Dean Karnazes’ 3 Tips For Injury-Proofing Your Body
running.competitor.com 04 April 2014
“This past August was a milestone of 20 years since a mild-mannered (and successful) marketing executive named Dean Karnazes had a few cocktails at a jazz bar in the Marina district of San Francisco when he inexplicably slipped out the back, went home, peeled down to his boxer shorts and ran to Half Moon Bay. Karnazes had given up running in his teen years but with his impromptu all-nighter of a 30-mile run he took a skydive-like plunge into ultrarunning.”
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Metabolic Efficiency: Who Needs It?
running.competitor.com 04 April 2014
“As a sports dietitian and an endurance athlete (triathlete and marathoner) who struggles to lose weight, I often find myself frustrated with the low response my body has to my consistent training and very disciplined eating habits. I also have many athletic clients who struggle with the same dynamic.
Thus, I began to research the concept of metabolic efficiency, defined as “Energy intake based on body weight that is required to maintain current weight.” I even went as far as having a basal metabolic rate test done, only to discover mine was off the charts (low).”
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The Moment Sheffield Half Marathon Was Cancelled
“Runners in Sheffield were left aghast and angry after the city’s half marathon was cancelled due to a lack of drinking water on the route.
One of its organisers Margaret Lilley was filmed putting her head in her hands as an announcer told the crowd the race would not be able to go ahead.
There were chaotic scenes at the starting point as a ‘significant number’ of the 5,000 runners decided to run the route regardless.”
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Drone Hits Runner During Australian Triathlon
runningmagazine.ca/ 06 April 2014
“Unmanned aerial vehicles – commonly referred to as drones – are becoming an increasingly common sight at sporting events. Drones are being used both for entertainment and security. But at a Australian triathlon a drone became a hazard when it fell out of the sky and onto a runner.”
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Links Roundup, 7th April 2014 Dean Karnazes’ 3 Tips For Injury-Proofing Your Body running.competitor.com 04 April 2014 "This past August was a milestone of 20 years since a mild-mannered (and successful) marketing executive named Dean Karnazes had a few cocktails at a jazz bar in the Marina district of San Francisco when he inexplicably slipped out the back, went home, peeled down to his boxer shorts and ran to Half Moon Bay.