Anecdotes

Hey Bimblers,

Just wanted to give everyone an update on my fundraiser for the Hole in the Wall Gang Camp. First of all let me thank all of you who have kindly contributed to this worthy cause. At this time with about nine weeks to go I am just about at the half way mark of my goal of $3,000. [Read more…] about Clark Capers Vol III

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I had to go to Flathead, MT during the week and while I didn’t get an opportunity to run while I was up there, I did take a few pictures. [Read more…] about Montana Scenery

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The Sunday group run is affectionately known as the Dog Run in honor of the many four legged friends that normally accompany us. At today’s outing there seemed to a few more than the usual pack and as they darted about in the parking lot the air of confusion they created emanated into the runners. [Read more…] about GPS Quarry Run – ‘Dogged By Indecision’

Ankle injuries are an unfortunate consequence of running, especially on the trails. Here is an interesting article that I recently spotted on the BBC web site entitled; Plaster cast ‘better for sprains’

People with a sprained ankle recover faster if they are given a plaster cast, British researchers say.

A study of 600 patients found that a 10-day below-knee cast is more effective than standard treatment with a tubular bandage.

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As runners we all have an interest in measuring our fitness. One way to do this is to measure out a 100 meters and then see how quickly you can cover that distance. In an article on the BBC web site readers are then invited to compare their time against the following figures: 15.4 seconds for men and 17.3 for women. These might not seem to be particular tough targets, (except for runners like Guthrie) even though they are far from the current world records of 9.69 and 10.49. But then consider that these were the slowest 100m sections covered in the respective Olympic 1500m finals last summer! Research following the Beijing Games has shown that every athlete in both those races ran 14 further 100m stretches faster than those times, and without a break! [Read more…] about How fast can you run?