Gordon Simpson

What I learn about when I learn about running...

[Bas Van Hooren @BasVanHooren]

New paper where we -for the 1st time- investigate which 3D running technique components over a whole gait cycle are most relevant for classifying runners as having better/poorer running economy or running higher/lower weekly distance

Free article:
https://t.co/kzicRg0HkB

[Gordon Simpson @ggsimpsonrun]

@j_ashworth656 That’s great news

[Nick Butler @NickJMButler]

German athlete Sara Benfares ends her career amid investigations into EPO/testosterone doping positives. Her sister Sofia has also tested positive for EPO https://t.co/R6Yw1JGoOI

[Gareth Sandford @Gareth_Sandford]

🚨New pro athlete breakdown🚨

Giro d’Italia case study dives into the precise daily training periodization that powered a pro-cycling podium.

Here are the essential insights for squads with endurance-profiles.

[Gordon Simpson @ggsimpsonrun]

@LeftPeggers Tap o Noth from the Suie?

[Gordon Simpson @ggsimpsonrun]

@LeftPeggers The Suie

[Athletics Kenya @athletics_kenya]

Athletics Kenya is saddened to announce and notify the public of the demise of former Athlete Mr. Henry Rono which occurred this morning. #RIPRono

[LBDC / labolsadelcorredor.com @BolsaCorredor]

🔥ROSA MOTA #GOAT𓃵

(Record del Mundo 65 años 1h24:25)

[Gordon Simpson @ggsimpsonrun]

@StephenSeiler How does age-related decline vary for different endurance sports? For example is age-related decline faster in running, rowing, cycling or XC skiing?

[Howard Luks MD @hjluks]

@imaanjoshi Sure... that's why I wrote this. https://t.co/Lj1I2crqZs

[Geric @geric99018902]

Abebe Bikila and his coach Onni Niskanen

[🅲🅻🅴🅰🅽🆂 @cleans_letsrun]

Another Kenyan distance runner banned: James Mwangi Wangari.

Linked to Rosa Associati management.

Winning top races since 2016 but only popped in 2023.

For two years he was not in the OOC Whereabouts testing system. If he had been, he might have been caught much earlier.

[Jem Arnold @jem_arnold]

Maybe the biggest factor is neuromuscular fatigue with ⬆️torque at ⬇️cadence

It is thought that perceived effort (RPE) is minimised around the optimal balance between metabolic efficiency and joint torque

Freely chosen cadence minimises both
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https://t.co/TYDsy1RCQF

[Running-Physio @tomgoom]

Does Leg Length Discrepancy Matter for Runners? https://t.co/0d7ahcily2

[Maru @marunet_]

ベルリン、ボストン、シカゴ、ロンドン、パリ、バレンシアマラソンのサブテンやサブ2:30の数等の興味深いデータ。

バレンシアの数値は圧巻。ここ数年でベルリンも大きく引き離し世界一のタイムトライアルレースに成長している。
(セビリアマラソンとオランダ、日本の主要大会も入れてほしい)

[Alberto Mazzucchelli @Mazzucchelli92]

@maratonvalencia in chiave europea 🚀

#42KValencia