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Are oofos still a thing? Were they ever? I just found my oofos OOaah (who would ever walk in a store and ask someone for a pair of âoofos ooahâ?) in the closet and even though they look like slides from the 1-dollar-shoppe they are actually quite comfy. I didnât know I still had my pair. And since I still have that weird pain in my forefoot I decided to wear these slides a bit. I didnât look the list bit stylish, but my aim was not to do an look-maxxing, but to be comfortable. I succeeded. Next week Iâll buy an EZchair and look forward to retirement.
Needless to say that I miss running.
Am I the only one who wonât be in Chamonix these days? Can there be overactivation? Will running creators suffer acute FOMO?
Read on, my dear. And then go running!
Rise of the Elite Movement Class
A spectre is haunting the western worldâthe spectre of movement.
All the powers of the old economy have entered into holy alliance with this spectre: luxury brands, multinational sports companies, grocery distributors, a constellation of apparel start-ups, supplementeers, and pharmaceutical companies.
Where is the area of social life where movement has not been feted by these powers? Every brand has a run club. Pilates is a household word. White House Cabinet members film themselves doing pull-ups.
Leggings are work attire. Injecting peptides is mainstream. AOC is doing deadlifts. Everyone is proteinmaxxing.
To paraphrase Gramsci, an old world is dying, and the new world of movement struggles to be born. Now is the time of monsters.
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Four wheelchair athletes to take on UTMB route in new HOPE project
The project, called HOPE, is a new collaboration between UTMB Group and Marathon des Sables (MDS). It involves four teams that will use all-terrain wheelchairs on most of the UTMB route, with changes only where sections where the chairs canât safely cross.
Switzerlandâs Delia Guggenheim, Franceâs Aubin Barillon and Caroline Fruchaud and Italyâs Federico Rossi will each travel with a rotating crew of six to eight people, who will push, pull and assist on the route. A nurse or doctor will also be part of every team.
This is so impressive. And also a bit insane. Or maybe a lot. I think it is wonderful that these athletes get the support they need to take on this challenge. I am in awe.
The Best Training Mix For Masters Trail Runners
A new 12-week study on runners aged 35 to 55 tested three different training approaches â and the results offer a clear roadmap for masters athletes who want to run trails faster and stronger.
Trail runners need a unique combination of abilities: aerobic power for the climbs, economy across changing grades, strength for force production, and enough neuromuscular control to handle uneven ground.
Just what I needed for when I am back to running. And I still fit into the demographic, at least for another yearâŠ
Camille Herron: Ultraâs Tallest Poppy
2024 was one heck of a year for one of the greatest ultrarunners in history. Iâm talking about Camille Herron.
In March 2024, Camille broke a dozen world records1 by running 560 miles over 6 days in Californiaâs Coachella Valley as part of the Lululemon Further spectacle. Later that year, Lululemon dropped her as an athlete2 following a bizarre Wikipedia-editing controversy, and she was later diagnosed with ADHD and autism3.
Now, essentially retired from the sport that gave her so much, Camille Herron is in a state of flux. With multiple lawsuits in progress as she attempts to clear her name, sheâs also navigating a new stage of life as a neurodiverse athlete.
What a story.
3 minutes of sprinting does something 90 minutes of exercise does not
Researchers at Rockefeller University compared how the body responds to exercise performed at different intensities. They found that six 30-second, all-out sprints changed nearly one-quarter of the proteins measured in the blood immediately after exercise. By comparison, 90 minutes of continuous moderate cycling altered less than one-quarter of one percent. Moderate treadmill running affected more proteins than cycling, but still far fewer than the brief sprint session.
Dude, I will so be metabolism-maxxing soonish. On a more serious note: isnât it fascinating that science still finds so many new aspects of our body when it comes to physical exercise?
If you missed last weekâs edition, you can read it here:
Now, go running!
â Nico
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