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Show pNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 2012 '20 DIXIE SUN flow BY OJti n : TAYLOR GRIN News Editor y GiyisSon into mar l need to be aware of some basic conventions and Motivation safety tips. Despite how easy it seems, running takes some basic information to do without hurting yourself. Let s tram you for a marathon. First, we start one of the 11. ealthiest forms of pcr-,nfitness, and prepar-- 2 for a marathon can be Peat motivator to get in 'uniting shape. f0 start training you gunnin .g is 3l Why do you want to run a marathon? Are you running for cancer awareness? Do you need to get healthy fast? Whatever the reason, you need to hold on to that because at some point youll be tempted to stop, and when that happens it will be your goal that keeps you going. Self-betterme- with... hey St tin Second- - He the ba1 last ameof the Y lave Steady Growth Sorry to say it, but you cant just hit the ground running. Popular media and books, citing scientific and anecdotal evidence most prominently through writer Christopher point out that humans are very well made to run. That doesnt mean we dont need some 2 practice to get better at it. 2 You need to build X slowly, and the websites i Couch to 5k (http:www. jrianna Jones, a senior psychology major from St. c25k.com) and Cool Seorge, runs track at the DLxie State College field. Consistent and progressive running is key to marathRunning (http:www. on training. coolrunning.com) both He ttlefc u i will ir ok to to pad t and n ake lift appo- - Maurice for( s loss ice if reat 81 SEEGMILLER KERIC i Cole, ' said Maxey, an integrated Staff Writer studies major from Anaheim, Calif. The second game we played a little bit better, but bottom line is we need to box out and rebound. We didnt do it until the last three minutes of the game and by then it was just too late. The Red Storm fell 7 on Saturday m Riverside, Calif., and are now fighting to keep their postseason hopes alive. It is what it is and we cant think about it too much, head coach Angela Kristensen said. Weve still got to fin- - dies valk, is Dixie State College omen's basketball team glad it only has to play The k theyre California ;ivesib Univer-it- y Baptist twice this season. The Red Storm (16-- ilay. 7, ap- - ng is les like beingi while played back-to-bac- k against the Lanc-laweek and watched e their win leak turned into a e losing skid. Junior guard Chanel ilaxey said the team didnt ,ome ready to play against .ames st 71-6- seven-gam- is two-.im- CBU. We didnt work hard, ish out the season. We still have a chance to go postseason, weve just got to win out. And although winning the rest of their games may be easier said than done, the Red Storm are confident they are up to the task. If we get a good head start on teams and put them away early I think well do a lot better, said senior guard Sheila Adams, an integrated studies major from Layton. We play better when we have the lead. When we dont have the lead and we play Third- - Diet Eating right is key to running. Without carbohydrates youll lack the energy you need to go for a long time. Protein builds the muscle youll need to get stronger, and your body burns up water faster than youd think, so you need to learn to keep down I think we get a little complacent and a little tentative. We just need to play our game and I think well be all right. Fortunately for the Red Storm the schedule also helps out in this crucial stretch of the season. After playing their last few games against teams in the top half of the league, the Red Storm e home enjoy a stand against teams in the lower half of the standings. The Red Storm take on tonight at 5 p.m. and Chaminade remaining five peiccnt from fats. Fourth- - Fifth- - Safety Stretching is very impoitant for pi eventing injury, but if done at the wrong time, it can actu ally make things worse. I dont gcneally stretch before I run, Keele said. Ill run one to 12 miles, and then stretch. Ive found some studies showing you could be injured without wanning up your muscles 1 Scasiders get a big win on the road. However, when the ball tipped to start the game the Seasiders will have to go through a Red Storm team hungry to taste victory once again. If we just take care of the things we can control, is which is cffoit, I think were going to beat both those teams, Kristensen said. I think were more talented than both the teams. Sometimes we just put the jerseys on and we just go through the motions. We cant do that Washington, the Pacific West Conference scoring leader. Washington averages nearly 19 points per game and looks to help the University on Saturday at j S&i' warn that these teams cant be taken lightly. Theyre both very important, Kristensen said. If we drop one of these games this week its going to take us out of postseason play. BYU (Hawaii) has got the players to beat anybody in this conference. One of those players is junior forward Shayla BYU-Hawa- ii anymore. for . Ay Its) ,"i VaV? ll YolD -- h I EJ tc hli tin I r w t X N !i ! f! ! 1 . f J 1 h 1 i "'V p If 1 ! I f - M 1 Ut HoWlY i hlli! u j, V; ! n if0 h j 1 1 f 5 j ?J l i s 1 i ! i 1 ji ! 4 8 1 1 i H ;?; j V r i I ' The Dixie Sun is curreiifiv ec.rh applications for the following poshi A Cop) Edo Editor - in - Chief nr Aaulr "Tit fin it .l luv 1 UMl'alU' ion Editors 7 Photo Edhor i m y i h i i 1 4 t y it opp!i HI M I 1 f pl r. I i i U i - iU .A f i s - Oh.'Y ? j rej Ct first. 5:30 p.m. But although the schedule does get easier, Kristensen was quick to two-gam- Gear Like anything else, people woik best with the right tool for the job. A good pair of socks that wick away sweat will stop your feet from getting blisters and tearing skin. Find a pair of shoes that are breathable, but just as important, make sure they will fit your feet before and during the run. Your feet can expand by half a shoe size when running. enos , 5- rumor hydrated. Myfitnesspal.com offers diet calculators for you to both map out a diet to train, as well as enter food to see what nutrition youre currently getting from your eating habits. It was a learning process, learning what foods didnt make me tired, said avid runner Trent Keele, a sophomore psychology major from Jacksonville, Texas. For me, I prefer high carbs, but for a much longer duration Id probably use high fats. Lillywhite went into greater detail saying there are four major phases in preparing for a marathon where diet is concerned. The four phases he said were base, build, peak and race. Fie went into detail about the build phase, saying runners m this longest of the phases ought to be consuming 60 percent of their calories from carbs, 25 percent from protein, and the ll, Alien es offer myriad tips for building up and provide communities for advice and motivation for when you decide to take the leap. Lorin Lillywhite, director of the Summit Athletic Clubs endurance training program, recommends dividing runs into four different forms he calls periodization. Periodization entails longer runs, short recovery runs, short intense runs, and long conditioning runs. Each is meant to be performed on a different day and Lillywhite recommends only one long run per week. -- L |
