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  • Active Fascial Contractility

    Fascial tissue may the ability to contract and adjust stiffness, potentially to the benefit of athletes under prolonged periods of mechanical stress. Endurance training may include an element of fascial tissue training which would work in conjunction with muscular endurance to further develop our bio-mechanical endurance. What is fascia? “Dense irregular connective tissue sheets in…

  • Tarahumara: Legendary Native Runners of Mexico

    This rare video contains footage from the 1960s and 1930s of the Tarahumara playing their running game. The majority of the video is a documentary footage of a small Tarahumara “community in the transitional zone between the Sierra upland country and the deep canyons to the South.”

  • Scenes from Christopher McDougall’s Born To Run

    Born To Run by Christopher McDougall is easily my favorite book. I’m ecstatic to have stumbled upon this YouTube video of people and places from the book. It was a lot of fun watching and comparing faces and landscapes to what I’d envisioned. This may be a bit of a spoiler for anyone planning on…

  • Important Names in The World of Ultramarathoning

    Ted Corbitt, “father of American ultrarunning”; 1952 US Olympic team member; former American world record holder at various distances Scott Jurek, seven time winner and former course record holder of the Western States Endurance Run; two-time winner and former course record holder of the Badwater Ultramarathon; winner and former course record holder of the Hardrock…

  • Runner’s Advanced Workout for Knee Health

    Tonight was a knee-focused workout to strengthen my knees and supporting muscle groups. Keep the weights and repetitions low to start. Increase repetitions gradually from about 6 to about 12 then increase weight and drop the repetitions back down to 6, repeat. I’ve grouped some of the lifts into super sets to increase the cardio…

  • 7 Secret Secrets of Barefoot Running

    This video is too funny to not post. Please note, I do believe in barefoot running, but this video is not an accurate representation of my beliefs or suggested approach. My intention here is to make you laugh, not explain why you should take your shoes off and log some miles. Check out the barefoot…