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Archives for September 2007

Marathon World Record – 2:04.26 to Haile Gebrselassie!

Ross · 30 Sep 2007 ·

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If there was any doubt remaining, Haile Gebrselassie confirmed that he is indeed the greatest current distance runner, probably the greatest in history, by breaking the 4 year old marathon world record in Berlin! His time? 2:04.26, which eclipses the old record of his rival Paul Tergat (2:04.55) by 29 seconds. Some notable splits from […]

Drugs in sport – could it possibly be bigger than we thought?

The Science of Sport · 29 Sep 2007 ·

In a , we discussed three MAJOR doping stories of the last week, and how we seem apathetic to them. First, Floyd Landis was stripped of his 2006 Tour title, then Michael Rasmussen returned a “non-negative” result during the 2007 Tour, and then perhaps the biggest sports drug bust in history went down in the […]

Drugs in sport – our apathy reveals the state of the sport

The Science of Sport · 29 Sep 2007 ·

Two days ago, we on running technique to bring you news of a massive steroid bust, named “Raw Deal“. Incredibly, this story barely reached South Africa, and certainly didn’t make the impact that it should have, given the numbers, and the possible implications of this operation. Of course, it may yet do so, if WADA […]

Running techniques – the same as Medical Products?

Ross · 28 Sep 2007 ·

Running techniques have been “packaged” and sold as products, not dissimilar to medicines. But they don’t have the evidence, nor the safety guidelines that medicines do, so beware the advocates of wholesale changes and miracle cures! The post explains why

Running technique Part IV

Ross · 28 Sep 2007 ·

In this final detailed post in our Running Technique series, we discuss some aspects of technique that may be beneficial, and where you should spend your energies worrying about technique

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