August 17, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

This week on the Endurance Planet Hour, we talk to Dr. Mark Klion who fields questions about your aches and pains, we check in with runner and missions worker Tara Porter-Livesay who is headed back to Haiti, and we hear about a young man desperately trying to follow in his running father's footsteps. Read More

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Most endurance athletes are familiar with the concept of tapering -- reducing your training prior to an important event for optimum performance -- but how much is best? And what about the intensity of your workouts prior to that goal race? Those are some of issues coach Jason Karp addresses in his Marathon & Beyond Read More

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August 10, 2010

The Endurance Planet Hour

This week we talk about about the most famous cyclist in the world -- Lance Armstrong. We also hear from 24-year-old Abe Clark who ran unassisted across the United States. And we hear a story about an elite runner who started out with all the promise in the world, got distracted by the challenges Read More

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When Bob Wehr flew to China to run on The Great Wall, he had no idea what a life-changing experience it would be. His story, “How Running Saved My Life … Flying Long Distances is Not Without its Risks” is this week's Marathon & Beyond Monday edition. Read More

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Jeff Hardisty's father had died of heart disease at the age of 46, so when Hardisty himself toed the line of the Seattle Marathon at 46, he had a lot on his mind. Jeff had undergone heart surgery just months prior, but had his doctor's ok to attempt 26.2. This week's Marathon Read More

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Marathon & Beyond Monday is our weekly opportunity to hear an editor’s choice from Marathon & Beyond magazine. This week’s story was written by Joe and Jan Seeley and is entitled “Time Out for a Running Holiday.” Read More

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This week's Marathon and Beyond Monday was written by Mack Brown and is entitled "Last Dance." It's a reflection on the end of an 18-year marathon streak. Read More

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So you’ve run several marathons, you’ve reached your goals, you’ve heard the words of Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” during your long runs, and you’ve anticipated that at some point you might get bored with 26.2 miles. Then it’s time to “go beyond.” That’s the focus of today’s Marathon & Beyond Read More

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"A fit person of age 70 is biologically similar to an unfit person of 40—this having nothing to do with genes or medical care but due solely to physical conditioning." So says geriatrician Dr. Walter Bortz. In this week's Marathon & Beyond Monday edition, we hear Bortz's article entitled Running, Aging, and Human Read More

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He’s been dubbed the Mayor of Running. A member of the Running USA Hall of Champions, he has completed races on all seven continents from the Antarctica marathon to the Mt. Kilimanjaro Marathon. He has also completed the Ironman 5 times and cycled, unsupported by himself, across the country twice. But there’s Read More

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