Will flats make you faster? By Fred Deckert Will racing flats make you run faster? Of course they will, how much is open to question. You already know the professionals use racing flats, a good indication they really work. It might be worth while to look at the...
Ultra runners inspiring By Dana Statson, The Croom Trail 50k State Cross-Country Championship was held recently in the Withlachochee Forest near Brooksville, Florida. This course is deceptively tough and when combined with the good old Florida sun, it can chew up...
Watching the Olympics frustrating By Fred Deckert I don’t know about the rest of you, but watching the Olympics has been a frustrating experience. It seems that NBC spent the most time on the shortest track and field events and the least on the longer ones. I...
Using a Heart Monitor By Jere Moore Tim Unger, Dana Stetson and all you other hard-training runners can quit reading now. This column is for the joggers/runners who want to elevate their heart rate for 30 minutes three or four times a week just for the health of it....
To the other side and back By James Clark Dexter Who would have imagined that I would be here now. I don’t remember it, but my parents tell me the story of how at 22 months of age I was dead for 11minutes as a result of choking on a hotdog. After spending weeks...
“Say not the struggle naught availeth!” By Fred Deckert You’ve had those days when when getting out of the door for your run or walk or other exercise is a major effort. Those are the days when exercise is mainly mental, at least as far as the...
