be very credible.
Synthesis- I can use this to show how running too hard/fast can cause so many running injuries. I can also warn people about overdoing it on miles too.
“Why High Mileage Beats Interval Training.” The Active Times, 17 July 2015, www.theactivetimes.com/historical-case-aerobic-development.
Summary- This article talks about the relation to amazing runners in the 2 mile run specifically, but also overall, and popular training methods. He talks about how the norm of training in the 60s was a lot of aerobic running and building the aerobic base, and how many runners were amazing. But, every decade leading up to 2000 was getting less people running faster in the 2 mile, and he says this is when most coaching was focused on a lot of faster interval training. However, he says that since 2000 runners have been getting faster, and the norm of training is shifting back to higher mileage, aerobic training.
Evaluation- This article is from a website that talks a lot about running and athletics. There is a lot of data that is available to the reader also.
Synthesis- I can use this to show the statistical trend between higher mileage and faster race times.