Medicine & Health

  • Is he dead or alive?

    I was running on the opposite side of the track when it happened. Suddenly the leader in the 48-hour...

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  • SHORT RUNS

    An excellent article was written by Markham Heid, Health and Science reporter for the New York Times.  By now most of us...

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  • RUNNING WITH NATURAL POT

    In the ’70s and ’80s, when I was addicted to marathons, my two heroes were Bill Rogers and Frank...

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  • BOSTON BILLY

    In the ’70s and ’80s, when I was addicted to marathons, my two heroes were Bill Rogers and Frank...

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  • THE MYTH OF “WEAR-AND-TEAR”

    “Keep running all those miles and you will destroy your knees and hips.”  This is a caution many runners hear...

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  • CARDIO OR STRENGTH TRAINING FOR LONGEVITIY

    The many health benefits of aerobic exercise are well known to us as members of a running club.  But what...

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  • JUST ONE MORE BOILERMAKER

    He sat there in a folding lawn chair off to the side of the start line.  I recognized him...

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  • JACK SMITH: ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE

    JACK SMITH: ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE When I learned Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as US Special Counsel...

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  • ONCE IN 119 YEARS

    In 1904 American runner Thomas Hicks won the Olympic marathon.  During the next 119 years, right up to the present...

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  • EXTEND YOUR RANGE

    Many years ago, I was planning to run my first ultramarathon and felt overwhelming anxiety.  The thought of 24...

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  • MARATHONING: GOOD OR BAD?

    The legend states that Pheidippides ran slightly less than 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce that the...

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  • FORCED EXHALATION

    During exercise, especially intense exercise, the respiratory rate increases because the body senses the need for more oxygen.  Not...

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  • HILLS vs. FLAT

    Frank Shorter, 1972 winner of the Olympic marathon, said “Hills are speed work in disguise.”  Runners often add hill...

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  • RUNNER’S HEART VS. SWIMMER’S HEART

    We all know that any aerobic exercise has a beneficial effect on the heart.  It becomes larger, stronger, and...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • Is he dead or alive?

    I was running on the opposite side of the track when it happened. Suddenly the leader in the 48-hour...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • SHORT RUNS

    An excellent article was written by Markham Heid, Health and Science reporter for the New York Times.  By now most of us...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • RUNNING WITH NATURAL POT

    In the ’70s and ’80s, when I was addicted to marathons, my two heroes were Bill Rogers and Frank...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • BOSTON BILLY

    In the ’70s and ’80s, when I was addicted to marathons, my two heroes were Bill Rogers and Frank...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • THE MYTH OF “WEAR-AND-TEAR”

    “Keep running all those miles and you will destroy your knees and hips.”  This is a caution many runners hear...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • CARDIO OR STRENGTH TRAINING FOR LONGEVITIY

    The many health benefits of aerobic exercise are well known to us as members of a running club.  But what...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • JUST ONE MORE BOILERMAKER

    He sat there in a folding lawn chair off to the side of the start line.  I recognized him...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • JACK SMITH: ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE

    JACK SMITH: ATTORNEY AND ATHLETE When I learned Attorney General Merrick Garland appointed Jack Smith as US Special Counsel...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • ONCE IN 119 YEARS

    In 1904 American runner Thomas Hicks won the Olympic marathon.  During the next 119 years, right up to the present...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • EXTEND YOUR RANGE

    Many years ago, I was planning to run my first ultramarathon and felt overwhelming anxiety.  The thought of 24...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • MARATHONING: GOOD OR BAD?

    The legend states that Pheidippides ran slightly less than 26 miles from Marathon to Athens to announce that the...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • FORCED EXHALATION

    During exercise, especially intense exercise, the respiratory rate increases because the body senses the need for more oxygen.  Not...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • HILLS vs. FLAT

    Frank Shorter, 1972 winner of the Olympic marathon, said “Hills are speed work in disguise.”  Runners often add hill...

    Syracuse Chargers
  • RUNNER’S HEART VS. SWIMMER’S HEART

    We all know that any aerobic exercise has a beneficial effect on the heart.  It becomes larger, stronger, and...

    Syracuse Chargers