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Good morning runners! As part of our ongoing effort to help you, our loyal readers, stay up to date with information concerning our shared athletic endeavor, we thought it would be handy to provide a daily collection of links to items of particular interest. Thus we are proud to introduce "The Warmup Lap."
We're still working on figuring out the optimum way to go about this so feel free to offer your suggestions on what you'd like to see from this feature in the comments. And if you find any other items out there on the interwebs you think are of note to your fellow runners, please pop the link in a comments as well.
Racing News
Tightest win in ING Miami Marathon history | MiamiHerald.com
Samuel Kipkosgei Malakwen of Kenya lunged forward at the finish of the ING Miami Marathon to beat Teferi Bacha Regasa of Ethiopia by a quarter of a second — the closest finish in the ING Miami Marathon’s 10-year history. Malakwen’s result: 2 hours 16 minutes 54.58 seconds. Regasa’s: 2:16:54.83.
Scott Rantall, Kelly Williamson win at 3M Half Marathon | Austin American-Statesman
Scott Rantall broke the tape on Congress Avenue in 1 hour, 7 minutes and 14 seconds, a pace of 5 minutes and 8 seconds per mile. Venancio Mancilla took second in 1:07:30. In the women's race, Austin's Kelly Williamson passed up Jess Barton of Amonate, Va., to take first in 1:14:42.
The Olympic Trials have come and gone, and on the Men’s side we had what is being touted as a "record breaking" race. Unfortunately, the records that were broken were soft and old. Rather than illustrate a resurgence in U.S. running, it illustrated how far behind the rest of the world the United States really is.
Health News
New Study: Heart Risk ‘Low’ in Distance Races | Runner's World
The New England Journal of Medicine published what Runner's World Peak Performance blog the "the biggest and most informative medical research yet on cardiac arrests and deaths in marathons (and half-marathons)." And the findings? "Marathons and half-marathons are associated with a low overall risk of cardiac arrest and sudden death."
Effects of Footwear and Strike Type on Running Economy | NCBI
Minimally shod runners are modestly but significantly more economical than traditionally shod runners regardless of strike type, after controlling for shoe mass and stride frequency. The likely cause of this difference is more elastic energy storage and release in the lower extremity during minimal shoe running.
How Long Before I See The Benefits Of A Workout? | Competitor
Recovery runs important to overall health, balance | The Montgomery Advertiser
High heels cause muscle damage, change walk - even after taken off | CBS News
Running Stories
Things I wish I would have known when I started running | NOLA.com
I always have friends, here and there, ask me about tips for running, eating healthy, exercising, etc... because they want to be healthier or try something different. This past week I had five different people contact me about running in particular. All of them wanted to start running but didn't know what to do or where to start, which is why I decided to blog about it this week.
I was so in love with my new running shoes that one day I decided on a whim to — you know — actually run in them. I went outside and jogged about 10 feet before dying of sweatiness. "Wow," I said afterward, "I’m never doing that again." Except I did. The very next day.
My Motto for 2012: Be a Hill Seeker | Beyond Fatigue, Pain & ACTN3
Andrea Metcalf: If You Can Run a Mile, You Can Run a Marathon | Huffington Post
Houghton librarian completes marathons on all 7 continents | Wellsville Daily Reporter
Irish ultra runner Richard Donovan aiming to smash own record | Bourne Local
Equipment News
Reebok stores struggling after company's $25M settlement over bogus health claims | Business LIVE
New Balance Minimus Multi-Sport MO10 Review | Runblogger
Mizuno Wave Universe 4: A Near Perfect Racing Flat | Runblogger
Four books on running | Times Colonist
Miscellaneous
Running a-muck in gruelling race to hell and back | Independent.ie
THE greatest jogging in jeans "footage" in existence | JoggingJeans