Running & Fitness at 50

In a new study of 16 male cyclists aged 50 to 73, men who were given a supplement containing arginine and antioxidants showed a 16.7% increase in their anaerobic threshold at three weeks. By contrast, their counterparts who received the placebo did not see any increase in their anaerobic thresholds. Anaerobic threshold is the point [...]

I just got back from a conference in Savannah, GA where I managed to get in some nice early morning runs. Whether I’m in Montana,  Georgia,  New York, or Germany, I’ll usually get my runs in while it’s still dark outside, long before most people start thinking about breakfast. While I was on the way [...]

Weekly mileage total: 30.5 miles Miles run with dog this week: 11.5 Long run: 16.01 miles Total mileage for 2010: 279 miles The 16 mile run on Saturday was about the only good thing in week 11, which started off cold and wet and stayed that way until Saturday morning. I wasn’t able to hold [...]

Weekly mileage total: 40.72 miles Miles run with dog this week: 19.5 Long run: 14.01 miles Total mileage for 2010: 249 miles Not a bad week until Friday, when the rains hit. Saturday morning I went to the Riverwalk and found it flooded, so I ended up patching together a road run for 14 miles. [...]

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