My non-running friends are really coming through for me this week as I continue to maintain a running blog without doing any running.
Sandy over at Painted Hand Farm sent me a piece borne from the Chicago Marathon mess, this one wondering if unusually warm fall marathons are here to stay and how best to prepare for them.
News Link: When the Heat Can't Be Outrun
Then this morning (and, yes, it's 3 a.m. as I type this), my friend Chris in Kodiak, Alaska, sent a piece about a British study of running shoes. It suggested expensive shoes may not provide any more cushioning protection than cheaper ones. The researchers do admit their work is limited in some ways, and it didn't really get into what kinds of shoes were used -- neutral, stability or motion control. My guess is since they were measuring the plantar cushioning, it was a stability or neutral shoe.
News Link: Low-cost training shoes just as good as expensive
And, finally, since I'm obviously having trouble sleeping these days, let me be among the first (few million) to congratulate Al Gore on winning the Nobel Peace Prize.
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Interesting article on the heat - thanks!
Just go to bed Anne, the world problems will be there in the morning too, can't solve all the issues in one night :-)
I kind of wonder if the weather will change both ways. At the AZ RNR event we were in this past January, we were expecting to be running in shorts and tank tops, but we had freezing temps in the 20's at the start. Even the elites commented that it was a tough start in the cold. There's no guarantee that the weather is going to be "run ready" every day, so I guess we just have to be ready for anything. :)
I wish I could find low cost shoes that work for me! I'm all for a bargain as long as my knees don't complain!
I don't usually listen to the radio or watch TV in the morning, so I did not know that Al Gore won the Nobel Peace Prize. I'm sure I would have heard, eventually, but thanks for the breaking news!
As for running... Are you still running the Silver Strand event?
Have a wonderful weekend!
I like the idea of more inexpensive gear and not just shoes either but alas some things just work and I'm afraiad to try changing.
I know ho you feel about maintaining the running blog on little running. I know, I have nothing on you since I was able to run a marathon injury free with little to fret about except time and excitement. I should be grateful and instead I have a bad attitude about it, sort of. You'll always be a runner and the good times will roll around again.
Yay for Al! He showed them all. By the way, I'm going to be in SD for the San Diego Asian Film Festival this Sunday - Tuesday. Would you like to meet up for coffee or lunch on Monday?
The article on heat, says to use cups of water and drink fluid.. I think the problem at chicago was it had no fluids at all.. So what to do when that happens?
Yeah, I think the warm marathons and and endless summer is coming soon.
But kudos to Al Gore in getting some people thinking about it again.
interesting about the running shoes. i had a coach who had a coach and they practiced running barefoot - apparently if you get your mechanics down - you don't need the shoes.
think he's going to run for pres now??
Good commmon sense recommendations for running in the heat. At a race the size of Chicago things got out of control exponentially.
Is it time so google some suggestions on battling insomnia?
I need new shoes...
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