Author Archives: JRM
Matty O’s Cannondale Profile
Check out Pro MTB/Cross rider Matty O’Keefe’s profile on the Cannondale website: THE FAMILY MAN
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Mind Control
I recently had some fun with Parlee bikes and Toyota, and helped them shoot a commercial for some new technology that they have in the works (I guess they liked my legs). The shoot was an “experience” to say the least. Check it out…
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Recovery Run 101
My last training tip examined the relationship between running, muscular fatigue and muscle fiber micro-trauma and introduced the concept of the “recovery run” for novice and advanced runners. In today’s training tip, I’ll point out a few of the guidelines you should keep in mind when approaching your recovery run sessions. Although many of the [...]
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Recovery Run Defined
Question: If the act of running induces physiological fatigue, is the term “Recovery Run” an oxymoron? Answer: Yes, and No. As I’ve stated numerous times in my articles, training stress is relative; a 4 mile run over undulating cross country trails at 7 minute per mile pace may constitute nothing more than a warm up [...]
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John Babcock – Age Group National Duathlon Champion
Not bad for a guy who spent most of the winter sidelined with a foot injury. Bodes well for the 2011 tri season. To read more about John’s victory in the M20 – 24 division at last week’s USA Triathlon National Duathlon Championship, click here
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Steady State Training
There’s more than one way to build aerobic capacity and power, and thankfully, not every approach to doing so requires the athlete to work at maximal effort (or, in other words, to suffer!). Sometimes, employing a slightly slower, steady approach to your training can yield not only notable gains in aerobic capacity, but in endurance [...]
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To Each His Own
A common belief amongst competitive distance runners is that in order to increase one’s fitness, one must run… a lot. Although I will be the first in line to advocate the fact that success in distance running requires a steadfast commitment to a long-term, rigorous training progression, I will also caution that obsessing first and [...]
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James Andrew Munn
On Sunday, March 13th, Jim Munn, writer, coach and political activist, passed away after putting up a courageous six month fight against an incurable case of malignant melanoma. Jim was surrounded by his loved ones at all times during the months, days and hours preceding his death. From the time he was diagnosed with the [...]
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Jim Munn: Underdog Coach
by John Barbour (Photo courtesy of the Gloucester Daily Times) The view across Gloucester’s Stage Fort Park from its hilltop gazebo to the harbor beyond is spectacular from any angle. Add over a thousand middle school runners on its 1.7-mile cross country course on a clear, cool October day and the sight becomes jaw-dropping. In a turbulent [...]
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Big Wili Style!