Welcome to the CoolRunning Boomers and Beyond wiki!

This wiki is aimed at saving the collected wisdom of the CR Boomers. Anyone can edit - just use the "edit this page" button above. The password is "boomers".

But First

Go and have a look at the CoolRunning Newbies wiki! That document is the inspiration for this one and has stacks and stacks of helpful information for the new and the more seasoned runner. Let's not dupicate their effort: if you want to deal with an issue in one of the Boomers articles that is handled over in Newbies, please cross-link to the Newbies article. In many cases, the Newbies information is a great start - the Boomers article may then proceed with more detail.

The Wiki

• How do I get started with this thing?

Boomers and Beyond Forum

• Who are these people?
• Their speeling isn't so greta. And they make obtuse jokes. What's with that?
• What are the standing threads? Am I allowed to post?
• I'm feeling kind of chatty.
• How do I do that profile signature thing? (Thanks to the newbie wiki)
• I want to put a picture or a smiley in my post
• Boomer Music Mixes
• How do I search old threads on Coolrunning? The Coolrunning Search seems to be broken.

Training Wisdom

• Dale's Dissertations on training and racing
• On Tramps' marathon training plan
• Spareribs on training
• Marathon Training Plans, reviewed.
• Running Boston
• Preparing for Boston
• Marathon Recovery Tips
• Half Marathon Training from SkipAz
• Canfit's Marathon Wisdom
• Cross training
• Books
• How do I find my max heart Rate?
• Links for Low Heart Rate training
  • Maffetone
  • Hadd
  • http://www.joehenderson.com/longslowdistance/
  • http://www.markallenonline.com/heartrate.asp
• Why doesn't my GPS data match the race course distance?
  • How does the Garmin thing really work?
  • How are race courses measured and certified?
• The Weather - What to do; Whether to run or not

Ow.

Oh, dear.  Something hurts.  What to do, what to do?

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Shin Splints
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome
• Stress Fractures
• Online Coupons
• On Returning to Action (Pete Pfitzinger's recovery article)

Stretching and Strengthening

• Links for Stretching
  • http://exrx.net/Lists/ExList/HipsWt.html
• Links for Strengthening/Injury Prevention
  • http://www.smiweb.org/massage/injuries.html

Toys 

• Garmin ForeRunner Tips

Racing

• The Boomer Racer Calendar
• Racing strategies
• How to be a Race Director
• Relay Tips

Race Course Descriptions

• Vermont City Marathon (Memorial Day Weekend)

Boomer Gatherings

• CRIM - Flint, Michigan August 25,2007 
• Capital City 2007
• Avenue of the Giants 2007
• Portland 2007
• Boomers at Boston 2006
• Boomers at Boston 2007
• Boston 2008
• Palos Verdes 2008
• Eugene, 2008

Bonus materials!

• SandBox. Come and play! Make a mess! Try stuff out!
• Click "New Page" to create a universe of pages using pre-made templates
• 25 ideas for using PBwiki
• White paper (PDF): FAQS about PBwiki