David O’Meara, The One Mile Runner, inspires older athletes (30+ years old) to learn how to avoid injury, recover quicker and develop functional strength. These attributes are essential to achieving peak performance in any competitive sport.
As you age, your body responds differently to intense exercise and ultimately alters the way you need to train, prepare and recover. David uses his personal experience as a coach, trainer, and masters runner to evaluate exercises, techniques and products to help you exceed your performance goals.
David’s own aspirations drive him to continually refine his processes and push his body to new levels of athletic performance. Essentially, he has created a personal “laboratory” to discover new training methods and prove his theories.
After completing his 20/20/20<5@45 feat at the 5th Avenue Mile in New York City on 9/21/08, David is now focused on his second major event as he competes against the clock in the "SmoothToe® New England Marathon...One Mile at a Time”. This new, more demanding event will increase his race count while requiring him to recover in one-third the time of his previous challenge.
The race is on... David began the 61-day SmoothToe® New England Marathon on July 1st; his current progress can be found in the table below.
At age 46, David has proven that he can consistently run a sub-5 minute mile. But running 12 mph is not something you just wake up and accomplish without a lot of help. It takes special equipment, proper nutrition, and an understanding of how your body changes as you age. In 2009, David’s blog is less focused on his goals, and more focused on helping you achieving yours. David has once again invited his personal consultants to share some of their unique health & fitness ideas.
Also in 2009, David will release his latest book, Creating Amazement. The book shares 20 attributes that he learned during last year’s 20/20/20<5@45 event, and puts into perspective what it takes to achieve truly amazing results in your own business and personal lives. If you would like to be notified when the book is released, please join our mailing list.
We hope that you find David’s efforts inspirational and follow him during his event this summer.
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| 6/26/09 | Running Exercises (video) At the end of 2008, I met with a foot doctor who wanted to immobilize me in a "walking boot" for one month due to my injured Achilles tendon. Not liking that scenario, I searched for a second opinion and that is how I met Juan Ruiz Tagle. Juan, who is now the training consultant at OneMileRunner.com, changed my training program and my running style. <more> |
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| 6/21/09 | Proper Running Technique (video) Proper running technique has been discussed and debated for decades. After experiencing Achilles tendon pain and plantar fasciitis pain, I needed to take a closer look at my running style and technique. Thanks to the guidance of my trainer, Juan Ruiz Tagle, I have altered my running technique to allow other parts of my body to help take the pounding of my mile running. <more> |
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| 6/14/09 | The Machine That Lengthens Muscle Tissue (video) One of the ways that I used to treat my Achilles tendon injury was visiting Meilus Precision Therapy in Sarasota, FL. I wrote a blog back in January about my initial visit to the Meilus clinic. This entry is a follow-up discussing how I repaired my injury and got back to training. <more> |
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| 6/7/09 | Planks Will Make Your Core Stronger and Not Hurt Your Lower Back (video) Planks done properly are a terrific way to strengthen your abs while protecting your lower back. The days of isolating and shortening your ab muscles are history! Your core is for stabilization, not isolation. Just because you feel an isolated burn in your abdomen while doing crunches does not mean that you are strengthening your abs properly. Functional training uses multiple joints and multiple muscle groups. <more> |
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