Wake up to more sleep

Cheating on Z's invites health problems, research shows

HEALTHKEY

December 08, 2009|By Bob Condor, SPECIAL TO TRIBUNE NEWSPAPERS

Getting enough sleep? Sleep is the most underrated part of staying healthy, whether it's the holiday season or not. And let's settle this right now: Adults need seven to eight hours every night for optimal health.

But what makes this wellness strategy so effective - and not just folksy health talk - is the deeper benefits that regular sleep provides to the body. It might just be the best healthy step you can take during the holidays. For example, studies show adults who regularly cheat themselves of sleep by two to three hours are much more likely to die of cardiovascular problems.

In 2008, British researchers found that women who sleep less than the suggested eight hours per night are at higher risk for heart disease than a man not getting the full number of hours. The key factor was raised inflammatory markers in the women's blood.

To read the rest of the article, go to the following link:
http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2009-12-08/news/0912080057_1_sleep-women-s-blood-heart-disease

USA HS Track and Field indoor leaders...

Courtesy of Track and Field News and Jack Shepard

Girls (Ashton Purvis St. Elizabeth and Trinity Wilson St. Mary's Berkeley listed):
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/leaders/display_leaders.php?list_id=28&sex_id=W&year=2010

Boys:
http://www.trackandfieldnews.com/leaders/display_leaders.php?list_id=28&sex_id=W&year=2010

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NorCal Track anf Field athletes in the news...

SLV runners head to state indoor track championships (Press-Banner.com)

Baring Their Soles: Athletes try barefoot running at Scotts Valley clinic (SantaCruzSentinel.com)

St. Helena distance runner goes the distance to see Giants (NapaValleyRegister.com)

Jason Coupe qualifies for inagural indoor meet (LodiNews.com)

(From SantaCruzSentinel.com)
TRACK AND FIELD
Aptos sophomore Nikki Miyashita posted a 5-foot, 1-inch mark in the high jump at a qualifier at Los Gatos High to advance to the California Indoor Invitational on Feb. 6 at Fresno State University's Save-Mart Center.

Prep wrestling: Madson, MacDonald lead pack of Marin girls bound for state championships (MarinIJ.com)

More than a half dozen Empire athletes qualify for State Indoor meet (PressDemocrat.com)

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Letsrun.com interview with Brett Gotcher...

If you have 90 minutes available, here is an audio interview with former Aptos/Stanford runner Brett Gotcher along with his current coach, Greg MacMillan.

This is the 3rd edition of Training Talk by the world famous running website.

Humans are biologically capabable of running up to 40 mph: study

Listen up, joggers: No matter how hard you’ve been pushing yourself, you’re nowhere close to running at 40 mph - the fastest speed at which a body can biologically move, according to scientists.

That’s the rate man’s muscle contraction speeds permit him to run, according to Wyoming University biomechanics expert Dr. Matthew Bundle, as reported in The Telegraph.

At 40 mph, a runner would sprint across the finish line in a 100-meter race in 6.67 seconds – which is how long it took Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt to reach the 60-meter mark, says The Telegraph. Bolt was clocked at nearly 28 mph in the 100-meter sprint, which sounds impressive until you consider that lions run at 50 mph when in pursuit of prey, and a cheetah’s speed approaches 70 mph.

Read the rest of the article at the following link:
http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/01/26/2010-01-26_humans_are_biologically_capabable_of_running_up_to_40_mph_study.html

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Northern California Preview 2010 courtesy of Keith Conning...

http://theconningtower.blogspot.com/2010/01/northern-california-preview-2010_25.html

Pictures from Los Gatos All-Comers Track and Field Meet...

Thanks to Margaret Gallagher and Spencer Allen.

Go to following link:
http://www.sportsimagewire.com/SIWportfoliopage.html

and results:
http://www.dyestatcal.com/ATHLETICS/TRACK/2010/lgac_3.htm

Flotrack jumps in the fray interviewing Brett Gotcher...

Christopher Kelsall

January 23, 2010

Brett Gotcher has gone from regular fast guy with Olympic dreams and a part time job to regular fast guy who is spending his post-marathon recovery time answering more questions about his training (in one week) than he has had to his entire life - maybe. And all he did was run a marathon. Mind you it was the fourth fastest debut marathon in US history, 2:10:36. Not too shabby for a surfer-dude from Aptos California.

Leading up to the Chevron Houston Marathon, Brett ran equally well when he won the National 20km Championships in September 2009 (58:57) and in the Aramco Houston Half Marathon (62:09) in January 2009. However, marathon running is risky business and getting everything to go just right on race day is a task requiring all the right moves, patience and a little good fortune – kind of like surfing – well maybe not exactly. Coach Greg McMillan is there to help guide the way, complimenting his blossoming talent and helping to foster Brett’s strong commitment to achieve more.

Brett took the time to answer a few more questions, exhibiting that rare level of patience successful marathon runners possess. Here is our interview.

To read the interview, go to the following link:
http://www.flotrack.org/articles/view/1685-brett-gotcher