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- Path: sparky!uunet!psinntp!panix!vannevar
- From: vannevar@panix.com (Vannevar Yu)
- Subject: New Runner? Questions; FAQ?
- Summary: need info from running meisters
- Message-ID: <1992Dec20.034158.5165@panix.com>
- Date: Sun, 20 Dec 1992 03:41:58 GMT
- Organization: Panix, NYC
- Keywords: New Runner, Questions, FAQ
- Lines: 59
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- Hi! I am seriously thinking about 'running' as a work-out routine, with
- the NYC Marathon in '93 as my goal. I would appreciate any pointers to a
- FAQ file (if there is any).
-
- Hit 'n' now to avoid my zzzzzzz questions .....
-
- I've started reading Richard Benyo's book, "Making The Marathon Your Event"
- (October 1992, Random House) and have a fair idea on how much commitment it
- would take to get to a marathon-level-of-fitness. I was wondering if there
- are others who did this hard/easy/easy routine, and if there are any caveats
- or tips that can be shared with the newsgroup.
-
- Why a marathon? Because it seems to demand a work-out schedule/intensity
- which will hopefully put me in a better shape for my current sport,
- skydiving. I also find it helpful to have developmental 'goals' such as
- completing a marathon or learning a new movement in the air. Currently, I'm
- about 10 pounds over ideal (distributed, as opposed to localized), and have
- a haphazard workout schedule/program composed of stair climbing, rowing, and
- light-and-slow Nautilus. Hopefully, this *will* change by next week!
-
- Additional questions:
-
- 1. Do any marathoners have a 3-times-a-week program for running (as opposed
- to Benyo's 5-times-a-week schedule?
-
- 2. Any asthmatics out there who can offer me 'tips' on avoiding and/or
- recognizing such problems while running?
-
- 3. Anyone in netland have {+/-} comments about (a) Guarana; (b) Yohimbe
- bark extract as energy boosters/supplements to running?
-
- 4. Is there a difference between using the gym's treadmill and running on
- concrete? Which would you recommend? (I live in NYC, and do not wish
- to train on the streets due to the traffic lights, crime, pollution,
- and killer taxi cab drivers.) Is treadmill running easier or harder
- than 'actual' running?
-
- 5. Should I just give up my initial goal of doing the NYC marathon in
- six hours, and take up fly-fishing on the Husdon river instead :) ?
-
- Thanks in advance! Hopefully, your answers will be posted to rec.running
- so 'lurkers' can benefit from your advice, too!
-
- Weird comment: When you're running on a treadmill in one of those gyms and
- a person starts out on the treadmill next to you, does it irritate you (as much
- as me) if that person just came from a smoking break, and decided to share
- his/her odor while doing a lo-ong and slo-ow treadmill walk? What would you
- do, if this happens to you?
-
- Live long and prosper,
-
- Vannevar
-
- P.S. Happy Holidays to All!
-
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- * #include<std_disclaimer.h> /* Life is short, and then you bounce. */ *
- * Vannevar Yu * is at vannevar@panix.com or {uupsi,cmcl2}!panix!vannevar *
- * SnailMail: 50 West 34th St. # 19-B8, New York, NY 10001-3091 *
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