Stories from Peak Performance at Runner's World
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Does Massage Enhance Recovery? New Study Hints, Yes
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Feb 6, 2012
Far as I can tell, just about every runner loves a massage. Even the ones that hurt a little me you feel good, because you figure you're getting all the kinks and knots worked out. You feel calm and... Cutting-edge… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Boston Marathon
- Amby Burfoot
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The Latest Studies on Protein ("Low Carb") Diets, and How They Affect Weight Loss and Muscle Mass
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Jan 31, 2012
Less than a month ago, George Bray and colleagues from the Pennington Biomedical Research Center made headlines with a research study showing that subjects on a low- protein, high-fat weight-gain... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your… Full Story »
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A Brief Chat with Aaron Baggish, M.D., Author of New England Journal Study
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Jan 11, 2012
Below, a conversation with Aaron Baggish, marathoner, cardiologist, and principal author of the newest and most informative study yet of cardiac arrests (and deaths) among marathoners and... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best. The "Peak… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Boston Marathon
- Amby Burfoot
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The Latest Barefoot/Minimalist Findings from Daniel Lieberman's Harvard Lab
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Jan 8, 2012
Daniel Lieberman's lab at Harvard has published two new studies on foot strike, shoes, running economy, and injuries in runners. This is cause for some excitement, because Lieberman's a real... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your… Full Story »
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Yes, Weight Loss is Tough. But There are Ways
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Jan 4, 2012
I feel a lot of empathy for Tara Parker Pope and the millions like her. Parker Pope, the New York Times "Well" blogger, wrote a Times Sunday Magazine feature titled "The Fat Trap." In the story, she... Cutting-edge news, advice… Full Story »
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Hello world!
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Dec 19, 2011
Welcome to Runners World Sites. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best. The "Peak Performance" blog is edited and written by Amby Burfoot, Runner's… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Boston Marathon
- Amby Burfoot
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The Latest Foot-Strike Studies: More Data, but Not a Lot More Meaning
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Nov 21, 2011
Foot-strike patterns and stride frequency remain hot areas of running research, as two just-published papers indicate. Both give us additional data of interest. But neither can tell you if one way of... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you… Full Story »
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Does Pacing Make a Difference? Maybe Not
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Oct 7, 2011
Immediately on the heels of the IAAF's controversial decision to set aside women's world records set in mixed-gender races, a well-known group of South African researchers has published a... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best.… Full Story »
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Dehydration And Hyponatremia: How Common? How Dangerous?
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Oct 6, 2011
Yesterday Gretchen Reynolds and I blogged more or less simultaneously about fluid consumption issues while running, particularly while marathoning. Gretchen's blog appeared here on the New York... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best. The "Peak… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Boston Marathon
- Amby Burfoot
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Everyone's Counting Stride Rates. Now We Just Have To Figure Out What They Mean
Peak Performance at Runner's World &bull Sep 15, 2011
This is not a post about stride rate, even though it might seem that way. It's actually about oxygen consumption. Please keep reading. If 2010 was the year of the Tarahumara Indians and barefoot... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to… Full Story »
