Psyching Tips for Marathoners
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / October 29, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindShrink Rap
Sports psychologists take their advice to the streets, helping runners stay focused.
By Nancy Averett
Kate Hays, PhD., a sports psychologist for the Toronto Marathon, has heard every kind of prerace anxiety. She once counseled a man who was having last-minute doubts about running a marathon in a chef’s hat while carrying a cake to [...]
Study: Runners Live Longer; Stay Healthier
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / August 12, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindSome evidence is in that running is good for you if you want to live a long and healthy life . The research titled: Reduced Disability and Mortality Among Aging Runners: A 21-Year Longitudinal Study
A study published by Stanford University School of Medicine researchers show that over a 20 year period middle-aged individuals who were [...]
Five Women (seeking with)Competing for The Picture of Life
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / May 10, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindDiane Gallo, a friend of mine and the VP of HR at Vistagee send me a link that truly speaks about competition in its original and truest meaning. Competition come from “cum peto” meaning “to seek with. I’ve written about it in the past that to come in second or third may mean [...]
You Are What You Think About
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / May 7, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindDick Michener, a dear running friend from my days around rec.running & The Roads Scholars Running Group on Yahoo Groups has a great short story called “The Rest of My Life that Richard Benyo has accepted for a future publication in Marathon & Beyond.
There’s a bio at the end of this short piece of his [...]
World Class Runners Same Form as Running on Ice.
2 Comments by Ozzie MR / May 1, 2008 / Posted in Running Form & StyleThis video gives a very convincing visual of the Pose Running Method. This keeps one aware that the turnover rate of 180 steps a minute is just the beginning when learning to run in good form and style. Back to my old saying: Running is a dance. You can do it gracefully or [...]
Running and Walking Therapy: Spreading like wildfire…well, one step at a time
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / April 5, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindOn April 1st, a short article Walking the Talk Therapy by Tina Kelley talked about Karen Arthur and her offering of “Walking and Talking Psychotherapy.”
If I were to say that it was sweeping the nation like a wildfire, you know it would be an April Fool’s. In the span of 30 plus years [...]
Thoughts on Running Observing Thoughts
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / February 17, 2008 / Posted in The Running MindNot sure where the years went. I came across this poem after a run on St. Valentine’s in 1998:
Thoughts are like leaves
dropping into a stream.
As soon as they
touch the water
they are carried away.
Sometimes they get
caught in an eddy.
Soon there are so many leaves
in the eddy
you cannot see the water.
If you didn’t know better
you would [...]
Running and Mental Health
0 Comment by Ozzie MR / December 21, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindJen Lucas as part of her Masters Degree in Social Work at Cal State Sacramento did a project on Running For Mental Health. I remember receiving an email from her inquiring about the Running Therapy that I had been doing with patients since the mid-1970’s.
Jen completing her Project for the degree, in my mind’s eye, [...]
Y42K.com An old friend from the early days of rec.running
1 Comment by Ozzie MR / December 19, 2007 / Posted in The Running MindWhen I first was involved with rec.running back in the mid 90’s Ray was one of the early contributors. I think you will enjoy his thoughts, reflections, and musings.
Lately, I’ve wanted to do a bit more writing. Back in the day, I’d keep a journal, or work hard and try to get published. Since [...]
Some Thoughts & Observations on Breathing
2 Comments by Ozzie MR / October 29, 2007 / Posted in Running Form & StyleSome quick thoughts and observations on breathing:
1. Keeping the same cadence, my speed depends on the lean of the body from ankle to the top of the head. The more the lean, the faster I go and the quicker I have to move my foot through its cycle while maintaining the same cadence.
2. [...]
