Running Blog Carnival – Issue #2008-04

Published in February 21st, 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 [...]

What is anaerobic?

Published in February 21st, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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Anaerobic literally means “without oxygen”. Anaerobic running is when you exceed the speed and/or distance for which you have trained. The muscles are pushed beyond their capacity and need more oxygen than the body can supply. For a limited period of time, muscles continue to function by utilising chemical processes that free oxygen from within [...]

The Support you Need – Choosing the Right Running Bra

Published in February 20th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running Gear

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For female runners, the most important decision you will make after running shoes is choosing the right running bra. Running is a high impact activity and any excessive amount of breast movement puts strain on the breast ligaments and can cause them to stretch. In the long term this means that breasts sag. All female [...]

Running Blog Carnival – Call for Submissions – 4th Edition

Published in February 18th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running

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There’s a new blog carnival in town – simply titled Running. A blog carnival is a regular collection of links to blog posts, on a particular theme or area of interest. The Running Blog Carnival is published weekly and focuses only on running, offering readers a compilation of some of the best writing in the [...]

What is the Cooper Test?

Published in February 17th, 2008

Posted by kdays in Running, Running - Glossary

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The Cooper test is a test of aerobic fitness (the ability of the body to use oxygen to power it while running). It was designed by Kenneth H. Cooper in 1968 for US military use. In the original form, the point of the Cooper test is to run as far as possible within 12 minutes. [...]