parallel use of different running shoes decrease running-related injury risk

 A recent article supports having more then one shoe rotated into your day-to-day training schedule. See the link below:
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/sms.12154/pdf

The Collegiate Running Association

The Collegiate Running Association is a non-profit organization committed to:

• Promoting healthy lifestyles among college students, particularly through running
• Providing true collegiate national championships open to all college students currently enrolled in at least one class
• Increasing participation among college students in Road Racing, Mountain Running, and Trail Running
• Awarding prize money to college students based on performance at national championship events

ELIGIBILITY

The Collegiate Running Association is intended to be as inclusive as possible, therefore the only two eligibility requirements in order to compete at national championship events are:

• Be currently enrolled at least one college course at any level
• Have a high school diploma (high school students enrolled in a college class are NOT eligible)

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Learn more about eligibility FAQ

Learn about membership

http://www.collegiaterunning.org/#

Change to M/W group run meeting time

The Kansas State University Running Club will host group runs at 5:15 p.m.  Mondays and Wednesdays starting, Oct. 28, at the south end of Memorial Stadium by the Alumni Center. Try to arrive early.

Group Runs Fall 2013

Optional group runs (meetings) will be held on Monday’s and Wednesday’s starting at 6:00 pm and last the duration of the run. Saturday runs will take place at 8:00 am. The meeting’s location is the south end of Memorial Stadium by the Alumni Center unless agreed upon by club officers and specified otherwise to members. Any changes to the meeting location, days, or times will be communicated to members through the running club list server containing members e-mails. To join the list server, send an e-mail subject line KSURunning Club listserver to dboyle@ksu.edu with you name and ksu e-mail address.

Barefoot Running: Does It Prevent Injuries?

 Based on the review article below (see link) and recent studies barefoot running is not  a preventative running measure for reducing injury rates in runners. In some recent studies, barefoot running has been linked to increased foot, Achilles, and lower leg injuries.

http://download.springer.com/static/pdf/919/art%253A10.1007%252Fs40279-013-0093-2.pdf?auth66=1380303113_6c3c436df6a638cce02d88c99e90ee07&ext=.pdf

A new study shows runners do not have increased incidence of atrial fibrillation

 Past studies have reported that walking reduces the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) by 48%, whereby running  increased AF risk by 53%. A resent study (linked below) found "the risk for cardiac arrhythmias was similar in walkers and runners who expended comparable METhr/d during structured exercise. We found no significant risk increase for self-reported cardiac arrhythmias associated with running distance, exercise intensity, or marathon participation. Rhythm abnormalities were based on self-report, precluding definitive categorization of the nature of the rhythm disturbance. However, even if the runners’ arrhythmias include sinus bradycardia due to running itself, there was no increase in arrhythmias with greater running distance."

http://www.plosone.org/article/info%3Adoi%2F10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0065302

Possible super runners?

The article linked below shows that overexpression of phosphoenolpyruvate carboxykinase (GTP)  (PEPCK-C) in skeletal muscle leads to supercharged mice capable of running long distances and having a great longevity. What is there to stop humans from having gene therapy to increase expression of (PEPCK-C) in skeletal muscles and how do you ensure that this will not happen or happening. Good by EPO and welcome the new wave of performance enhancement, gene therapy.
http://www.jbc.org/content/282/45/32844.full