FRIDAY, 29 SEPTEMBER 2006
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Hi-Res CT Accurately Diagnoses Shin Splints |
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High resolution CT can accurately show medial tibial stress syndrome, better known as shin splints, in distance runners according, to a study conducted at the University of Messina in Messina, Italy.
According to the study, medial tibial stress syndrome is one of many overuse lower leg injuries that may be found in athletes and accounts for between 13.2% and 17.3% of all running injuries.
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TUESDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2006
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Michal Kapral Regained Title in Running |
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Toronto - A Canadian guy won and regained the crown of the world's fastest joggler by completing a marathon in record time while joggling.
Thirty-four year old Michal Kapral captures the title after he crossed the finish line in Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon in two hours fifty seven minutes. Kapral who also won the same race last year, said he trained five to six days a week for a
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MONDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2006
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Interval Training as Effective as Traditional Ones |
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For those who can find no time for exercise may have just run out of excuses. A study published in the Journal of Physiology last week said that interval training can be as effective as traditional training methods.
Interval training involves short bursts of intense training followed by times for recovery. That kind of training is used in sports such as running and cycling.
The study
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TUESDAY, 19 SEPTEMBER 2006
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33rd Berlin Marathon Starts on Sunday |
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The 33rd Berlin Marathon, Germany's famous road race, have drawn 39,636 running enthusiasts,147 hand bikers, and 40 wheelchair athletes from 105 countries and is expected to attract one million spectators on Sunday, September 24.
Top runners will be battling for the top spot and the 50,000 euros prize money. Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie is aiming to finish the race in 2:04:55 hours which
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