Kim et al. published a study in Nature studying the effects that different running shoes (technologically advanced running shoes TARS, Conventional running shoes CON, and minimalist shoes MIN) have on running biomechanics. Respectively, the three shoes they used were: Nike air zoom alpha-fly next %, Addidas ultra boost 20, and asics sortiemagic RP5. How did […]
Hartwell et al. used a prospective cohort study design to ask the question: Does running increase the risk of hip and knee arthritis? They hypothesized that the prevalence of osteoarthritis (OA) in runners was not associated with an athlete’s running-related history. This hypothesis is in direct contrast to the long-standing dogma that running is a
I first heard about the Purple Dragon running club from a helpful running store clerk a few months ago. “They post the details on instagram!” He exclaimed. Considering I don’t posses the power of instagram, I humbly asked my then girlfriend, now fiancé, to look them up. However legit they appeared, I wanted to wait
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I’ll begin with a riddle: What can money not buy you, priviledge not endow, and no one gift? Answer: grit. Running, like other sports or artistic endeavors, is an avenue of virtue. You can’t make it out the door each day to train without discipline. You can’t tolerate the: most-sobering-bus-ride-of-your-life wait traveling from Boston to
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Luden et al. published a study in the Journal of Applied Physiology in 2010 titled: “Myocellular basis for tapering in competitive distance runners.” studying the effects of tapering in Taylor University Cross Country runners. The purpose was to study the effects of a 3 week taper on the physiology of competitive distance runners. They studied
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The following information was sourced from Wang et al. 2023. Define tapering – A training strategy that progressively de-loads in a non-linear manner to induce optimal athletic performance at the desired moment of the season. Define time to exhaustion (TTE) – This is an athlete’s fatigue tolerance. Performance can be crudely summarized as: Performance =
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Hello all! I had an immense day of adventuring in Austin and I thought I would share. The week of 2/24 – 2/28, being the first week of my career as a Physical Therapist, was both fun and exhausting. I am getting caught up to speed on the documentation software, learning plenty from my veteran
I awoke promptly at 6am. I whipped up some coffee and pretty soon my laces were tied and I was out on the open road. I knocked out a killer run despite the cold. It just reminded me of indoor track season in high school, which usually involved a lot of outdoor Winter running. I
Alright day 3. I slept much better last night. This is getting better and better. I made my first batch of coffee from the aeropress. I don’t know if I’m doing it exactly right. The coffee is alright. I think it’ll get better when I calibrate the parameters and variables to my taste. From there,
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Day 2 started with a quick bike ride to the Monkey Nest. Being a cafe and deli, the Monkey Nest served coffee, tea, and different styled bean burritos. I met the barista, Kate, and she warmly welcomed me to Austin. I noticed a handful of neat photography on the walls and it sparked my curiosity