Thursday, May 13, 2010
writing and some listening by others
Diet and Exercise to the Extremes-by Marc Bittman--Talks about Scott Jurek and being vegan and training for ultras. Not really a lot of "meat" to the story, but still Scott Jurek is an athlete that I have a lot of respect for and have followed for a while. The fact that the NY Times writes about an fringe athlete, in a fringe sport, with a fringe diet is telling.
Alex Hutchinson (Sweat Science-a great resource), Should I be pacing myself or going all out when I’m training? from the Globe and Mail. Lessons from Mr. SQW about the importance of precision in training/deliberate practice as a key to performance success. A good read.
David Epstein-Sports Genes a hefty read on nature v. nurture and the two intermingling. Definitely worthwhile. Here's a sample to help nudge you into reading it: "A decade ago, when Pitsiladis began to study elite athletes, his medical students would ask why East Africans dominate distance running, to which he would reflexively respond that their secret is in their genes. 'But after 10 years of work,' he says, 'I have to say that this is a socioeconomic phenomenon we're looking at."
Not written, but listen to an interview with good guy and 2-time defending Western States 100 champion Hal Koerner as he gets ready to defend his title in Auburn. From Endurance Planet-The Road to Western States 2010.
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It drives me nuts when vegans are called fringe or extreme. Perpetuates the idea that only weirdos don't eat animals. I'll stay off my vegan/carnivore soapbox except to say more and more people are realizing the consumption of meat and the farming practices used to sustain the half pound of meat Americans eat each day is what is extreme.
This is a general criticism, not one directed at you Adam
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