Basic Training: Modern Marathoners Have Fewer Miles on Them
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A new breed of marathoners has emerged, and they are more inclined to complete than compete.
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Q I am a marathon runner and can't seem to consume more calories than I burn. I currently am a size zero and am worried that I am getting too thin. I do feel great and my doctor isn't worried about it.
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Streeters are getting a little less than they did in the past.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. - Runners over 50 improve performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes.
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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Most of America's weekend-warrior athletes know the bitter truth about their personal skill levels: They're getting slower, weaker, and creakier every year and no new gizmo will reverse that.
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The runners, jumpers and throwers of the 2004 Athens Games may not have set world records, but at least they outdid their immediate predecessors.
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Fewer people are rushing to cram in miles before the end of the year to upgrade to a higher frequent-flier status.
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The violence that has ripped through Kenya has made training for runners increasingly dangerous. Some of the sportâs biggest names remain unaccounted for in the chaos.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn. Sept. 8, 2004 - Runners over age 50 improve their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study found, reinforcing past research on older athletes and the benefits they get from exercise.
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Theresa Cibulka hit Mile 18 of the New York City Marathon last year and felt as if she would never reach the finish line. She could feel the pain in her cramped legs. She was ready to quit.
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How training for a marathon in middle age gave me much more than a healthier body.
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NEW HAVEN, Conn.âOlder runners are improving their performance more quickly than younger runners, a Yale study has found, raising new awareness of the ability of older athletes and the benefits of exercise for people 50 and older.
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A refresher course on getting better mileage
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Millions of years before headphone-wearing joggers clotted the streets of America, the development of the ability to run played a crucial role in the evolution of early humans, according to new research.
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It would be nice to see this week&#39;s 100-meter sprint as simply the best footrace of all time. We could witness four sub-10-second sprints for the first time ever. It would be nice to watch with raised eyebrows instead of furrowed ones. It ...
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Ryan Hall, who won the United States menâs Olympic marathon trial in November, and Dan Browne, a 2004 Olympian in the marathon, joined the field for Saturdayâs United States cross-country championships in San Diego. The first nine finishers in the menâs 12-kilometer race will qualify for the world championships March 30 in Scotland. But if the 25-year-old Hall qualifies, he said he was unlikely to go.In a telephone call from his training base in Big Bear Lake, Calif., to the New York Track Writers Association, he said, âI donât think I would go because I donât think it would fit into my buildup.âThe buildup is for the London Marathon on April 13. Last April, Hall ran London in 2 hours 8 minutes 24 seconds, the fastest marathon debut ever by an American. In November, he ran 2:09:02 over a more difficult course in the Olympic trials in Central Park. He said he was pleased to become one of the worldâs elite runners. âThe Olympic trials were the highlight of my career so far, and Iâm happy to be able to enjoy it,â he said. âIt really opened up my mind to what I could do.â.
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LONDON - Despite their best efforts, some people just don&#39;t benefit from strenuous exercise the same way others do, researchers say.