Yanni, this sounds like what Danny Dreyer is promoting with "Chi running". I've just bought his book on it and find that it makes lots of sense, even if he...
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Gene Gugliotta
thinnmann
Aug 1, 2005 11:17 am
When I heard that one I was thinking of posting too. Seems the media loves the headline "Flip-Flop Flap at the Whitehouse" see http://tinyurl.com/7cjhb On...
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Marc McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 1, 2005 11:56 am
For the purpose of my training log I use 50bpm. However just sitting in front of the computer before running I see 46 to 48bpm. Actually resting? A couple...
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Tim
andersen_td
Aug 1, 2005 1:21 pm
The Background: I've been barefooting for about two weeks now. The first week was great. I ran 8 miles, 4 on grass and 4 on concrete. I only got a few small...
8520
yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Aug 1, 2005 1:54 pm
... Very impressive: that's more or less the same as Lance Armstrong, one of the greatest athletes of all time... I have never measured my maximum value HR,...
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Morgan Wilkinson
morgan_wilki...
Aug 1, 2005 2:24 pm
Hi Timothy- You have to use your calves a lot in barefoot running. They help keep the running low (different) impact. I like to think when you run barefoot you...
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Kevin Werner
djsuviva
Aug 1, 2005 2:50 pm
BFRick, Enjoy RMNP! I wish I could take a quick trip up there to run with you, but we were just up there not too long ago and will be up again over Labor Day....
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Kevin Werner
djsuviva
Aug 1, 2005 2:59 pm
People have different opinions about resting and max heart rate and their definitions. I define resting heart rate as your average resting heart rate during ...
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yahoo@...
hmark42
Aug 1, 2005 3:49 pm
... I just checked mine here while sitting at my desk at work. I counted between 15 and 16 beats in 15 seconds, which works out to around 60-64 BPM. ... My...
8525
ctbarefooter
Aug 1, 2005 4:12 pm
resting heart rate - HR right as you wake up in the morning, while still in bed. Max heart rate, the maximum that you can attain, usually determined during a...
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Kevin Werner
djsuviva
Aug 1, 2005 4:33 pm
Understood...however, "how you feel" can be deceptive sometimes (ever felt great at the beginning of a marathon and then bonked at the end because you went out...
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Kevin Werner
djsuviva
Aug 1, 2005 7:32 pm
btw, here is a summary article about lactate threshold: http://home.hia.no/~stephens/lacthres.htm kddubb ... ...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 3:01 pm
I have the book Heart Rate Monitor Training for the Compleate Idiot. Parker states that the max is unimportant. The max is basically the max. The resting heart...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 3:12 pm
I do not believe in genetics. It is easy to give up and say "my geneitcs are poor so why try". Running how you feel can lead to overtraining for most people. ...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 3:20 pm
I saw the story. I thought "who cares". Were they comfortable? Marc ... there was a news story about some teens going to the white house in flip flops and the...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 3:22 pm
"Sometimes when my form is on I feel weightless. A mysterious force pushes my body forward without effort. It is an incredible feeling!" I am getting this more...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 3:22 pm
I agree Ted. However I do not like to give my feet something to sweat against. My feet perform poorly soaked in sweat. Marc ... Howdy Richard I LOVE my...
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Nick Manuzzi
ctbarefooter
Aug 2, 2005 3:31 pm
Correct. Max - rest = Heart Rate reserve, a measure of CARDIAC function (not necessarily O2 uptake). And yes, the % you can sustain at is more important...
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Nick Manuzzi
ctbarefooter
Aug 2, 2005 3:37 pm
Hmmm, eye color, height, hair color, skin, teeth, facial features, feet, disease, absence of disease; all of these are genetic but aerobic performace is not......
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 4:14 pm
Many factors contribute to skin, teeth, feet, disease, absence of disease. My grandfather who I've never met died from cirrhosis of the liver 10 years before I...
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Nick Manuzzi
ctbarefooter
Aug 2, 2005 4:45 pm
... - including genetics. Not bad for a guy that according to you should have complications from ... - cirrhosis caused by drinking is not genetic. - w/r/t...
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Kevin Werner
djsuviva
Aug 2, 2005 4:48 pm
I think you guys are speaking to different issues/concepts. I think there is no doubt that Lance Armstrong has genetics on his side and that people are ...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Aug 2, 2005 4:53 pm
I believe in genetics, and that the sun will rise tomorrow. But, I have no control over these things, so I don't think about them that often. Instead I focus...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Aug 2, 2005 5:08 pm
Relax, relax, relax. As Morgan pointed out, the tendons and muscles do act as the shock absorbing springs when running barefoot. But, we don't need to actively...
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yannipapastavrou
yannipapasta...
Aug 2, 2005 5:12 pm
You don't sound like a regular guy! You sound kind of "irregular" to me (in a good way ;-) ). Most regular people would continue the cycle and make the easy...
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Marc M. McLellan
marcmmclellan
Aug 2, 2005 5:16 pm
It's true. Ask anyone. ... You don't sound like a regular guy! You sound kind of "irregular" to me (in a good way ;-) ). Most regular people would continue...
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Gregor Merry
gregormerry
Aug 2, 2005 10:15 pm
I was at 60 b/m when I started running in September and I've dropped about 4 to 56 b/m. I don't do high mileages or marathons yet. ... From: yannipapastavrou ...
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Jamie
giant_rider
Aug 3, 2005 1:21 am
Anyone who has followed my posts knows that my progress has been slow but steady. I have experienced many therapies to overcome chronic problems. The most...
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Ken Bob Saxton
runbarefoot
Aug 3, 2005 3:06 am
Jamie, Thanks for the rambling post. That's exactly what I've been telling folks. In fact I told dozenz on Sunday, that running barefoot is the easiest way to...
