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Annotated Bibliography 3/15/19

ELITETRACKdotCOM. “Why You Need to Build an Aerobic Base by Chris Graham.” ELITETRACK, ELITETRACK, 20 Mar. 2017, elitetrack.com/need-build-aerobic-base-chris-graham/.

Summary- This is another article expressing the importance of building your endurance base. It lists many of the benefits and explains why you need to do that.

Evaluation- This comes from a credible running source. The article also lists references.

Synthesis- This article helps me show how important it is to talk about the building of an endurance base.

Luff, Christine. “Should New Runners Try to Improve Their Distance or Speed?” Verywell Fit, www.verywellfit.com/should-i-try-to-improve-my-distance-or-speed-2911117.

Summary- This article talks about if people new to running should start by training speed or by training endurance. The article says that new runners should start by working on endurance.

Evaluation- This is an article posted on a well credited health website.

Synthesis - I can use this article to talk about how people are generally skipping this step and immediately working on training. 

Russ, Matt. “Aerobic Base Training: Going Slower to Get Faster.” ACTIVE.com, Active.com, 8 Nov. 2005, www.active.com/articles/aerobic-base-training-going-slower-to-get-faster.

Summary- This article talks about how you need to develop aerobically, or running  more miles at a slower pace, to get faster. It also talks a lot about the benefits of building that base.

Evaluation- This article is on active.com which is a very credible site for working out articles.

Synthesis- I can use this to show that building the base of endurance is a first priority to running faster.

“Why Running Harder Won't Help You Get Faster.” Runners Connect, runnersconnect.net/coach-corner/how-to-run-faster/.

Summary- This article talks about the improvements of running faster vs running at a more moderate pace. The research shows that the runners that ran more moderate improved more in the long term, and the runners that ran faster ended up gaining a lot of improvement at first, but it slows down greatly.

Evaluation- This article shows and credits a lot of credible sources to support their claims.

Synthesis- This article is perfect for me to show that people that train at a more conservative pace tend to show a lot more improvement than those who train their hearts out and leave it all out there every time.

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What I want to learn about my topic

During high school there was always a lot of debate about what our running training should consist of. My track and cross country coach were always wanting to run shorter and faster intervals, and there are some members on the team that also loved that training. A few of us though were more interested in running more miles at a comfortable pace. It ended up sparking a lot of debate about which of the methods were the best. In the end none of us actually got our way, and it ended up being very split.

My goal in doing this topic is to settle a debate that I have been arguing for years. I have been exposed to this subject for all of my high school career, and so I want to find the evidence and put it into a well written paper to show what the correct answer is. I hope to learn that the argument I have been making for years is in fact a solid and true argument. This question is not just something that my high school has been asking for years, but also countless other people that are involved in the running community. I hope to learn what the best possible method is.

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How I Research Running

Researching running can be easy. I spend a lot of time doing it and I love it. It can consume hours of my time looking at running times.

First, I like to look at a website called Athletic.net. It is a website that posts times of runners. I like to look at local times of colleges and runners. I also am I big fan of looking at the fastest times in the nation. Unfortunately, this is an imperfect website. Not all races are entered on this website, and they can be entered wrong. So, I try to vary my websites and I look at Indiana Runner,  Max Preps, and if it is high school times I am looking then the IHSAA website.

Next, I like to read articles. I just simply google things or look at trending topics. This is better to learn about more famous athletes like those that compete in the Olympics or in world events. I also like to look at these to learn about tips and tricks, advice, training programs, and things like that. It really can vary.

I also like to read books. I own three or four books about running. These books talk about a few different things. My favorite of them is one that talks about a training program that involves higher mileage. The books goes into a lot of things that talks about ideal weather temperature, how to not get bored, and over all how to get better. Then some of the others talk about coaching, training, proper footwear, ect.

Lastly, I talk to friends that have similar interests. This has gone down since coming to college, but it still happens. I like to bounce ideas of my friends and talk about effective running and people running. The biggest person I talk to is my friend Alec, who was mentioned in my first post.  

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Annotated Bibliography 2

“Billy Mills.” People, vol. 46, no. 3, July 1996, p. 84. EBSCOhost, proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=9607107634&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Summary- This talks about Billy Mills’ upset win in the 1964 olympics. It was impressive because no one had ever heard of the runner, and inspired a movie, and allowed Mills to become a motivational speaker to young Indian Boys.

Evaluation- This was an article found in people magazine. Which is a well known magazine.

Synthesis- I can use this to show that running can make impact in more ways than people geeking out over times. This shows that Movies and other things can come from runners and the fandom of running.

Laskaris, Sam. “Williams Doesn’t Let Blindness Slow Him down.” Ontario Birchbark, vol. 4, no. 1, Feb. 2005, p. 11. EBSCOhost, proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=16090450&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Summary - This article is about Phil Williams. He is a blind runner, who just got back into it. The article talks about how he is the first Native American runner in their Toronto chapter. It also expresses his desire to run a marathon eventually.

Evaluation - This was found on the Ball State academic search premier database. It was written by Sam Laskaris who has written many articles about sports.

Synthesis - I can use this article to show how dedicated the fans of this community are, and it is a very good example of the dedicated fan. The story is also very inspiring.

SAPORITO, BILL. “For This Olympian, Run Thing Led to Another.” Inc, vol. 40, no. 2, May 2018, p. 108. EBSCOhost, proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=128792499&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Summary- This is very brief, but this talks about Nick Symmonds and his affiliation with a company called run gum. It also talks about some of his awards as a runner, and also brings up that he has a biochemistry degree.

Evaluation- This was written by Bill Saporito who talks about business and economics in a lot of his article, which is why he wrote an article about this and the company Run Gum.

Synthesis- This helps me by showing that the fandom has companies that simply just create stuff for runners. This also talks about one of my favorite runners, Nick Symmonds, and his part in Run Gum and some of his acomplishments.

“Terry’s Journey.” Canada’s History, vol. 91, no. 3, June 2011, pp. 20–25. EBSCOhost, proxy.bsu.edu/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=aph&AN=61028391&site=ehost-live&scope=site.

Summary- This is a brief timeline of Terry Fox, and his run across Canada. He started the run to raise money for cancer and his goal was to run across Canada. Unfortunately, he was stopped early because the cancer had spread to his lungs and he died shortly after. There is still a memorial run every year to remember Terry Fox.

Evaluation- This article was found in Ball State’s academic search premier database. The article was published by Canada’s History. Making it very trustworthy.

Synthesis- This article will allow me to help demonstrate how members of the running fandom can help society and even gain attention from it. Terry Fox left an amazing impact of Canada’s future, and this would be a good demonstration of positive fandom impacts on society.