Running Shoe Recommendation adidas - adizero PR
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 28, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Recommended Running Shoesadidas Running - adizero PR (Rave Red/Black/Metallic Silver) - Footwear
The adidas adizero PR running shoes are true minimalist shoes. They have a good feel for the road and are light and flexible and have a comfortable wide fit. In fact, for adidas I would suggest you size half down as they can fit loose. The [...]
Strengthening Hams & Quads?
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful RunningIn article <3583C576.7C2CC21C@flash.net>,
Phil Margolies <pmarg@flash.net> wrote:
> Ozzie Gontang wrote:
> > There are a number of popular stretches which are either unsafe for
> > everyone or unsafe for anyone who isn’t very flexible to start with - these
> > include the hamstring stretch mentioned above, the “hurdlers stretch”
> > (seated, one leg forward, the other tucked [...]
Pump Up The Body
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful RunningPoor posture when sitting leads to slouching when one tires while walking or running. Improper walking or running reinforces poor posture. Both worsen.
Improve your posture and correct the slouching habit effortlessly:
With your feet flat on the floor, sit forward on the edge of a chair. In this position you ‘ll be sitting on your sitzbones. [...]
Sockless: Response to Mad Miles
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful RunningResponding to Mad Miles…kinda like that…I’ve been sockless for about 20 years. Art Justice a long time running friend has been sockless for about 5 years after losing in a triathlon in his age division by 30 seconds…the time it took to put on his socks before putting on his shoes.
I use Spenco neophrene insoles [...]
Give Me Oxygen and Give Me Breath
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful RunningWhat your body an brain need first and foremost to survive is an element that is a colorless, odorless, tasteless gas. Oxygen. It has always been free for the breathing. If my brain is without oxygen for more than a few minutes there will be severe brain damage or death.
Several years ago on That’s Incredible, [...]
Problem is the Calves Not the Achilles Tendon
2 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Injury Prevention, Mindful RunningTendons for all intent and purposes are not suppose to stretch. The muscles above the Achilles tendon, soleus and gastrocs are suppose to do what muscles do: Contract and relax. Your calf muscles are contracting but only partially relaxing. When a knot in the calf occurs it tightens up to protect itself and won’t let [...]
Nipples, Bloody Nipples
4 Comments by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz on InjuriesOrganization: Int’l Assn of Marathoners
In article <32F70659.6CCE@dynamite.com.au>, Brian Fredrickson
<fredbr@dynamite.com.au> wrote:
> Vincent Woolf wrote:
> > First, I should thank the helpful posters here on rec.running. Though I
> > haven’t posted questions before, I’ve found advice here that has helped me
> > fight off the evil shin splints (stretching, better shoes, and no more [...]
Kicking yourself in the shin?
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz on InjuriesRobert.J.Racusin@dartmouth.edu (Robert J. Racusin) wrote:
> When I run, I noticed that my foot often hits the opposite shin,
> leaving smears of mud or dirt or even bruises. I have heard that this
> is a sign of being out of shape. Is that true, or is it just something
> in my stride? [...]
Improper Stretching, A Waste Of Mind
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz on InjuriesDate: 17 Feb 1998 03:25:48 GMT
Organization: Int’l Association of Marathoners
HI Ozzie,
I posted this last week but my news reader doesn’t seem to get all messages at times and I’m left wondering who said what in the missing holes. A weight bearing muscle cannot stretch…just another morsel for thought. Ozzie, you really got me thinking about [...]
Training the Mindful Marathoner
0 Comment by Ozzie Gontang / January 27, 2009 / Posted in Mindful Running, Oz On MarathoningThe Week Before/The Month After
The Marathoner’s Body is 70% Water
Train yourself during the week before the marathon to continue to hydrate so your urine is clear. Remember it takes 3 grams of water to store one gram of glycogen. You can carboload but the folklore is that unless you continue to drink fluids, you can [...]
