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What’s Your Sub-2:00?
In the middle of my night Friday night, or early in the morning on Saturday as the case would be for the runners in Italy, some terribly talented runners took off on a quest to break the world record for the marathon AND the 2 hour barrier. Sponsored by Nike, these exceptional gentlemen were chosen from amongst the best in the world for their qualifications for this unique pursuit, and they were given every training advantage anyone could hope to have – the best trainers, doctors, coaches, nutritionists, and other fitness professionals in the world converged to optimize their health, get them to their peak fitness, and plan a race…
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Questions about Running and Heart Health
As runners, we’re accustomed to hearing that we’ll “ruin our knees” and other nonsense, usually from someone who uses that colloquial wisdom as an excuse to be a couch potato. And although I find those people to be irritating, their assertions don’t trouble me. Given the alternative of being a couch potato, I think my knees are better off belonging to a healthy-weight runner, thank you very much. Yes, every time someone makes a comment about running ruining my knees, I want to say something snarky like, “I hope that can of soda doesn’t ruin your pancreas.” So yes, I still find the insinuation oddly annoying. However, it doesn’t give…
