12. Final Countdown: 5 Training Tips for the Last Weeks Before a Big Race

  http://healthland.time.com/2012/10/05/final-countdown-5-training-tips-for-the-final-weeks-before-a-big-race/

              This just starting month marks a time of races throughout the United States.  One of these races is the marathon, over 26 miles.  When preparing for such an event, or any race, there are some things to be considered.  Dieting, exercising, and many other elements can really change the outcome of the game.  Whether it is a big, important race, or a small and fairly insignificant one, there are some helpful guidelines to follow.

                This article is very helpful, not particularly fancy, but eye opening about its subject.  It is a reliable article because the writer, Alexandra Sifferlin, uses tips presented by a physical therapist to be used in the article.  There is a lot of good advice provided for an article of such short length, which is a good thing.  Less is more, the less words that it takes to explain something, the better acquainted the person explaining is with the subject.

                This article goes through many steps, none of which are lengthy.  These steps provide information on how to prepare one’s physical state regarding a race.  It is interesting, and very helpful.  Although, I cannot say that a ton of detail was invest into the article as a whole.  It seems to be something that Sifferlin might have quickly thrown together.  Not because the evidence is not good, it is great, but because of the obvious lack of love portrayed in the article.  Perhaps is was boring, to Sifferlin, to write about.