– Excerpt from Matt Fitzgerald‘s new book 80 / 20 Running: Run Stronger and Race Faster By Training Slower, which attempts to bring Lydiard’s training to the masses. Believe it or not, you may actually get faster by running slower on your easy days.
LRCBook Review: 80/20 Running By Matt Fitzgerald Another book by prolific author Matt Fitzgerald is out, but this one, which once had the proposed title of High Mileage Manifesto, intrigued us so much Robert Johnsonwrote the foreword as it attempts to bring Lydiard to the masses. “It would have been nice if this book had existed from late 198os to the late 1990s, during the dark days of American distance running.”
*MB: Matt Fitzgerald’s new book 80/20 Running – Rojo what can u tell us about this book since you wrote the foreward
2014 Is A Record-Breaking Year For USA Women In The Marathon (In Terms Of Running Sub-2:35) Alberto Salazar: “I believe that in the marathon … (American women) can be competitive. They believe it more than the American men do.” LRC note: The US has 2 women competitive on the world stage (sub 2:25), the US men 1 (Meb).
Doping News From Yesterday:Asbel Kiprop, Janeth Jepkosgei, Priscah Jeptoo, Martin Lel, Many Others Pros Defend Rita Jeptoo’s Agent Federico Rosa They insist they are clean and want Rita Jeptoo to speak the truth on who doped her.
Nick Arciniaga Q&A On Rita Jeptoo: “I have read up a little bit about it since being back home and everything seems pretty shady to me. Even the comments from Rita’s coach and agent. It is terrible for the sport, but it’s nearly impossible to know who to believe.”
What shoes did the pros race in in the 2014 New York City Marathon? We tell you.
LRCWho’s Going to the Big Dance? LRC NCAA Regional Fan Polls Open It’s that time of the year for you to tell us who will go dancing from each of the NCAA XC regions. Please give us your top ten for your favorite region or in the nation.
The Show Goes On: Oscar Pistorius Appeal Hearing Set For December 9th
College Recruiting Guide For Track Athletes This guide is written for throwers, but most of the advice is applicable for all events.
We take one final look at the 2014 TCS NYC Marathon, Rita Jeptoo's positive "A" sample, ponder whether Phoebe Wright, Andrew Wheating and many pros might want to go back to college, and why high school marathoners should go to college.
Wozniacki’s Marathon Debut Was Amazing, Djokovic Says He says he wants to run a marathon after his tennis career is over and so does Andy Murray.
Somehow We Missed This:New York City Marathon Was Same Day Caroline Wozniacki Was Supposed To Marry Rory McIlroy
Official TCS NYC Marathon Highlight Video (If you only want marathon highlights, skip to the 1:30 mark)
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