All Sports Science Update: Page 2
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Sports Science Update: Run Less To Run Younger?
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Feb. 11, 2010
- Updated Feb. 12, 2010 at 4:11 PM UTC
A new study helps explain why late starters become the fastest older runners. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald In Lore of Running, Tim Noakes
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Sports Science Update: The Art of 10K Pacing
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jan. 4, 2010
- Updated Nov. 10, 2010 at 11:09 AM UTC
Start fast, finish faster? Steady as she goes? Your optimal 10K pacing strategy may depend on how fast you are. Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
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Sports Science Update: Menthol Swilling Improves Exercise
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Sep. 4, 2009
New study provides further proof that endurance fatigue is regulated by the brain. Past research by Toby Mundel at Massey University in New
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Sports Science Update: So Much For The Footprint Test
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jul. 16, 2009
- Updated Feb. 1, 2013 at 9:04 AM UTC
A new study suggests you can’t reduce your running injury risk by matching your footprint to your arch. For many years, running shoe
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Sports Science Update: Pre-Race Breakfast Doesn’t
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jul. 7, 2009
- Updated Jul. 8, 2009 at 3:23 PM UTC
As long as you consume enough carbs during the race, even skipping breakfast altogether won’t slow you down. There is some evidence
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Sports Science Update: Heart Rate Recovery Indicates
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jun. 30, 2009
- Updated Feb. 22, 2013 at 11:06 AM UTC
A new study suggests monitoring your heart rate recovery day to day may be worthwhile. Heart rate recovery refers to how long it takes for
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Sports Science Update: Sleep Deprivation And Running
- By Matt Fitzgerald
- Published Jun. 23, 2009
- Updated Jun. 24, 2009 at 5:02 PM UTC
New study suggests you might not want to race after 30 hours awake. Researchers from Bangor University in Great Britain recently performed