A Brief Look at Pain Killers by Pete Dobos Team Running Free
“these are drugs that we are popping, not M&Msâ„¢” In light of my ignorance about the effects and side-effects of various pain-relievers and anti-inflammatories, I came across a brief synopsis which [...]
Anger slows healing process after injury
Posted on Yahoo: PARIS (AFP) – The adage that laughter is the best medicine has been backed by an unusual investigation which says that people who seethe with anger take longer to recover from injury. Previous stud[...]
Barefoot Running Research
New research supports the idea that barefoot running form offers less impact on the heel as the forefoot is better suited to absorb shock. A new paper published this week in the journal Nature, co-authored by Daniel E. L[...]
Effect of NSAID on Muscle Injury and Oxidative Stress.
New study on Western States ultrarunners advises caution when using Non-Steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Published in the Int J Sports Med. NCBI[...]
Endocrine System Depletion By Jay Hodde and Karl King
Endocrine System Depletion By Jay Hodde and Karl King As published in the October 1999 issue of UltraRunning Magazine When ultrarunners think of running-related injuries, they usually think of conditions affecting the mu[...]
Equipment – Waterproof Socks
Posted on the Ultralist: —– Original Message —– From: “Steve Tanio” To: Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 7:08 PM Subject: waterproof socks I usually wear Injinji socks when running, a[...]
Essay on Athletic Footware and Running Injuries
Came across an interesting article via Ultra Adventures by Orthopaedic surgeon Joseph Froncioni on athletic footware and running injuries which lays a case for spending time unshod to help the feet naturally develop thei[...]
Exercise Induced Asthma – Guest Blogger – Neil Cook
Exercise Induced Asthma – an Ultra Runners Perspective By Neil L. Cook, Head Multisport Coach, Asphalt Green, NYC, NY, USA I never had a problem through years of running. Gradually through the late 90′s I st[...]
Fixing Your Feet – Newsletter
The Most Important Issue of my Fixing Your feet Ezine – http://vonhof.typepad.com/happy_feet/2007/07/the-most-import.html Last Friday I released the July issue of my Fixing Your Feet Ezine. If you are active and wa[...]
Footcare: Types of Orthotics
Types of Orthotics So let’s say, for the sake of argument, that you meet some of the criteria we talked about in the last post about Basic Facts on Orthotics (below). You remember, pain in your feet, problems in yo[...]
Footcare:Basic Facts about Orthotics
Posted on: John Vonhof’s Happy Feet Basic Facts about Orthotics Many of us wear orthotics to help maintain the foot in a functionally correct position. They can help cure lower extremity ailments and are often pres[...]
Gastro-Intestinal problems in Endurance Training and Competition? Article by William Sichel
Gastro-Intestinal problems in Endurance Training and Competition? By William Sichel It’s well known that large numbers of athletes suffer some form of gastro-intestinal (GI) disturbance during endurance events. In[...]
Guest Blogger – Dr. Mitch Proffman – Unnecessary Knee Surgery
My main focus this month is on a very disturbing news item. There is a surgical arthroscopic procedure that is done 100,000 times a year, costing more than $1 billion dollars a year. It is arthroscopic knee surgery, that[...]
Happy Birthday Multidays.com
Submit a Multiday Race Report and Win a Bottle of Udo’s Choice Ultimate Oil Blend Multidays.com was 6 years old this week, the 22nd of May and to celebrate this multiday and ultrarunning resource we have teamed up [...]
Hydration Strategies For Ultrarunners
Hydration Strategies for Ultrarunners It is only in the last 30 years that serious consideration has been given to how much fluid a runner needs to hydrate for an ultramarathon. Before that time, most people who ran mara[...]
Inexpensive Orthotics Worth Trying – From ‘Happy Feet’
Ignorance is bliss. Sometimes. But often it’s just a problem waiting to manifest. Running a multiday race is a sure way to bring issues with weaknesses and foot problems to the fore. Collapsed arches or metatarsal [...]
Interview with John Vonhof, author of Fixing Your Feet
GOFAR interviews John Vonhof, author of Fixing Your Feet. The podcast is an hour long and covers a lot of ground that a beginner or anyone suffering from recurring foot issues will find useful. Go For Adventure Racing.co[...]
Interview With Udo’s Sponsored Neil Bryant Winner of the 9 Bar JOGLE Ultra race 2010
PRESS RELEASE From: David Gunning Subject: Udo’s Sponsored Neil Bryant wins the 9 Bar JOGLE Ultra race 2010 Some of you may not have heard of “Ultrarunning” – less of you would feel inclined to don your train[...]
Legendary Blisters – “That’s what I’m talking About”
Even the professionals are impressed by Craig Thornley’s classic blister. In an emergency use the pin from your race number to quickly puncture and drain the blister and make sure to thoroughly clean the area post [...]
Nutrition/Fueling At The End Of A 100 Miler: Andy Holak, Karl King and Tony Krupicka
Posted on the Ultralist: On Behalf Of Andy Holak Sent: Wednesday, December 06, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: Nutrition/Fueling at the End of a 100 miler All this talk about how many calories per hour we can/should take in during[...]
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Hydration Strategies For Ultrarunners
Hydration Strategies for Ultrarunners It is only in the last 30 years that serious consideration has been given to how much fluid a runner needs to hydrate for an ultramarathon. Before that time, most people who ran marathons and ultramarathons were elite runners who would usually finish a marathon around the 3 hour mark and [...]
Inspiration – Making Dreams A Reality
Making Dreams Come True. One of the things that motivated me to create multidays.com was the idea that we can do much more than we think we can. It seems that our perspective of the world is constrained and limited in some ways. We have the thought “I couldn’t do that” or “I could do [...]
