By Scott Douglas Small amounts of easy running done consistently can extend lifespan by as much as six years, according to research that will be presented on Saturday, May 5, at a conference in Dublin, Ireland. In the latest analysis of data from an ongoing study of residents of Copen...
By Scott Douglas Small amounts of easy running done consistently can extend lifespan by as much as six years, according to research that will be presented on Saturday, May 5, at a conference in Dublin, Ireland. In the latest analysis of data from an ongoing study of residents of Copen...
Reading this made me feel great. I appreciate the range of types of runners who participate in this sport, from beginners to the elite. At 48, I have recently been able to do the 5K in 21:18 at events that attract good runners where the awards for the top 3 places for my age group ach...
By Scott Douglas Strength gains from kettlebell training can be transferred to other forms of weight lifting, even if you haven't the done the other forms for a long time, according to a study published in the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research . Researchers in New York Cit...
By Meghan G. Loftus The author of a new study in General Dentistry says people who drink sports drinks or energy drinks are "essentially bathing their teeth with acid," according to this release from the Academy of General Dentistry . Lead author Poonam Jain also said the study simula...
By Peter Gambaccini Photo by Victah Sailer Chris Solinsky, the first American under 27:00 for 10,000 meters and the second fastest American ever at 5,000 meters, is still on the road back from major hamstring surgery and has elected not to enter the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Euge...
Interested in writing for RunAddicts.net? Get started now! I’ve only completed one marathon, but I documented my marathon training in my journal. At the time, I didn’t know if I would want to try for another full, but I thought in case that I did, I wanted to be able to look back and ...
By Peter Gambaccini Photo by Victah Sailer Chris Solinsky, the first American under 27:00 for 10,000 meters and the second fastest American ever at 5,000 meters, is still on the road back from major hamstring surgery and has elected not to enter the U.S. Track and Field Trials in Euge...
The Nike Pre Classic is one of the most exciting meets in the world. The men's 5,000 meters will be one of the highlights. Watch Kenenisa Bekele and Mo Farah duel over twelve and one half laps, with Galen Rupp, Matt Tegenkamp and many others in tow. Should be a barn burner. So, save u...
As the experiment unfolded, it was clear that the mouse treadmill easily trumped the colorful, stimulating toys as the activity of choice for the mice. Additionally, the brain development of the mice who were caged with the treadmills was measured to be significantly better than the b...
International Association of Athletics Federations in partnership with World and Olympic champion Usain Bolt are pleased to announce a brand new online contest open to all fans around the world with only one week to go to the Samsung Diamond League series.
Zurich, 4 May 2012 Press Release Samsung Diamond League 2012 to get underway in Doha - Olympic season to feature exciting athletics highlights With two and a half months to go until the Olympic Games in London, track and field athletes are all set to make a brilliant start to the summ...
A few weeks ago I announced the The VitaCake Date Mate Contest and we received over 40 awesome recipe ideas! Vitalicious was going to pick a winner but they couldn’t decide ! Instead they chose 4 finalist, made each recipe, photographed it, and are now allowing YOU to go vote. How muc...
The ten thousand meters, a race for 24 laps, where one gets as close to the red line, and holds it, for as long as one can. Look at the picture above. You see Diego Estrada, Cam Levin, Chris Derrick, Daniel Meucci, Sam Chelanga, Simon Bairu, all running together, near the end of the r...
I worked out this morning! Seems so minor with my training schedule and all, but honestly, I’ve been out of sync since the weekend . Monday I was still sore from the Half so I decided to take off, Tuesday I was simply too tired to get out of bed, and Wednesday I was just not in the mo...
I had a blast hosting the Blue Cross Broad Street Run tweet chat on Tuesday, May 1st! It was great to connect with everyone in real-time through Twitter. Since the tweet chat was only one-hour, I didn’t have a chance to respond to every question. Luckily, Independence Blue Cross provi...
PRAHA (CZE): Czech Athletics Federation is sending a strong team for the weekend´s council meeting of European Athletics in Sofia. Prague is bidding to stage the European Indoor Championships 2015 in the modern multifunctional O2 arena. The only other bidder is Istanbul, the recent or...
Interested in writing for RunAddicts.net? Get started now! There it is. My official Marathon resume: Patrick “PDaddy” Hatton, 3 time Marathoner, Chicago ’08, ’09, ‘10, Retired: 10.10.10, 12:55:50pm Finishing times are not relevant as I never ran the marathon to win an award or impress...
Jason Pisano completed 52 marathons in a wheelchair —except unlike most wheelchair athletes, he pushed himself through each course slowly with his feet because cerebral palsy robbed him of use of his arms. Though Jason lost his battle with cerebral palsy this week, we'll forever be in...
