Row, row, row for fun and fitness. …Yes, it’s an awesome workout from head to toe. You can measure your efficiency and effort on every stroke. My PR is 9:51 for 2000m.
Video: NCAA All-time great, Porsha Lucas at 10.3 m/s (23.0 mph)
Scientific American: Does Eating Organic Reduce Cancer Risk?
We run, not because we think it is doing us good, but because we enjoy it and cannot help ourselves. ~Sir Roger Bannister
New indoor world record. In an upset. Men’s 1500. Results. …It was 3:31.18, set by Hicham El Guerrouj in 2/01/97. …More.
Declutter your mind. …AKA time management.
Breaking news from JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Associations, publishing since 1883): Push ups or die.
Ready for some digital hygiene?
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Running. Follow the links.
Tracktown Fitness warm up drills video
Indoor 1500 meters world record video
About a week ago, Yomif Kejelcha ran a 3:48.46 in the Wanamaker Mile, fastest mile indoors or outdoors in five years. Shortly after, when the meet ended, coach Alberto Salazar had him doing a workout. Attend.
Cross Country, best sport on the planet, since 1819. …Yes, I suppose a case could be made for boys and girls chasing each other.
40 y/o Anthony Famiglietti runs a 3:59 mile with his dog
Runner details how he strangled a mountain lion to death. Here.
Near the summit of Spencer Butte. Overlooking downtown Eugene. A three mile, unrelenting climb to the top. A favorite place to run.
Eight life lessons from Shalane Flanagan
Jordan Peterson on Marriage, Depression, Exodus, and More …Read 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos
Oliver Sachs, the neurologist, on steam engines, smartphones, and fearing the future.
Sports Drinks Are Overhyped. But They Work. Though sugared water might work just as well.
More Alex. Ice baths, cryosaunas, sleep trackers: If it feels good, should you do it?
What is right is more important than who is right. ~John Wooden
Major study indicates smoking pot in your teens is linked to depression in later life. Pot is legal in Oregon. In Eugene there are probably more pot stores than gas stations.
Coffee is not addictive. …After 55 years, I stopped a month ago. No problem. Decaf only.
News you can use!!! Ken Goe/Oregonian is back with his almost daily track & field story and links. Here.
Cool video at the end of a OTC 5K race. Here.
USATF Board’s Motives Questioned In Lananna Case
Jen A. Miller/NYT: Running and naughty eating. And lots more.
Kejelcha Misses Breaking Mile World Record By .01 Of A Second. Video. …Looks like he coasted in the last 5 yards.
Cheserek’s Long Path To US Citizenship. …Actually, when Ches amps it up, his arm carriage is horrible, so says Vin Lananna. …Fast forward to last lap here.
Why the Bowerman Track Club Is the Best in the Nation. …Just a handful of miles away from Salazar’s group. Both clubs are funded by Nike.
Dathan Ritzenheim: Finding Your Pack Is The Key To Your Running Goals
Caffeine is not addictive. …After 50 years, I switched to decaf. And survived.
Cool video: The Omelette Guy
Trail running after 50: from tragedy to trails
Interview with Steve Casimiro, founder and editor of Adventure Journal
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