Cool article on the Daily Camera about the “Zatopek Phenomenon”. Emil Zatopek was the great Czech distance runner who may have inavertedly discovered tapering. Zatopek was known for his legendary training regimen doing 100×400 interval sessions, training in army boots etc. But in 1950 before the European Track Championships, Zatopek ate some bad goose […]

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The NY Times has a great article on sleep and exercise. Ever wonder why you have more energy after an easy jog but after a hard run you are beat? Turns out it has to do with your immune system:
One possibility, Dr. Chediak said, is that cytokines — hormones that signal the immune system […]

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