If you think competing in a marathon is tough, imagine running 26.2 miles while filling your lungs with smoke. Smoking?? Yes, you heard it correctly. One Chinese man did the exact during a race and finished the race with a great time!! The 50-year-old chain-smoker athlete, “Uncle Chen” who lives in Guangzhou accomplished the feat …
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The two-time Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge has bettered his own world record by 30 seconds at the Berlin Marathon. The Kenyan star clocked a time of two hours, one minute and nine seconds to beat his previous men’s world record time of 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018. View this post on Instagram …
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Running a first marathon is a difficult challenge, but it is possible to run a marathon. This is a useful guide to the DOs and DON’Ts of running your first marathon. The Dos! 1. Complete base trainingWhat is this? Base training is getting your body used to completing a certain number of miles of running …
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In today’s world, we can’t spend a single minute without our smartphone. We feel lost and restless if we have to spend a day without our phone. Such is our attachment to our phone, we carry it even when we are going out for a run. We should be very careful while taking our phone …
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We all know the benefits of running exercises but do not know the importance of correct posture while running or jogging. It is very important that every sports coach take running technique drills and conduct special running technique classes from the start only. This way the beginners will learn to run properly and the chances …
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It’s always easy to come up with excuses to avoid something, but the key is to counter those excuses with reasons to just do it. Maybe you just were not feeling it or maybe the weather was against you, or maybe, just maybe, it’s your motivation that’s lacking. So get yourself together and get moving. …
Shin splints, also known as medial tibial stress syndrome, is a pain in the front of your lower leg and at times along the inside of the lower leg, next to the shin bone (tibia). It occurs when the muscle next to the tibia is overstressed. It most usually happens from high-energy exercise or from …
Running shoes should be selected after careful consideration. With so many brands and styles of shoes in the market today, it is very important to find the best fit for your feet and needs. There is no “right shoe” that fits all runners. However, injury patterns and researches have shown that there are some general …
According to race directors, a marathon is 26.2 miles/42.2 Km. According to runners, the journey is much much longer. It begins months or even years before as a runner decides to pursue this bucket list item. And it continues days and weeks after as the marathoner puts their body and mind back together. We’re going to focus on …
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When we think of running – we focus on Speed, Cadence, Heart Rate, Intensity but we overlook one of the most important focus areas – Breathing. From the moment you begin your run till you complete & post it – you are inhaling Oxygen (O2) & exhaling Carbon dioxide (CO2). Breathing is a constant process …