by admin | May 16, 2011 | Featured, News
In Ethiopia the athletes are shocked because of the sudden death of marathon athlete Sammy Wanjiru. Haile Gebrselassie multiple world – and Olympic champion and world record holder on the marathon responded on his twitter: “I am totally shocked of the news of the...
by admin | Apr 25, 2011 | Tips
How do you deal with chafing while running? You running along not a care in the world, so you think. A little later into the run and ‘boy oh boy’ you have a chafe and is it not irritating. The irritation you can cope with but now it has lead to an open...
by admin | Apr 22, 2011 | Featured, TheABC
Historically, the understanding has been that runners collapse (often at the end of races) due to dehydration. This is popularly thought to be more likely when the environmental temperature is high and dehydration more severe. The term heat exhaustion has been used to...
by admin | Apr 19, 2011 | Featured, News
The great Norwegian Athlete Grete Waitz has died after fighting her battle against cancer. Just like her great friend Fred Lebouw, the founder of the New York City Marathon, Waitz succumbed to the scourge of cancer.Waitz was a 9 time winner of the New York City...
by admin | Apr 18, 2011 | Featured, Strength
The benefits of weight training, in correct dosages, are enormous. Every athlete makes the mistake of not putting back into their body what running takes out. An automobile needs services to maintain it in working order. However, an athlete does not maintain their...