Rain, Rain, Go Away!
If you are running CIM this weekend, are you going to wear your Nike galoshes or the Asics ones?
I can’t decide.
Archive for November 28th, 2012
Running is Going to Kill You!
If you are an older runner (50+), recent studies suggest that running more than 20 miles per week, or faster than 7:30 minutes per mile, is going to wreck your health.
The Wall Street Journal published a story yesterday–with the not at all hyperbolic headline of One Running Shoe in the Grave–about the research, which indicates that runners who log more than 20 miles a week lose the health benefits of running.
Most critically, some research points to extreme training damaging the heart tissue. You should not be surprised to learn that not everyone is convinced.
Critics of the newer research say that the idea that running can harm the heart is based on research showing only an association—meaning that exercise may not be the cause of the problem. They note that in any large group of runners, high-mileage and high-speed athletes may be too few in number to be statistically significant.
St. Francis Girls Going to Nike XC Nationals
Now to Portland!
The St. Francis Girls took second place at the Division I State Cross Country meet (and was scored 2nd place in California Power Merge).
The team’s top finisher was Junior Lauren Larocco, who came in 16th with a 18:10.
St. Francis has been invited to race at Nike Cross Nationals in Portland, Oregon, and we’ve heard that they’ve accepted the invitation.