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http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-where_eagles_dare#comment-168

Q: I'm more focused on long distance (Marathon to 100M) as my primary interest. Would this type of training help or hurt? I'm imagining using improved mile speed, flexibity and turnover as a help for efficiency and durability in my target races.

Simon says:
Good going, Chris.

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-where_eagles_dare

Flexibility, coach Bobby McGee declares, will be perhaps the deciding factor in how fast we go. We don’t need the supra-normal range of motion of gymnasts and martial artists, but we do need enough freedom and suppleness to be able to move our legs at 4:40 per mile pace, and we have to have arms, shoulders, backs and hips that don’t slow us up by their stiffness and lack of mobility. This special type of speed and mobility training is also designed to allow us to train at target speed without getting injured.

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Q: Just trying to figure out why anyone would want to purchase their own timing Chip like this? Have any of you done it? Is this something you really enjoy or does it end up being a lot of trouble? I just don't see the benefits I guess.

Simon says:
I'm all for anything that streamlines the pre-race shenanigans, so I quite like the idea of having my own chip that I don't have to pick-up and tie on at the event and also, come to think of it, that I don't have to worry about returning.

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-give_us_the_top_ten_must_dos_for_runner...

littlemamalopez says:
Top 10 to do list for the South Bay area of LA....(remember that I've only lived here for 2 years so I'm hardly the expert)

10. Run the strand (cement boardwalk that runs from Redondo Beach to Santa Monica - over 15 miles).
9. Run the beach spotting dolphins and seals playing in the surf.
8. Run Veteren's Park (a 3 mile trail that winds through Manhattan Beach and Hermosa Beach.
7. Shopp at the Village Runner.

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-give_us_the_top_ten_must_dos_for_runner...

What are the "must dos" for runners in your town? Let us know.

Here's my Boulder Top Ten:

1) Run a Dash & Dine 5k
2) Run Sanitas the hard way
3) Run with the Boulder Trail Runners
4) Get a treatment from Mark Plaatjes and try not to cry
(In Motion Rehabilitation: 2775 Pearl St, Ste 201, Boulder 80302, (303) 247-0687 -- the clinic is above the Boulder Running Company store

http://www.yourrunning.com/blog-how_do_you_know_if_a_goal_is_out_of_reac...

How do you know if a goal is achievable or not?

I've worked out that what I do is pick a goal that in my mind is huge, but has a possibility of being achieved. I mean literally "in my mind" -- for example, I can see myself running a 36-minute 10k at altitude; I can't see myself winning the Olympic title. Anywhere!)

http://www.yourrunning.com/forum-slash_11mins_off_10k_pb

Q: Hi Simon, I read your were like 53 but sounds like your going on 23. :) Can you enlighten me on how you managed to slash 11mins off your 10K P.B?
Regards, Nev

Simon says:
...only sometimes I feel like 63, heh heh :)

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Q: Ok, so I have a silly question for you. About a mile into my run, no matter the length, I have to pee! This happened to me during a marathon and wrecked my finishing time (which I think was because I was psyched); even though i try not to drink a lot beforehand, i still "have the urge". how do I manage????

Simon says:
Manage? I don't think you should manage it, but get it fixed!

http://www.yourrunning.com/blog-what_to_do_if_youve_no_talent_0

African runners made a clean sweep of the top ten places in last weekend's Chicago marathon -- except for Brian Sell, who grabbed sixth in a personal best 2:10:47.

Sell describes himself as "a redneck from the Cove that likes to run" and is a role model for anyone who wants to know how to succeed through sheer hard work.

http://www.yourrunning.com/story-into_the_danger_zone

With a race looming, my thoughts go to mental preparation: what's the best way to get wound up, but without over-doing it?

Should I go into a Zen-like trance, or stay relaxed and chatty; or go cold, seething and furious, like Olympic champion Peter Snell was said to do?

I just found out how Michael Johnson handles it. The world's greatest runner ever over 200 and 400 meters, five times Olympic champion, nine times world champion, had this to say in an interview with former team-mate Todd Copeland: