Scott McMillan : Endurance Junky

According to this Runnersworld article experienced runners can improve their times by up to 8% by adding “explosive training”.
Paton believes this form of training may be the newcomer to the endurance-training dance, waltzing onto the floor well behind interval training and tempo training. Explosive sport-specific strength training increases your endurance by improving your running […]

Well this looks like another motivational book. It’s called “How Lance Does It”. Discusses Lances 4 success factors:
1. Clarity of Purpose 2. Congruent Lifestyle 3. Specialized Intelligence 4. Pure Confidence
Check the authors site for more details.

This was the Programmable Web application of the day. Very cool use of the Google Maps API.
GMAP Pedometer
Exact distance pedometer using Google Maps, built by a marathon runner.
URL
http://www.gmap-pedometer.com/

There is a good post on Procycling.com about the UCI plans to introduce DNA testing.
The UCI’s plan to introduce DNA testing among ProTour teams has been met with a mixed response from the riders. Last week, the professional teams association (AIGCP) headed by Patrick Lefévère voted to go ahead with DNA testing to fight doping, […]

Lance Armstrong winner of 7 Tour de France’s claims the marathon is the hardest thing he has ever done. I find this a little hard to believe being a marathoner and ultra marathoner but it is cool to see the mighty Lance humbled. Link.

Wow this could provide quite a boost to your endurance. From Gizmodo:
Oxycyte is a new artificial blood that can absorb 50 times the oxygen of normal blood. Sure, synthetics still aren’t good for organs in the long term, but we’ll be getting those pesky space holders removed soon enough. We need more room for the […]

Ideal marathon conditions may not be what we believe according to this NYT article:
Most runners have heard the marathon lore: Your time will be best if the weather on race day is about 55 degrees and overcast, or even drizzly. And avoid dehydration at all costs, because it will cause your muscles to cramp […]

Another cool article on Pez about the benefits of riding fixed gear. I am hitting the Velodrome on Saturday so I guess I will be able to test this theory out.
…With a fixed gear, you consistently pedal for the entire ride with NO freewheeling. One major benefit is muscle endurance. I have never seen […]

The New York Times has a great article on the need of a kick in todays elite marathoners hoping to win a marathon. For me running sub 5:00 miles is a kick
Some runners have better short-distance speed than others, presumably giving them an advantage if a race is close at the end. Mary […]

There is a good article on the Running Times site discussing high mileage and sickness.
Link.