Larry’s Deep Thought:Recovery day is a day to reduce the stress in your workout so your body can recover. Keep the day relaxed.
Fiona O’Keefe, our photo of the day, surprised many in Orlando last month. At the Olympic Trials, Fiona and Dakota Lindwurm led a pack of 12 at the half marathon (1:11.48) before Fiona, breaking away at 17 miles, built on her lead and took the win in 2:22.10, a new Course record and her debut at the marathon. Coaches by Alistair and Amy Cragg at PUMA Elite, Fiona was allowed to grow organically over long distances.
Fiona O’Keefe went to Stanford University and competed in the 5,000m and 10,000m. Now, Fiona is on her first Olympic team! To learn more about PUMA, please go to www.pumarunning.com.
Gianmarco Tamberi HJ, photo by PUMA AG communications
Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.
