Ravens complete long run Sep 4, 2009
But even after all the fundraising and long distance training, the runners realized their tasks wouldn't really hit until they began the trek down the mountain or up the coast. "That was the biggest moment of the race for me, during my second leg, the 24th leg," Sandman said. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Panthers Add Six With NLIs For 2010 Season Aug 13, 2009
"With his leg speed and willingness to do middle distance training, he will have a chance to be among the best ever in our program.". . (Uwmpanthers.com)
Melrose Girls Track: Mile by mile with Melanie Monroe May 29, 2009
It s a lot of distance training, which is different from sprinters training, because you re training for longer distances. It s more mentally taxing running two-miles as opposed to running 100-meter. (Melrose Free Press, MA)
At the finish May 10, 2009
What helped keep him in it so long, he said, was his desire to make the physical and mental grind of distance training something his athletes could actually enjoy. Youve got to have fun, even at the college level, Dave Cooper said. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Channelling Forrest Gump, marathon man just keeps on swimming Apr 11, 2009
But for now it's training alongside Stephanie Rice under Michael Bohl in Brisbane, where he says he doesn't do an outlandish amount of distance training - just the standard 80km or so a week. He is only now recovering from six stress fractures in his back caused by over-training. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Caffeine Reduces Pain During Exercise Apr 1, 2009
As a former competitive cyclist, University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Robert Motl routinely met his teammates at a coffee shop to fuel up on caffeine before long-distance training rides. The notion was that caffeine was helping us train harder. (Newsmax)
A little java makes it easier to jive, researcher says Apr 1, 2009
As a former competitive cyclist, University of Illinois kinesiology and community health professor Robert Motl routinely met his teammates at a coffee shop to fuel up on caffeine prior to hitting the pavement on long-distance training rides ... Seven years later, with several studies considering the relationship between physical activity and caffeine behind him, Motl has a much better understanding of why that cuppa Joe he used to consume before distance training and competing enhanced his... (EurekAlert!)
Hokulea gets dolphin, manta ray escort into Palmyra Mar 20, 2009
" As the first long distance training mission for Hokulea's scheduled worldwide voyage in 2012, the crew sailed to one of the world's most pristine marine and land environments. As a part of this training they experienced the true fatigue of open ocean voyaging, the complexity of finding a small speck of land in an endless ocean and the rare chance to visit an environment that holds many lessons about how to better care for the places in which we live. "One of the most valuable aspects of this... (Honolulu Advertiser)
5 questions - Local teacher readying for Boston Marathon Mar 3, 2009
Since then, his long distance training has intensified, and he has participated in eight marathons. As the HHS bandleader, Loveridge said that two of his favorite activities include being with the pep band at Bengal football and basketball games, and the trips they take every three years to Florida for band competitions. (Helena Independent Record)
