Running Blog Carnival - Issue #2008-05

Published in February 28th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Carnival Issues, Running

Welcome to the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival.
Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest [...]

Bill Bowerman

Published in February 27th, 2008

Posted by kdays in People in Running, Running

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Bill Bowerman is one of the most successful track coaches in the United States, but his role in bringing jogging to America is of even greater importance. In the winter of 1962, shortly after his University of Oregon four-mile relay team broke the world record, an invitation came for a match race with the [...]

What is PRINCE2?

Published in February 25th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Portals, Project

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Structured project management means managing the project in a logical, organised way, following defined steps. A structured project management method is the written description of this logical, organised approach. PRINCE2 is a structured project management method.
PRINCE2 says that a project should have:

An organised and controlled start, ie organise and plan things properly before [...]

What is fartlek?

Published in February 22nd, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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Fartlek is a Swedish word meaning speed play. It’s a simple, natural form of speed training that can be worked into any daily run. During a run of a given distance, you accelerate - to the next telephone pole, to the end of the block, to any landmark. When you have pushed [...]

What is a LSD?

Published in February 22nd, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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Long Slow Distance or Long Steady Distance (LSD) is running at moderate intensity just below your maximum aerobic heart rate. The LSD run is at a comfortable pace that, for most runners, is about 2 minutes slower per mile than their current 10k pace. You should be able to easily carry on [...]

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