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Women Masters Training Manual

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#1 ·
Okay, can someone tell me where it is?<br><br>
Something that's wide-ranging. Not simply for someone starting out or the focus only on the elite; for your "Average Jane" trying to improve. For women over 45 ... even better.<br><br>
Where are the studies and literature about training for older women? How much is too much? Or is there such a thing? Cross-training? Stretching? Yoga? Rest days? Injuries? Treatment of injuries?<br><br>
My coach and PT both tell me there is very little information, so in a way, as we try to ramp things up, we're flailing around a bit. Sure, we can see what we might have done wrong <i>after</i> the fact and what we will change in the future. (I know ... this applies to all runners.)<br><br>
I haven't read <i>Masters Running</i> or <i>Fitness After Forty</i> by Hal Higdon. The excerpts I've come across don't seem to have what I'm looking for.
 
#27 ·
perhaps some historical info on participants in terms of running/exercise/health?
 
#28 ·
What fun! I could write a personal history in a day; easy stuff. I agree with SS, that readers may like a collection of real-life details to identify with...<br><br>
But regarding the study, we need to be careful about how we design it, if we actually have a data-based book. I would err on the side of being less ambitious: Get LT tested and simply present the history of each runner along with her LT. The LT data are not to test some hypothesis, but to illustrate a range of abilities. Same with VO2 max numbers....<br><br>
SAMPLE chapter contents; just tossing out ideas:<br><br>
Introduce the runner<br>
how she started running...basic history<br>
where she is in life; what kind of person<br>
her training...maybe history, but concentrating on the present<br>
how running affects her life...good & bad<br>
injury history, if any<br>
key races & key goals?<br>
current statistics...masters PRs, LT, VO2 max<br>
weirdest/funniest running anecdote<br>
what she might say to a complete newcomer -- some advice
 
#31 ·
Hmmmm…facing a dearth of information addressing issues specific to women, a group of smart, energetic, and visionary women get together and write their own guide to share with the world.<br><br>
Where have I heard this story before? <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/smile.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Smile"><br><a href="http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/about/history.asp" target="_blank"><span style="color:#800080;">http://www.ourbodiesourselves.org/about/history.asp</span></a><br><br>
Go for it!
 
#32 ·
.....yep, get some Beautiful Women together and Tramps checks in.......<br><br>
Coincidence??<br><br>
I think not.
 
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