From The Bradshaws:   Saturday’s Group Run    (start time TBA – Father Fencl Suggests Right After 6 AM Mass)

7 miles on Saturday 5/24:   http://www.usatf.org/routes/view.asp?rID=214560

1. start at the soon-to-be-formerly-known-as-Bradshaw-abode 314 E 6th St
2. north on Crawford/Maxwell
3. east on E 14th St
4. north on Meadowlane and up the $%#@ Carr Pool Hill
5. west on 20^th
6. north/west on Duff
7. west on 24^th
8. south a couple miles on Jensen / Clark (water available at City Hall)
9. west on S 3^rd
10. take bike path south to 16th street and turn yourself around (hokey pokey optional)
11. bike path north
12. east on S 3^rd
13. north on Clark
14. east on 6th to finish

Beverages & fuel await you at the end.


Cross-Training Opportunity On Friday 5/30/08

“The Bradshaws could use some many hands to help make light work of moving. We will be carrying boxes & furniture downstairs to the truck all day, and plan to order a heap o' pizza around 6pm. Stop by Friday afternoon (Editor’s Note:  the 30^th, not this Friday . . . address:  314 E 6th St.) after work for a little cross-training on the stairs & pizza treat. We'd love to see you before we move to Chambana.”    Dr. and Mrs. Bug


John Moran Update

Last week, Story County Deputy Laura Judge successfully talked Mayor Moran into leaving Cult 12.4 to rejoin Team Vardo.  However, at last report, The Mayor had relapsed and was heard chanting, “Yes Julie.  Yes Julie.”


Does Running Outdoors Burn More Calories?

Source:  Anahad O'Connor, in his "Really?" column in the May 6, 2008 New York Times Science section

The Claim: Running Outdoors Burns More Calories

The Facts: Pavement or treadmill? Most avid runners have a strong preference for one or the other, but how do the two differ in producing results?

According to several studies, the answer is not so simple. Researchers have found in general that while outdoor running tends to promote a more intense exercise, running on a treadmill helps reduce the likelihood of injury, and thus may allow some people to run longer and farther.

A number of studies have shown that in general, outdoor running burns about 5 percent more calories than treadmills do, in part because there is greater wind resistance and no assistance from the treadmill belt. Some studies show, for example, that when adults are allowed to set their own paces on treadmills and on tracks, they move more slowly and with shorter strides when they train on treadmills.

But other studies show that treadmill exercisers suffer fewer stress injuries in the leg. One study published in 2003 in the British journal of sports medicine, for example, analyzed a group of runners and found significantly higher rates of bone strain and tension during pavement running than during treadmill running, particularly in the tibia, or shinbone. This increased strain can heighten the risk of stress fractures by more than 50 percent, the study found.

The Bottom Line: Studies suggest that running on pavement generally burns slightly more calories, but also raises the risk of stress fractures.

Group Runs / Activities This Week

Tuesday:              5:30 PM Group Run – Vardaman Center for the Performing Arts. 
Wednesday:      Fun Fact:  Your brain is 10 times bigger than the brain of a Tyrannosaurus Rex. 

Thursday:            5:30 Cardio-Vardio.  Ada Hayden Vardaman Warren Q. Madden Heritage Memorial Park
Thursday:            5:30 PM Father Fencl’s Initiation Run - Latter Day Vardo Church and Fitness Center
Saturday:             Your RouteMaster(s):  Bradshaw Klan Farewell Tour  (per above)
Monday:              Hey, look Vardo’s:   It’s Natalie of the North’s birthday
Monday:              5:30 PM 2008 Hill Climb Farewell Tour -  Meet at House of Mullins, corner of 24^th & Hayes (beware of tortoise in kiddie pool)