“I hereby publicly announce my return to athletics competitions” – Caster Semenya The above quote is attributed to Caster Semenya, South Africa’s 800m world champion from Berlin last year, and the athlete who, for all the wrong reasons, dominated the world scene towards the end of 2009. Her story, and the web of lying, corruption, […]
Archives for March 2010
58:23 Half marathon world record
The big running news of the weekend was that Zersenay Tadese, the Eritrean former World Cross-country champion and multiple world half-marathon champion, delivered on his promise to break the half-marathon world record in Lisbon. His time, an amazing 58:23, breaks the old mark of Sammy Wanjiru, the undisputed number 1 marathon racer in the world […]
Barefoot running and shoes Q & A Part 5
The final instalment in a 5-part Q & A series on barefoot running. Today: innovation, the future and an ultimate conclusion
Barefoot running and shoes Q & A Part 4
Part 4 of our barefoot Q & A, tackling cushioning, proprioception, the strength of the foot & ‘intelligent’ muscle tuning
Barefoot running and shoes Q & A Part 3
In this instalment of the barefoot Q & A, we discuss performance and injury implications, and belief around shoes