Running Resources

Running in Boston

• Hector's River Chart and Calculator - eternally handy for those bridge loops on the charles. (local mirror, hector's is offline)
• The Weather Underground - Boston. It's how humid?
• The Cambridge Running Club (who have a great list of long runs in cambridge/boston).
• The Cambridge Sports Union maps and elevation profiles page has nice topo maps for many local races and runs. Great Boston Marathon profile.

Training Resources

• Hadd's approach to distance training - from a letsrun.com thread. This is a great thread for anyone interested in training for long distance events.
• Peak Performance Online has a number of interesting training-related articles relevant to running and tri. Some contradict conventional wisdom and may reflect a an excessive focus on shorter-term scientific studies, but many are interesting and informative.
• Pace predictors: Team Oregon's Pace Wizard. A couple of the books below also have pace tables in them. Accuracy is highly variable because they're based on averages, not you. But they can be informative. (Suggestions welcomed for other good online predictors).
• Books - often much more comprehensive than the online resources. If you're self-coached, I suggest picking up a couple of these. Some of them are also good for understanding the theory behind a coached program. I'm a big fan of understanding the purpose behind workouts, and most of these books reflect that philosophy.

  Daniels' Running Formula,
  Jack Daniels, ISBN 0-88011-735-4. Aimed at runners with some experience under their belt trying to get better. Training for distance events - 1500m to marathon. Great book. Pace tables may be too aggressive for novice runners.

  Better Training for Distance Runners
  David E. Martin and Peter N. Coe. A comprehensive training theory book aimed at coaches and athletes with an interest in understanding the fundamentals of athletic development. A great book to answer "Why the heck do all of these training schedules say X?". Not a short book - covers everything from the anatomy and physiology of running to training at altitude. But a good read for those interested in the topic.

  The Triathlete's Training Bible: A Complete Training Guide for the Competitive Multisport Athlete,
  Joe Friel. A book aimed at the self-coached triathlete, with training outlines, not plans. You won't find "If you want to complete an olympic distance tri in 2:20, do these workouts" in this book, you'll find a more general framework for helping create a training plan tailored to your own needs. As with some of the other books, it's not a completely beginner book, but it's good. Really, really good. Friel knows his stuff, and his training methodology is effective.

  Galloway's Book on Running -- the first edition is a lot better!.
  Jeff Galloway. The 1st e. of this book is a great introductory running book. The second edition got a little fluffy, though the material is still there, and it's still a good intro book.

  The Principles of Running
  Amby Burfoot, editor of Runners World. This is a bite-sized intro to running book that's got a high information-to-words ratio. It's pretty introductory, but isn't broken. Good advice for a new runner in a very easily digestable package. Ny picked this one up and enjoyed it a lot.

  Textbook of Running Medicine,
  Francis O'Connor, Robert Wilder. Make no mistake about it, this is a medical textbook aimed primarily at the practicing physician. That said, if you have a moderate clue about anatomy and medicine, it's not a bad reference book to have around. However, at $85, it's not cheap. I'm glad I own it, but it's one of those things that I lend out a lot so other people don't have to buy it...

Injuries

Don't. But if you do, open mind, use brain.

• Anatomy from Gray's Anatomy (1918 edition) and Anatomical images from the Visible Human Project.
  • Leg bones: Hip Bone, Pelvis, Femur, Patella, Tibia, Fibula.
  • Foot bones: Tarsus, Metatarsus, Phalanges, Comparison to hand, Sesamoid bones.
  • Joints: Pelvis, Hip, Knee, Tibia-Fibula, Ankle, Intertarsal, Upper foot, Middle foot, To the toes, In the toes, Arches.

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