Regional Features
Safety and Triathlons
By Mike Arenberg
OK, so why does an exercise physiologist write a column about safety in triathlons? Two reasons: one, my editor asked me to, and two, what I experienced at Ironman Coeur d’Alene really made me think that this is something worth writing about.
St. Patrick’s Day Parade Run A Festival and Competitive Race
By Drew Langenberg
Cold, clear and crisp best describe this near-perfect morning for a race and the weather contributed to keeping the beer at the finish at the perfect temperature. This year’s Saint Patrick’s Day Parade Run turned out to be as unique in spirit as the thousands who ran it.
Q&A with Dave Denny
By Shawn Love
Dave Denny is an accomplished track & field coach, with more more than 32 years of coaching experience. His former athletes have been American, record holders, and most recently Olympic Finalist. Dave is currently retired, and living in the Kansas City area.
MO Runner: In 2007 you retired after coming off a state championship in cross country at Lee’s Summit West. Did you find it difficult to step away, or was this great timing for you?
Aerobic Deficiency
By Mike Arenberg
In a unique a group of renowned distance minds got together for dinner in Alamosa, CO in 1997 and discussed, among many topics, the current state of American distance running.
BEYNON SPORTS SURFACES LAUNCHES INDUSTRY’S FIRST ECO-FRIENDLY STRUCTURAL SPRAY RUNNING TRACK SYSTEM
Adhering to a guiding principle of corporate environmental responsibility, Beynon Sports Surfaces has introduced Beypur 160, the athletic track industry’s first water-based structural spray coating, an achievement which marks Beynon Sports Surfaces as a clear leader in green product development.
Hitting the Training Pace Sweet Spot
April/May 2009/By Mike Arenberg Not so long ago VO2 was the physiological measure that was considered the best indicator of running performance. If you read enough training articles, you’ve seen the term VO2 about a thousand times. VO2 is simply a measurement of your body’s ability to deliver and use oxygen.
Bass Pro Sets Stage for MVC Championships
April/May 2009/By James Henry Following the lead of individual champion Jeff Shirmer, the Southern Illinois men claimed the team title at the Missouri Valley Conference Championship on Nov. 1, 2008.
Challenge Yourself!
January-March 2009 By Mike Arenberg
It is one of the strangest things in this strange life that those who work the hardest, who subject themselves to the strictest discipline, who give up certain pleasurable things in order to achieve a goal, are the happiest of men.
— Brutus Hamilton
Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Fitness Festival
January-March 2009 From Staff Reports Springfield—The Bass Pro Shops Outdoor Fitness Festival wrapped up a week’s worth of activities with the Bass Pro Shops Conservation Marathon and Maynard Cohick Half Marathon.
The Art of Coaching—Making Corrections: Cues, Clues and Adjustments
November/December 2008 / By Dave Nielsen. Coaching is both a science and an art. It requires the ability to assess and assist in the acquisition of skills paramount to success. Science provides insight and direction in regard to mechanics, physiology, psychology and learning. Art involves the effective application of this wealth of knowledge to individual athletes and/or the team.
