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Win a Free pair of shoes! Peaking, and running form podcast
Lots of exciting developments going on lately. We’ve got free shoes to give away, a new article on Peaking I wrote for Running Times, and a great podcast on Running Form and shoes I participated in last night. First off, thanks to Brooks shoes, we’re having our first real give away on the site. They’ve…
Read MoreEpigenetics in Athletics Part 1: What the heck is epigenetics?
The study of epigenetics has exploded in the last few years and the amount of new research dedicated to the field is staggering. But what exactly is it in laymen’s terms? As you are probably aware, traditionally we all thought the sequence of the actual DNA was the be all end all. Depending on what…
Read MoreMy unlikely journey through running- Runner’s World Article
I recently got the opportunity to do an article for Runner’s World online thanks to Peter Vigneron. While I normally cover training or science related topics, Peter suggested I take a different approach and reflext on my life in running. As most of you know I’ve had a number of different roles in this sport. …
Read MoreTo change or not: Salazar, Ritzenhein, and running form changes
Ritz and his new form: There is a lot of buzz going around about Dathan Ritzenhein and his form changes. You either fall into one of two camps as Amby Burfoot stated in his blog on the subject: it’s great or insane (his article is here). I’ve got to observe Salazar working on mechanics twice.…
Read MoreLearning from other sports: Baseball:
Learning from other sports: Baseball: What could baseball possibly teach runner’s or endurance athletes? I mean just look at the baseball players, and the words “in shape” or “fit” don’t exactly spring to mind. The sports themselves have almost nothing in common, except for the fact that each can drag on for hours, depending on…
Read MoreWhat’s in your ideal running/training Book??
I’m writing a book. After talking with friends and looking at all the info I have laying around, I decided to put together a book that will combine looking at the science of running and a practical approach to training serious runners. When I first started coaching I came up with what I called my…
Read MoreHigh School kids shine
I just wanted to make a quick post about some ofthe HS guys I coach. If you follow me on twitter or facebook, you probably know already but Ryan won the TX state champs in 9:00 yesterday. It was one of the most impresive races I’ve seen and I highly suggest you take a look…
Read MoreRunning in Slow motion Video and change to www.ScienceofRunning.com
First, I’ve redesigned the website a little bit to make it a little more friendly for both the visitors and me in editing things. I’ve also changed the website address (though the old one will still work) so that it’s easier to remember, find, and doesn’t have that annoying .blogspot in it. I looked at…
Read MoreRunning in High Speed- Video- including footstrike with Vibrams
I played around with my new camera, taking some high speed video of my footstrike and myself running. Let me just say, that it’s a lot of fun seeing things in slow motion. I got a lot of strange looks from people wondering who the crazy guy was running back and forth in front of…
Read MoreThe Poor Man’s High Speed Video Analysis
About a week ago for my biomechanics class we took a trip to the lab and got to partake in some motion analysis work. It was simply walking back and forth across the room while being surrounded by 6 high speed light sensitive cameras while having those reflective balls taped onto all my major joints…
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