retro running

retro running
Running backwards as a form of exercise or physical therapy.

Also called retro-running, its been popular for years in Europe where races vary from sprints to the 26.2-mile marathon. [ MSNBC, Some runners look forward to going backward]


Wikipedia foundation.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать курсовую

Look at other dictionaries:

  • retro running — pp. Running backwards as a form of exercise. Also: retro running, retrorunning. retro run v. retro runner n. Example Citations: Timothy (Bud) Badyna has broken world records. He ran a marathon in under four hours. He finished a 10K race in 45… …   New words

  • retro-running — n. retrorunning, act of running backwards for exercise …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Rétro-acronymie — La rétro acronymie est le fait d interpréter un mot comme un acronyme, alors que ce n en est pas un à l origine, ou alors de donner un nouveau sens à un acronyme existant. MISC, un magazine abordant la sécurité informatique, tire son nom de l… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Running on Empty (film) — Infobox Film name = Running on Empty caption = original movie poster imdb id = 0096018 producer = Griffin Dunne director = Sidney Lumet writer = Naomi Foner starring = River Phoenix Judd Hirsch Christine Lahti Martha Plimpton music = Tony Mottola …   Wikipedia

  • Backward running — Backward running, also known as backwards running, running backwards, reverse running, retro running, or retro locomotion is the act of running in reverse, so that one travels in the direction one s back is facing rather than one s front. It is… …   Wikipedia

  • Rückwärtslaufen — bezeichnet einen Trend im Laufsport. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Geschichte 2 Weltmeisterschaften 3 Europameisterschaften 4 Beschreibung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fastpacking — pp. Running on a nature trail while carrying a backpack. Also: fast packing, fast packing. fastpacker n. fastpack n. Example Citation: Encouraging a slew of youngsters to scale peaks may make hikes more crowded and remote spots rarer, Madsen said …   New words

  • beer miler — n. A person who competes in races that combine running with beer drinking. beer mile n. beer miling pp. Example Citations: He belongs to a generation of runners whose carefree attitudes have fuelled the popularity of running clubs that prove,… …   New words

  • sightjogging — pp. Sightseeing while running. Also: sight jogging, sight jogging. sightjogger, sight jogger n. Example Citations: Denise Sofia, in black spandex sweats, trotted across the busy 20th of September Street and neared the end of her morning jog. Her… …   New words

  • Health and Fitness — ape diet bet dieting bigorexia boomeritis briet buck fever cankle chairobics …   New words

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”