Friday’s track events: who will I be watching?
13:10 Women 800m Heats Tamsyn Lewis, Madeleine Pape
21:10 Men 1500m Heats Mitchell Kealey, Jeffrey Riseley
22:25 Women 3000m steeplechase Heats Donna MacFarlane, Victoria Mitchell
00:45 Women 10,000m Final
Donna. Tasmanian. Mother of two. Favourite colour green. Favourite saying "Go For It." Go Donna Go!
BBQ Stakes My 78th run in the BBQ Stakes 6k yesterday was a near break-through. I stormed around the course in 24.49, only my second time under 25 minutes, my M60 pb by 16 seconds, my all time course (clockwise) pb by 11 seconds, and only 2 secs outside my anti-clockwise pb of 18 months ago. I still felt a bit shaky, there was a breeze to run into up the hill in the first km, but I ran it in 4:10!! And hung on from there. Gee, if I feel good one day … ?!
The City to Surf results have videos of each runner! This one shows Rae, 3rd in the W60s, crossing the line. See http://city2surf.sunherald.com.au/results08video.php?intbib=3360
"Running Slows Aging Process: study"
Running can slow the aging process, according to a study conducted over two decades by American researchers and published [on Tuesday]. The study by the Stanford University School of Medicine found people over 50 who ran regularly over several years suffered fewer disabilities, had a longer span of active life and reduced their risk of dying early by 50 per cent compared to those who were inactive. "The study has a very pro-exercise message," said James Fries, MD, an emeritus professor at the medical school and the study's senior author.
"If you had to pick one thing to make people healthier as they age, it would be aerobic exercise."
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, tracked 538 people over 50 who had run several times a week since 1984 and compared them to a similar group of non-runners.
As the subjects aged, the health gap between the runners and non-runners widened, continuing even into their 90s.
"We did not expect this," said Fries, 69, himself an avid runner. "The health benefits of exercise are greater than we thought."
He attributed this to runners having a leaner body mass and generally healthier habits. Running's effect on delaying death also was more dramatic than the researchers had expected -- 19 years after the study began, 34 per cent of the non-runners had died, compared to just 15 per cent of the runners.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/world/running-slows-aging-process-study-20080812-3tqg.html
13:10 Women 800m Heats Tamsyn Lewis, Madeleine Pape
21:10 Men 1500m Heats Mitchell Kealey, Jeffrey Riseley
22:25 Women 3000m steeplechase Heats Donna MacFarlane, Victoria Mitchell
00:45 Women 10,000m Final
Donna. Tasmanian. Mother of two. Favourite colour green. Favourite saying "Go For It." Go Donna Go!
BBQ Stakes My 78th run in the BBQ Stakes 6k yesterday was a near break-through. I stormed around the course in 24.49, only my second time under 25 minutes, my M60 pb by 16 seconds, my all time course (clockwise) pb by 11 seconds, and only 2 secs outside my anti-clockwise pb of 18 months ago. I still felt a bit shaky, there was a breeze to run into up the hill in the first km, but I ran it in 4:10!! And hung on from there. Gee, if I feel good one day … ?!
The City to Surf results have videos of each runner! This one shows Rae, 3rd in the W60s, crossing the line. See http://city2surf.sunherald.com.au/results08video.php?intbib=3360
"Running Slows Aging Process: study"
Running can slow the aging process, according to a study conducted over two decades by American researchers and published [on Tuesday]. The study by the Stanford University School of Medicine found people over 50 who ran regularly over several years suffered fewer disabilities, had a longer span of active life and reduced their risk of dying early by 50 per cent compared to those who were inactive. "The study has a very pro-exercise message," said James Fries, MD, an emeritus professor at the medical school and the study's senior author.
"If you had to pick one thing to make people healthier as they age, it would be aerobic exercise."
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, tracked 538 people over 50 who had run several times a week since 1984 and compared them to a similar group of non-runners.
As the subjects aged, the health gap between the runners and non-runners widened, continuing even into their 90s.
"We did not expect this," said Fries, 69, himself an avid runner. "The health benefits of exercise are greater than we thought."
He attributed this to runners having a leaner body mass and generally healthier habits. Running's effect on delaying death also was more dramatic than the researchers had expected -- 19 years after the study began, 34 per cent of the non-runners had died, compared to just 15 per cent of the runners.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/world/running-slows-aging-process-study-20080812-3tqg.html
