Nova recently ran an episode on marathon running wherein they hosted a reality-tv-like challenge to see if they could take 12 non-athletes and train them to run a marathon. While this episode doesn't go as deep into the science of running and physiology as we might desire, it was still somewhat interesting.
http://www.hulu.com/watch/63726/nova-marathon-challenge
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I've watched the first 15 minutes or so and it looks pretty interesting so far. The producers even got Uta Pippig to act as a consultant. I wish they'd specifically tell us the participants' VO_2 max values, however, instead of assigning them some subjective rating like "Superior" or "Fair." According to the program, one of the participants ran in college and has a VO_2 max similar to those found in professional hockey players and elite endurance athletes. What, then, is the value? More data and less blather!
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