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.
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
I would love to be part of this project. <img alt="" class="inlineimg" src="http://www.kickrunners.com/forum/images/smilies/wink.gif" style="border:0px solid;" title="Wink">
Now we are rolling!<br><br>
I like the template idea and I like Econo's outline and I like Ilene and all y'all.<br><br>
Good point about not analyzing. Excellent. (Says the folks from legal)
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!
This thread kinda stalled before Thanksgiving. I'm late to read it, but definitely interested! Sounds like a wonderful idea. I, too, have looked for books on running that seem to be talking to me, without talking down to me. If they (or it) exist, I've not found them.
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