Ultrarunning
Ultrarunning: Choosing the Perfect Pair of Running Shoes
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Choosing the Perfect Pair of Running Shoes”, please leave it below in the comments section… Overuse injuries such as plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are very common among runners, particularly in those who participate in ultramarathon events. [...]
Ultrarunning: What You Should Know Before Getting Cortisone Injections for Your Injuries
Ultrarunning: What You Should Know Before Getting Cortisone Injections for Your Running Injuries This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “What You Should Know Before Getting Cortisone Injections for Your Running Injuries”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ultrarunners are among the [...]
Ultrarunning: The Risk of Drinking Too Much During an Ultra
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Risk of Drinking Too Much During an Ultra”, please leave it below in the comments section… There’s a lot of advice and guidelines for handling dehydration. Most of the sports drinks available out there are often [...]
Ultrarunning: Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Techniques for Ultrarunners
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Chiropractic and Sports Medicine Techniques for Ultrarunners”, please leave it below in the comments section… Overuse injuries are those caused by repetitive strains imposed by incorrect exercise form and/or technique. There are the usual medication options to [...]
Ultrarunning: Lower Back Pain and Running an Ultra
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Lower Back Pain and Running an Ultra”, please leave it below in the comments section… Lower back pain can happen whether it’s just regular daily activities or the intense training and competition of an ultramarathon. More often [...]
Ultrarunning: An Ultrarunner’s Strong Hips Can Lessen Leg Injuries
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “An Ultrarunner’s Strong Hips Can Lessen Leg Injuries”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ultrarunners naturally tend to look for solutions that directly involve the affected or injured area. You’ve probably tried various running shoe [...]
Ultrarunning: Shin Splints and An Ultrarunner’s Lower Legs
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Shin Splints and An Ultrarunner’s Lower Legs”, please leave it below in the comments section… Shin splints happens to athletes of sports that involve a lot of sudden and shifting movements which consequently put a lot of [...]
Ultrarunning: Knee Injuries to Watch Out for in Ultras
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Knee Injuries to Watch Out for in Ultras”, please leave it below in the comments section… Statistics on reported knee injuries for runners appears to be quite varied. Some say as high as 60 to 70 percent, [...]
Ultrarunning: Some Sprained Ankle Guidelines for the Ultrarunner
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Some Sprained Ankle Guidelines for the Ultrarunner”, please leave it below in the comments section… An ultrarunner’s ankles are probably going to be another frequent site of injuries. It is somewhat inevitable given the mileage you’ll be [...]
Ultrarunning: Ultrarunners Can Treat Injuries Through Acupuncture
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Ultrarunners Can Treat Injuries Through Acupuncture”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ask ultrarunners why, even with all the physical pain afterwards, they still continue to join extremely difficult marathons. You’ll get the same answer [...]
Ultrarunning: How Ultrarunners Can Handle Plantar Fasciitis
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “How Ultrarunners Can Handle Plantar Fasciitis”, please leave it below in the comments section… With the perfect foot structure and the perfect stride, a runner’s weight would efficiently travel from the heel, through the arch, and on [...]
Ultrarunning: Save Your Feet from Blisters, Black Toenails and Athlete’s Foot
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Save Your Feet from Blisters, Black Toenails and Athlete’s Foot”, please leave it below in the comments section… Feet are perfectly designed for running but when it comes to this sport, they will likely get injured. These [...]
Ultrarunning: Chafing Problems and Some Solutions
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Chafing Problems and Some Solutions”, please leave it below in the comments section… It may not sound like much, but chafing is one of the injuries that a runner faces constantly during training or racing. It’s hard [...]
Ultrarunning: Nutrition and Energy Needs of Running
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Nutrition and Energy Needs of Running”, please leave it below in the comments section… As you may know there are typically three types of nutrients that you’re going to need as energy sources. These are carbohydrates, fats, [...]
Ultrarunning: The Difficulties of Eating While Running
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Difficulties of Eating While Running”, please leave it below in the comments section… Training to eat or take in any type of fuel while running is constantly advised for ultras. But the task is more easily [...]
Ultrarunning: Keeping Up Your Energy with the Right Fuel
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Keeping Up Your Energy with the Right Fuel”, please leave it below in the comments section… It is a given that to successfully accomplish an ultramarathon you need to fuel up with the right food and drink. [...]
Ultrarunning: Preparing for High Altitude Races
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Preparing for High Altitude Races”, please leave it below in the comments section… High altitude marathons are no doubt one of the most difficult races out there. And it’s not just the uniquely challenging topography that has [...]
Ultrarunning: Best Practices for Heat and Humidity
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Best Practices for Heat and Humidity”, please leave it below in the comments section… If you’ll be joining an ultramarathon that will be held in a hot and humid environment, then you must realize that you’ll need [...]
Ultrarunning: Acclimatizing to Heat
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Acclimatizing to Heat”, please leave it below in the comments section… Heat is one of the many formidable forces a runner will have to confront during an ultramarathon. This will particularly be challenging to deal with if [...]
Ultrarunning: Hydration Fluid Choices for Ultramarathons
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Hydration Fluid Choices for Ultramarathons”, please leave it below in the comments section… Providing variety to your drinks is one smart way of encouraging proper hydration during ultramarathons. After all, you’re already subjecting yourself to insanely difficult [...]
Ultrarunning: Hydration Techniques for Optimum Performance
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Hydration Techniques for Optimum Performance”, please leave it below in the comments section… One’s success in ultras is determined by one’s preparedness for the grueling race. And preparedness doesn’t only mean possessing the strength and the endurance [...]
Ultrarunning: Hydration
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Hydration”, please leave it below in the comments section… The need for sufficient and timely hydration during ultramarathons cannot be overstated. And runners need more than just the usual intake of fluids if they are to survive [...]
Ultrarunning: Working with a Coach
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Working with a Coach”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ultrarunning is a very personal sport. Almost the entire time in the race the runner is alone, navigating the terrain. This unique appeal of ultrarunning [...]
Ultrarunning: Recovering after an Ultra
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Recovering after an Ultra”, please leave it below in the comments section… Recovery or the period that comes immediately after the racing event is just as important as the build up and preparation that leads to it. [...]
Ultrarunning: The Cross-Training Value of Swimming
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Cross-Training Value of Swimming”, please leave it below in the comments section… Much argument has been thrown around about the cross-training value of swimming. But there’s no denying that swimming can be an option of an [...]
Ultrarunning: Including Aqua Jogging in Your Training
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Including Aqua Jogging in Your Training”, please leave it below in the comments section… Aqua jogging started out in the US in the field of physical therapy and was used as an exercise for recovering surgery patients. [...]
Ultrarunning: Weight Training for Ultramarathons
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Weight Training for Ultramarathons”, please leave it below in the comments section… Just like all the other athletes, ultrarunners can benefit from cross-training. The long run is your fundamental workout as the extreme distances you’ll be facing [...]
Ultrarunning: Overcoming Burn Out
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Overcoming Burn Out”, please leave it below in the comments section… You know the saying that begins “Too much of a good thing…” Running is a beneficial form of exercise and a widely popular sport. But just [...]
Ultrarunning: Overtraining
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Overtraining”, please leave it below in the comments section… Training takes your capacities as close to its limits as possible for the purpose of stimulating your body to adapt to the pressure. This is how you gradually [...]
Ultrarunning: Finding the Time to Train
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Finding the Time to Train”, please leave it below in the comments section… Browsing through the web, you will find no lack of suggested training schedules and programs for practically every type of marathon from the half [...]
Ultrarunning: Preventing Quadriceps Injury
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Preventing Quadriceps Injury”, please leave it below in the comments section… You’re going downhill and you’re feeling a little relief despite the fatigue because it’s the last hill of the course. Then the pain in your legs [...]
Ultrarunning: The Immune System of Ultrarunners
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Immune System of Ultrarunners”, please leave it below in the comments section… It has been studied and proven that an average person can boost his immune system with adequate amounts of moderate exercise. So why is [...]
Ultrarunning: Tracking Your Training via Points
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Tracking Your Training via Points”, please leave it below in the comments section… Documentation is an important part of any training program. The benefits of training, especially endurance oriented workouts, don’t usually become noticeable until after some [...]
Ultrarunning: Training on Treadmills
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Training on Treadmills”, please leave it below in the comments section… Runners don’t always have the time or opportunity to practice their craft on the roads, trails and other outdoor courses. The weather is not something that’s [...]
Ultrarunning: Tapering for Optimal Performance
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Tapering for Optimal Performance”, please leave it below in the comments section… The taper is more than just a much needed rest after all that hard training. It is a critical period where the ultrarunner must find [...]
Ultrarunning: Intervals in Ultramarathon Training
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Intervals in Ultramarathon Training”, please leave it below in the comments section… More often than not intervals are narrowly associated with development of leg speed. Perhaps this is due to the fact that it’s short and middle [...]
Ultrarunning: Basic Principles of the Lydiard Method
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Basic Principles of the Lydiard Method”, please leave it below in the comments section… If you’ve been doing a fair amount of reading on marathon training then you must have come across this name Arthur Lydiard. Among [...]
Ultrarunning: Why You Need the Long Run
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Why You Need the Long Run”, please leave it below in the comments section… Ask any runner if the long run is the most important session of marathon training and they’ll all likely answer in the affirmative. [...]
Ultrarunning: Building Up Your Speed for Ultras
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Building Up Your Speed for Ultras”, please leave it below in the comments section… On the surface it may seem a bit contradictory that you would have to do speed work for ultras. This is the kind [...]
Ultrarunning: 100 Miles in a Week
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “100 Miles in a Week”, please leave it below in the comments section… Have you ever accomplished a training mileage of 100 miles in a week? You may have heard of ultrarunners doing well enough in 100-milers [...]
Ultrarunning: The Low Mileage Runner
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “The Low Mileage Runner”, please leave it below in the comments section… Finishing a 100 mile ultramarathon with just an average training mileage of 20 to 30 miles per week – is that even possible? Actually it [...]
Ultrarunning: Training Guidelines for a 100k
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Training Guidelines for a 100k”, please leave it below in the comments section… Among the various ultramarathons, the 100k is perhaps one of the more popular types. Around 200 races of this distance are organized annually across [...]
Ultrarunning: Training for Ultras through Marathons
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Training for Ultras through Marathons”, please leave it below in the comments section… There are those who would argue that training for ultras through marathons may offer little advantage since marathons are shorter and are usually run [...]
Ultrarunning: Advancing to 100 Milers from 50
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Advancing to 100 Milers from 50 ”, please leave it below in the comments section… To advance from running 50 mile ultras to 100 milers is definitely a big step. It’s one you can’t take lightly if [...]
Ultrarunning: Difference between Marathons and 50 Milers
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Difference between Marathons and 50 Milers”, please leave it below in the comments section… On the surface it may seem like the only notable difference between a standard marathon and a 50 Miler is distance. But those [...]
Ultrarunning: 50 Miler Training Tips
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “50 Miler Training Tips”, please leave it below in the comments section… Training for a 50 miler is never easy. And part of the difficulty is that sometimes books and even veteran ultra runners give out conflicting [...]
Ultrarunning: Pointers for the Ultramarathon Beginner
This article is part of Endurance Planet’s ultrarunning article series. If you have questions, comments or feedback about “Pointers for the Ultramarathon Beginner”, please leave them below in the comments section… So you’ve decided to participate in an ultramarathon. Good for you! Do you know what you’re getting yourself into? People who enter this sport [...]
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