Category Archives: Running Research

What is happening to American Runners?

Posted on July 31, 2017 by Jon Waldron

Chart by Jens Jakob Anderson and Ivanka Andreeva Nikolova, runrepeat.com When it comes to running, I live in a bubble. I spend some part of every day running, or coaching, or writing, or thinking about running. My social life revolves … Continue reading →

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Obsessed with Steps

Posted on March 29, 2017 by Jon Waldron

These days, I do most of my runs wearing a Garmin GPS watch that tracks the duration and distance of my runs, as well as my stride cadence (steps per minute). I’m sure it gathers other data as well, but … Continue reading →

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Confidence Game

Posted on July 20, 2016 by Jon Waldron

It has been a fairly quiet few days up here at the family cottage, overlooking Sawyer’s Cove, halfway up the Maine Coast. I had intended to share this time with Joni, but in the end she couldn’t make the trip, … Continue reading →

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No Brain, No Train(ing)

Posted on July 18, 2016 by Jon Waldron

  More great news from the world of science, and by “great” I mean news to make runners feel better about themselves. Writing in the New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds summarizes recent research that links vigorous exercise to increased neurogenesis … Continue reading →

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Running Fast / Thinking Slow

Posted on March 18, 2016 by Jon Waldron

Many years ago, on a clear and brisk Saturday in October, I was scampering through a forest not far from Boston, alertly watching for roots, rocks, and downed branches. On that glorious morning long ago, I was confident in my … Continue reading →

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Tracking fitness? Use your head.

Posted on December 23, 2015 by Jon Waldron

“So why is it that fitness technology is so alluring? Part of the problem is that relying on feelings seems ‘soft’ and open to manipulation… For that reason, fitness technology can be a valuable reality check to make sure we’re … Continue reading →

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Magic Workouts for Busy People

Posted on July 31, 2015 by Jon Waldron

There has been a lot of research in recent years comparing the health and fitness benefits of small amounts of high-intensity exercise to the benefits of longer bouts of low-intensity exercise. The problem, it is said, is that lots of … Continue reading →

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Do Real Runners Take Walking Breaks?

Posted on February 20, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Like many serious runners, I have an aversion to walking, at least when I am supposed to be running. Walking is what happens when something goes horribly wrong, for example, when you horribly misjudge your pace in a marathon, or … Continue reading →

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Too Much of a Good Thing

Posted on February 6, 2015 by Jon Waldron

This week, the Journal of the American College of Cardiology published a study claiming that, while jogging was associated with lower rates of long-term mortality from all causes, the optimal “dose” of jogging was uncertain. Actually, the study went a … Continue reading →

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Shivers

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Jon Waldron

Anyone out there looking for an interesting research project for your graduate level physiology studies? There’s one area that hasn’t gotten a lot of attention, but seems that it could (or should) hold a great deal of interest for almost … Continue reading →

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