A Definite Must for Marathon Training

A good read from Adidas site on the need for long runs as part of marathon training..

Whether you call it "overdistance", your "distance day", or "LSD" (Long Slow Distance), the long run is the essential building block of any marathon training program.

We at, ChennaiRunners will be doing our 4th ECR run this Sunday and this 30km run would particularly be helpful to the folks who are doing the Singapore Marathon which is less than 30 days away.

(More on the ECR Run tomorrow).

This Should Make Shumit Happy

This research work coming from Europe.. should make Shumit a happy man.

Some Researchers in Europe have actually concluded that beer after a long run / exercise is actually good for your body.

Researchers in Europe have carried out a study and found that a glass of beer is far better at re-hydrating the body after exercise than water as the sugars, salts and bubbles in a pint help people absorb fluids more quickly.

Now, Shumit, do you feel vindicated?

Marathoners.. Leave you iPOD at home

Marathoners.. Leave you iPOD at home

That's the message USA Track & Field, the national governing body for running, is giving. It has banned the use of headphones and portable audio players like iPods at its official races. This new rule was apparently created to ensure safety and to prevent runners from having a competitive edge. It would be interesting to see if they implement this rule coming weekend in the NYC marathon.



This is pretty odd one for me and I certainly hope they don't start implementing it in Singapore Marathon and other places where I generally run my marathons. In fact, I don't think I would be able to to complete marathon without my favorite music, let alone gaining some competitive with my favorite music playing in the ear.

I echo the same sentiments as expressed in the article.. First I think this rule is absurd and two not sure how they would uniformly implement it amongst thousands of runners in any event.

Math Help from India !!!

Photo courtesy: nytimes.com

Interesting article (registration required) about the next wave in offshoring called 'person to person' offshoring. In this model math / science coaching, personal assistance and other kind of help that are person to person nature are being offshored. This business model is still nascent but might as well have lot of opportunities.