Eric Heiden, 5 time gold medalist in speed skating, pro cyclist and now physician for BMC pro cycling team. No other athlete has broken as many records in a sport as Eric. He swept every event in speed skating in the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Placid
Friday, August 30, 2013
Monday, August 26, 2013
Heart Rate Training for Runners Part IV
Running a marathon? This is the final piece of the puzzle! Join Richard Diaz and Dr. Mark Gorelick as they explain how to assemble the critical ingredients of training to complete a marathon. A sensible way to design your Heart Rate Training Program.
Heart Rate Training for Runners Part III
In our first 2 segments of Heart Rate Training for Runners, we covered the basics concepts; why it is wise to use heart rate, and how to perform an initial set up. In part 3 Richard Diaz explains how to employ the critical elements of a sound training program.
How much aerobic base training vs. skill is needed early in your marathon training and how to make the correct decisions moving forward? When the time is right to begin adding more intensity workouts and how the time trials provide the feedback you need to stay on track. All these questions and more will be covered. This is a show you don’t want to miss!
Interview with Charlie Engle
Charlie Engle is one of the most interesting ultra-marathoner on earth, from his past drug addictions, his highly acclaimed project “Running the Sahara” to his stint in prison. Running is his salvation and inspiration for runners around the world. In a recent interview, Charlie stated “In every long run, I want to push myself to that point where all seems hopeless because that is the exact place where I get to discover new things about myself”. This comment is intriguing and merits further understanding. In this interview Richard Diaz hopes to expose this mindset. This is a show you don’t want to miss!
Friday, August 9, 2013
Mr Tenacity- Marshall Ulrich, Ultra Marathon Champion
Marshall Ulrich, the toughest endurance athlete in the world! At 62, he just completed his 19th Badwater UltraMarathon. In 2008 he completed a record trans-American crossing, 3,063.2-miles (San Francisco to New York) in 52.5 days, and more than 117 marathons. His effort, which included many injuries and obstacles, was chronicled in the 2010 movie, Running America. This is a show you just don’t want to miss!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Scott Tinley-Triatlon Legend
Scott Tinley is a triathlon legend. He won the Ironman World Championship twice and the Ironman World Series 3 times. No other pro triathlete remained competitive as long as Scott. Join Richard Diaz as he revisits the sport with one of its principal players.
“People always ask me why I haven’t tried to use my name more to continue profiting off my career, to continue my legacy,” he says. “I’ve always thought that people who were asking for more than their 15 minutes of fame were asking for trouble… for me, it’s more important to throw myself into things and figure them out. To keep things changing.”
Scott was inducted into the Triathlon and Ironman Hall of Fame in 1999.
Heart Rate Training Part II
This is our second installment of “Heart Rate Training” for runners. This episode covers the first steps in establishing your program, how to determine heart rate to build marathon endurance and motor skills. This piece of the puzzle you won’t want to miss!
Learn how to establish your inital heart rate parameters and field test them for futire comparison. In the coming episodes we will build on these very important lessons.
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