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  Jeff Galloway's Blog

• Magic Words

  Jeff Galloway

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:33 am

  Magic words distract you from the discomfort, while they connect directly to the extra spirit that all of us have hidden inside. You don't have to give in to any negative message that hits you when you're under stress. By focusing on the positive, you maintain control. It's what you put in the forefront of your thoughts that counts. Relax There is no pressure on me. I'm going slow. If it gets tough, I'll just slow down more. From the first step, I'm going to relax and enjoy the endorphins. I feel comfortable, supported by all of the energy. I'm part of a very positive movement. Power I feel…

• The "Carbo-Loading" Dinner

  Jeff Galloway

  26 Jan 2010 | 11:40 am

  Some races will have a dinner the night before. At the dinner, you will usually chat with others at your table and enjoy the evening. Don't eat much, however. Many assume, mistakenly, that they must eat a lot of food the night before. This is actually counterproductive. It takes at least 24 hours for most of the food you eat to be processed and useable in a race - usually longer. There is nothing you can eat the evening before a race that will help you. But eating too much, or the wrong foods for you, can be a real problem. A lot of food in your gut when you are bouncing up and down in a race…

• 8-10 pounds lighter in a year by eating every 2 hours

  Jeff Galloway

  18 Jan 2010 | 8:07 am

  If you have not eaten for about 3 hours, your body senses that it is going into starvation mode, reducing the metabolism rate, while increasing the production of fat-depositing enzymes. The means that you will not be burning as many calories as is normal, that you won't be as mentally or physically alert, and that more of your next meal will be stored away as fat. If the starvation reflex starts working after 3 hours, then you can beat it by eating every 2 hours. This is a great way to burn more calories. A person who now eats 2-3 times a day can burn about 8-10 pounds a year more when he or…

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  Runner World

• 'Most of All, I Feel Happy'

  Mark Remy

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:36 am

  Mark Remy And now, for something completely different. Today it is my pleasure to hand over RW Daily to a young lady named Stephanie. Stephanie is 12 years old and a middle school student. "I was... Updated CONSTANTLY! Rants, raves, reports, roundups, and other bits of nonsense -- some of it useful -- from the editors of RW and RW.com.

• ALERT: Cell Phones Damage Drivers' Brains!

  Mark Remy

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am

  Mark Remy As regular readers of this blog know, I sometimes use this space to rail against drivers who use cell phones. I've also used this space -- just once, and in passing -- to express bemusement... Updated CONSTANTLY! Rants, raves, reports, roundups, and other bits of nonsense -- some of it useful -- from the editors of RW and RW.com.

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  Runner's World Footloose Blog by Amby Burfoot

• Feb. 8: Is Yoga a Health-Enhancing Exercise? New Study Offers Resounding "Yes!"

  Amby Burfoot

  8 Feb 2010 | 4:40 am

  I've been thinking a lot about swimming and yoga this week. Swimming, because I'm trying it once again. Yoga, because a new paper says that yoga is a great health and fitness activity. I was a little... Amby shares with us his passion for running and his reflections on the running community

• Jan. 31: It's a Big, Celebratory Year for the Dipsea Race (100 Years) and the Athens Classic Marathon (2500 Years Since Pheidippides Made His Historic Run)

  Amby Burfoot

  31 Jan 2010 | 7:43 am

  It's late January. A lousy time for racing here in eastern Pennsylvania, where I live. But a great time to think about the races that lie ahead in 2010. My race schedule has followed a predictable... Amby shares with us his passion for running and his reflections on the running community

• Jan. 24: Jenny Barringer, Live And Totally Plugged--The New Media Keep Getting Newer

  Amby Burfoot

  24 Jan 2010 | 6:57 pm

  On January 8, 1996, Runner's World launched the first "daily news" web site for track and field fans. It contained no hyperlinks, the very nuclei of the Internet, because there were very few other... Amby shares with us his passion for running and his reflections on the running community

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  Runner's World Magazine Daily Stories

• Wanted: Your Comments

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm

  Good, bad, or ugly, we'd like to know what you think of our current issue. Here's how to tell us.

• Let It Snow

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm

  Running in snowshoes has never been easier.

• Sub-13:18? 'It Is Possible'

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm

  Fresh off his record eighth win at the Wanamaker Mile, Barnard Lagat looks to this weekend's Reebok Boston Indoor Games—and a possible American record in the 5000.

• Free Rave Run Wallpaper

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm

  We've added five new Rave Run photos to our collection of desktop wallpaper images. Download one today—it's easy, and free.

• Find a Race This Weekend

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:08 pm

  For many of us, Labor Day means a three-day weekend. Sounds like the perfect time for a race! Use our RaceFinder tool to locate an event, of any distance, near you.

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  Jogger's Life

• Is “Generally Safe” Good Enough?

  8 Feb 2010 | 1:00 am

  Although I’m not typically a football fan, each year, I suffer through the Superbowl.  Why do I put myself through such misery, you ask? The commercials. Besides during the Superbowl, I never watch commercials.  I hate commercials.  I purposely channel-surf so that I don’t have to watch commercials. The only time I make an exception is for the Superbowl, because the commercials are usually entertaining and funny.  Betty White getting tackled? Oh yeah, that’s funny. 5,763 Doritos commercials? Not so much. This year, I’m outraged by the commercials.  Maybe because…

• Flake, Fragment, Update, Repeat.

  4 Feb 2010 | 12:29 pm

  Since I’m kind of a random person, and I’m a little flaky and slightly fragmented…I have a tendency of being all over the place with my posts at times.  In an effort to not be flaky, fragmented and random, I often only tell you about the most pervasive thought on my mind at any given point. I just know that if I didn’t filter things out, there’s a chance that I’d lose you at the post title.  Heck.  Maybe I already lose you at the post title…it’s not like I have a million readers or anything! Maybe my post titles suck. Or maybe my content just…

• Thai Curry Soup…Oh My.

  3 Feb 2010 | 11:02 am

  Today, we went to Noodles & Company for lunch.  Restaurant Boy had tofu for the first time. I’m happy to report that he ordered it entirely on his own, and he loved it! And now, this soup. THIS soup. This SOUP! This soup might just be my Achilles Heel. But I don’t really mind, because it’s delicious. Does anyone have a reliable recipe for Thai Curry Soup that they want to share or point me to?? On another note, it snowed last night.  Again.  That means that I don’t have kickboxing class tonight, and that makes me sad.  I love kickboxing class! On yet another…

• A Short Commercial Break.

  2 Feb 2010 | 10:07 am

  Please join me over here today (at my martial arts school’s website), where I talk about a new way to look at the Food Pyramid! Back to our regularly scheduled programming tomorrow! * Have you joined my Facebook Group yet? * See how my training is going over here! * Looking for my eBook? *Check out my body image project!

• Our Wedding Plan: My Hair!

  1 Feb 2010 | 10:00 am

  Since the theme of our wedding is “Old Hollywood”, I’m trying to maintain an old-school feeling in many of the elements that I’ve planned.  The decor that I’ve chosen so far has been retro-style, and my centerpieces will be simple red roses with black ostrich feathers. And maybe a shiny (fake) rhinestone thrown in for good measure, because I cannot deny myself of anything shiny. As soon as I decided to make the theme of the wedding “Old Hollywood”, I immediately knew that I wanted a finger wave hairstyle.  And, if you’ve been following along,…

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  26.2 Quest

• How Do You Describe Your Runs?

  Tim Wilson

  30 Jan 2010 | 1:02 pm

  I know the grammar isn't complete, but isn't that what Twitter has made us do?"Just finished an invigorating and lung busting 4.4 mile rainy cold hilly run"If I was given much more space on Twitter who knows how many more adjectives I could have come up with? :)The run was just as I said it: Invigorating, lung busting, rainy, cold, and hilly. I was very pleased with it, but it (mostly the hills) kicked my butt..... and I loved it!I was running a new route. My daughter was running 4 miles with a friend and needed a ride to her house. I figured I would take her there and run my 4+ mile run from…

• Are You a Listener?

  Tim Wilson

  29 Jan 2010 | 3:41 am

  There are two kinds of runners - those that listen, and those that don't.I listen..... sometimes.OK, there are more than two kinds of runners, and there is more than one definition of listening when coming to running. The kind of listening I am talking about here is the type that is piped into your ears, usually by some type of audio device.I am a listener with many broad avenues. I will sometimes listen to something, and other times I will not. I will not listen to anything when I am running a race, but not because we are "not allowed" but rather because I like to fully experience the race…

• My Girls Are Beasts!

  Tim Wilson

  24 Jan 2010 | 1:09 pm

  I think that is how the kids say it these days isn't it? They are Beasts!My two daughters and I went out for a 3+ mile run and just ran until the watch said 3 miles and then ran home. We finished at 3.3 miles. This was the fastest Ashlee has run this distance. She kept all three miles under 10 minutes, and had an overall pace of 9:35. :)The kicker was that it rained on us steadily the entire run..... luckily it wasn't too cold at the very nice 57 degrees. Truth be told I was thinking that I was going to get some negative feedback (nice way of saying complaining) from one if not both of them…

• Cold - Rain - Run

  Tim Wilson

  16 Jan 2010 | 9:04 am

  Cool weather, but not too bad - but COLD rain the entire 4.55 mile run. My daughter Payton and I went out to run 4 miles and I asked her if she was OK with us mixing it up a bit and taking a different route. I mentioned there were a couple hills, but shouldn't be too bad. Half way up the second hill she said she doesn't like to "mix it up" because it is too hard. I mentioned she could never count on an easy run with me because the easy runs don't make you great!After her shower she says she is feeling much better, I don't think the cold rain helped things out at all.Cold run in the rain on a…

• A Great Day Of Running At The Wilson Household!

  Tim Wilson

  12 Jan 2010 | 4:29 pm

  This was my second run of the day. My first run early this morning was a three mile tempo run at 8:01 pace in 32 degree weather. Both of my daughters needed to get a run in today so I came home and ran again with them.My oldest daughter Ashlee (my newer runner) needed to do her first tempo type run today. Up until this point we have been building mileage and a base and not worrying about any speed whatsover. I am not really worried about speed yet, but she needs to push herself to find a pace that will give her a better workout and progress her fitness. I planned on only taking her two miles…

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  Adventure Running

• Cone Peak “Sea to Sky”

  pantilat

  12 Jan 2010 | 2:13 pm

  Cone Peak is a spectacular summit along the rugged Big Sur coast. At 5,155 feet, it is the second highest mountain in the Santa Lucia Mountain range, but it’s the highest mountain to offer a view of the ocean. The mountain rises  nearly a vertical mile in less than three miles from the coastline as the [...]

• Big Basin Waterfalls

  pantilat

  9 Jan 2010 | 11:23 am

  Big Basin is one of my favorite places to run. Established in 1902, it’s California’s oldest state park and features the largest continuous stand of old growth redwood forest (in square miles) south of Humboldt State Park (250 miles to the north). It’s only 1.5 hours away from the population centers of the Bay Area, but [...]

• Sykes Hot Springs

  pantilat

  28 Nov 2009 | 1:40 am

  After an awesome adventure run down the Carmel River last week, I returned to the Ventana Wilderness to see the famous Sykes Hot Springs with a variation on the return trip to see the lush redwood grove at Terrace Creek and expansive views from the Coast Ridge Road (22 miles total). The Pine Ridge Trail [...]

• Carmel River

  pantilat

  20 Nov 2009 | 11:28 am

  I joined Gary Gellin and Jim Moyles for a point-to-point adventure run along the wild Carmel River in the Ventana Wilderness (3 hours south of the Bay Area). The route starts at China Camp along Tassajara Road (rough dirt road) and finishes below Los Padres Reservoir. The first 3.5 miles is along the Pine Ridge [...]

• Rae Lakes Loop

  pantilat

  28 Oct 2009 | 9:53 am

  According to the national park service, the Rae Lakes Loop is one of the most popular hikes in Sequoia and Kings Canyon, if not the entire Sierra. I completed the famous loop in 12 hours, 31 minutes, starting at 5:30 am and finishing just after 6 pm. The loop is 46 miles long and climbs from [...]

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  Ask Coach Jenny

• 5 Great Reasons to Cross-Train

  jenny hadfield

  3 Feb 2010 | 8:00 am

  Hi Coach Jenny, I've been running for 15 years and I'm toying with the idea of adding more activities into the mix. What are your thoughts? - Jim Hi, Jim. Congratulations on your long-lasting running... ASK COACH JENNY! Coach Jenny Hadfield is the co-author of the best selling Marathoning for Mortals and the newly released Running for Mortals. She is a nationally recognized speaker, writer and co-owner of Chicago Endurance Sports, Chicago?s largest multi-sport training company.

• How to Spice Up Your Treadmill Runs

  jenny hadfield

  26 Jan 2010 | 8:05 pm

  Coach Jenny, I am really losing motivation on my "dreadmill" runs. I run 3-4 miles four days per week and I'm bored. Is there any way to make it tolerable until spring? - Jeanna Hi, Jeanna. This time... ASK COACH JENNY! Coach Jenny Hadfield is the co-author of the best selling Marathoning for Mortals and the newly released Running for Mortals. She is a nationally recognized speaker, writer and co-owner of Chicago Endurance Sports, Chicago?s largest multi-sport training company.

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  Ask the Running Doc

• 'Help Me With My Bunions!'

  Mark Remy

  9 Feb 2010 | 8:15 am

  Hi, just wondering if you knew anything about bunions. Do they ever improve on their own if you get roomier shoes and use silicone inserts between the first two toes? I don't feel pain while running, but the bunion is still noticeable if I bump it barefoot. - SRBunions are always a problem for athletes, SR -- especially for runners. The medical term for this is hallux valgus and describes the bony large bump that forms on the inside portion of the great toe’s first joint. The great toe angles in a deformed way toward the other toes laterally. This bump may swell, becoming red and sore,…

• 'Is My Physician Missing Something?'

  Mark Remy

  2 Feb 2010 | 12:09 pm

  I just returned from the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona event. We had 33,000 participants and just perfect weather. The best question I heard at the Medical information booth deserves sharing: I have been treated for Achilles tendinitis by my sports medicine physician with full-length orthotics, calf stretching, and physical therapy, none of which have helped. Is my physician missing something? - Jesse, Prescott, AZ I get a lot of questions about problems in the Achilles area that don’t respond to traditional treatment. What Jesse had was something called retrocalcaneal bursitis…

• Why 1 Mile From the Finish?

  Mark Remy

  26 Jan 2010 | 9:09 am

  I have noticed that most half-marathon and marathon deaths seem to be happening about 1 mile from the finish. I understand there is discussion about research on this but do you have any thoughts as to why runners are collapsing at this specific spot? - LeeAnn, Wheeling, West VirginiaLeeAnn, I am so glad you asked. We at the International Marathon Medical Directors Association have been discussing this. We are all stationing paramedic units at that very spot -- about 1 mile from the finish -- and are as amazed as anyone how we can predict the place where runners go down!The prevailing theory…

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  Between The Miles

• Thrive Fitness Review

  6 Feb 2010 | 1:08 pm

  I finished off Brendan Brazier's new book Thrive Fitness. by preparing one of his recipes – an Agave Mustard Dressing . And even though I did reduce the amount of oil, it was divine drizzled over a fresh salad.Now back to the book…First off I have to say I was blown away by Brendan’s frank honesty. As he elaborates on the beginning of his career as a triathlete – you discover he did not just

• 4 Week Training Recap

  2 Feb 2010 | 10:22 am

  I had a few ups and downs but mainly a positive month. Just started reading Brendan Brazier's new book – Thrive Fitness. And it has really magnified my training by shifting the focus onto the bigger picture.“Spending time and energy wisely is vital for continual improvement.” – Brendan Brazier[I will be doing a review on this informative book soon.]Recap:I only managed 7 Core workouts. But even

• Runscapes #4

  30 Jan 2010 | 5:32 pm

  I waited for a squirrel - but no luck,maybe next time.Thanks for watching my little movies. -----

• Running With Time Instead of Distance

  26 Jan 2010 | 10:36 am

  Galloway’sschedule for the Half-Marathon has training days which include fartleks, drills and stride work, but instead of specifying a set amount of miles, he gives a time frame of 40- 60 minutes.I’m really loving this!Totally eliminates these thoughts:If I run faster, I will be home sooner.Why am I running so slow…?“Time...It ticks and tocks incessantly - you can sense it in your heartbeat, in

• Runscapes #3

  23 Jan 2010 | 12:57 pm

  I have a new book on iMovie'09 coming from Amazon. I'm determined this will improve the quality of these video clips. (But note I am shooting this with the tiny lens on the back of iPod nano.I am enjoying the challenge of shooting video while running - it adds an unfamiliar dimension!-----

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  Cool Running

• The Ragnar Relay Series is in for 2010—Great Concept, Great Adventure, Fun Challenge

  9 Feb 2010 | 12:26 am

  If your New Years resolution involved training for a new race or a truly unique running experience, rally your friends and run a Ragnar Relay. There are four this spring, and 10 in total. Capture that wanderlust! What are you waiting for?

• Runners: Exercise Your Brain AND Your Body! Run the UNITE Half Marathon at Rutgers University

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:50 am

  Begin training and join in on April 18, 2010 at Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey in New Brunswick. Don’t miss out on this exciting inaugural racing experience where you will certainly burn some calories; you might also gain a few I.Q. points while running the course!

• No, Ney, Never – Don’t Miss the Wild Rover Series

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:49 am

  This innovative race series is ideal for spring racing action and enjoyment. Increasing mileage each week (3-4-5) makes for a perfect spring schedule, with each race followed by a terrific party. This third annual trio of races is for runners who truly want to have fun!Related:Event Website Event Registration

• The 22nd KeyBank Vermont City Marathon—One Trip Worth Taking

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:46 am

  Many runners travel to marathons for vacation, a variety of destination adventures. Burlington, Vermont and the KeyBank Vermont City Marathon and Marathon Relay on Lake Champlain offer an intriguing get-away adventure for individuals, couples, and families.

• The New Cape Cod Relay—Exciting and Challenging Event on a Beautiful Course

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:45 am

  This tremendously popular region has a new overnight relay, running next May 1st and 2nd from suburban Boston to Provincetown on the very tip of Cape Cod. It will be a run through history with terrific organization, amenities, and extraordinary scenery.

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  DEAN'S BLOG

• State of the (Running) State

  Ultramarathon Man

  3 Feb 2010 | 10:31 am

  I’ve just returned from the annual Running USA Conference in San Diego and have lots of upbeat news to report. Running USA is an industry association composed of a cross-section of organizations... Dean Karnazes, mega-endurance athlete and bestselling author, blogs about ultra running, life, and the human spirit. Not necessarily in that order.

• The Audacity of Mike

  Ultramarathon Man

  28 Jan 2010 | 8:44 am

  Perhaps the most joyous element of writing a book is all the terrific messages I’ve received. People tell me how inspired they’ve become. The secret truth is, this inspiration is reciprocated 10... Dean Karnazes, mega-endurance athlete and bestselling author, blogs about ultra running, life, and the human spirit. Not necessarily in that order.

• Do What You Can

  Ultramarathon Man

  19 Jan 2010 | 2:16 pm

  If you’re like me, you feel a measure of guilt over having such a great life when tragic events like the earthquake in Haiti occur. Standing at the start of the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in Arizona this... Dean Karnazes, mega-endurance athlete and bestselling author, blogs about ultra running, life, and the human spirit. Not necessarily in that order.

• People, Reform Thyself

  Ultramarathon Man

  10 Jan 2010 | 7:31 pm

  Two topics they say should never be discussed at a dinner party: religion and politics. This is a blog, so let’s talk politics. More to the point, let’s talk about our burgeoning waistlines and... Dean Karnazes, mega-endurance athlete and bestselling author, blogs about ultra running, life, and the human spirit. Not necessarily in that order.

• Make Voyages

  Ultramarathon Man

  1 Jan 2010 | 11:34 am

  I’ll be the first to admit, I’m no life coach. More than anything, I’ve simply followed my passions and lived my life accordingly. What’s the recipe for success? Geez…I really have no idea? From what... Dean Karnazes, mega-endurance athlete and bestselling author, blogs about ultra running, life, and the human spirit. Not necessarily in that order.

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  Erin Go Run

• If Rachie Can Do It, So Can I

  Erin

  25 Jan 2010 | 8:13 pm

  Reading my college roommate and best friend’s blog, she challenged herself to a 100 push-up, 6 week binge of healthy. I can only jump on the bandwagon and do this myself since my previous challenge (my new year’s resolution to do 100 push ups and 200 sit ups everyday) has already fizzled. And the way I see it, if I am already stuck indoors making a 30 minute Wii active workout my replacement for a decent run, then I may as well add a challenge to my day. Thanks, Rachie… always inspiring. Rachie and I

• Motivation: the Language of Running

  Erin

  22 Nov 2009 | 12:46 pm

  Language, according to Ferdinand De Saussure extends beyond the primitive understanding that it consists of a list of signs; a list of words corresponding to the things they name. Instead, he proposed the idea that language, as it pertains to signs, consists of several components on varying levels. The linguistic sign unites, not a thing and a name, but a concept and a sound-image. With that, our words become ideas, and our ideas have meaning. Therefore, the sign (an object or word), together with the signified (its concept) and signifier (sound image), create language. If we were to apply…

• Enjoying the Fall Colors, Not a Fall in Miles

  Erin

  11 Nov 2009 | 6:23 pm

  Motivation is a runner’s best friend, and also worst enemy. When motivation is high, running is phenomenal. When motivation is low, there is nothing but time it seems until that motivation returns. It would seem obvious at this point (being as my last blog post in June was a missed marathon race) that my motivation has been on the down and outs in the last couple of months. When I moved to Omaha for graduate school, I was excited for a change, but not in my running. I am slowly realizing that I had taken San Diego for granted and the complaints about city running, the asphault, the hills…

• The Bitter Truth- Seattle Rock ‘n’ Roll and I weren’t Meant to be

  Erin

  30 Jun 2009 | 10:01 am

  It’s a hard thing to get over. I went along as if everything would go smoothly. I didn’t plan ahead and I waited until the last minute to try and make it work. Many would say it’s my fault. But when I look back and think about the bib number that was supposed to be mine, I just feel empty and a large void in my heart fills with bitterness. Racing is that one relationship that you have where everything is somewhere between a happy comfortable and an obligatory love. On a day to day basis, you look ahead to the race with an eagerness to build as much strength and confidence in it, but…

• Bike to Work Day… I got This

  Erin

  15 May 2009 | 10:30 am

  Today is Bike to work day, so being the athlete that I am (the kind looking for attention from others) I took the challenge to bike from Pacific Beach to Carlsbad; basically a 30 mile bike ride. The problem is, I had already committed to meet a friend to run in Carlsbad at 7:15am. In other words, it required me leaving by 5:15 if I had any chance of making it in time (I usually allow for the time I waste being paranoid about my tires and the times I stop to pump them up just in case). Leaving in the vicinity of on time, I started the trek to work (or to meet up for the run). Not within 1 mile…

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  Feet Meet Street

• Thomas Kuhn, Harvard Physicist, Designs My Training Plan

  Nitmos

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:39 am

  I can’t say that it has been a lifelong ambition to quote Thomas Kuhn, father of the concept of “paradigm shift”, in a blog post but it has certainly been near the bottom of my life goals. But, on the list! If I had a bucket list, it’d probably fall somewhere below “start a web campaign to demand that Pauly Shore make Son in Law 2: Baby Makes Three” but above “approach Whoopi with a script to Sister Act 3.” Clearly, I like movies and sequels to horrible films (and 1960’s scientific theory.)I’ve been thinking a lot about paradigm shifts lately when it comes to running. Kuhn…

• (Ab)solutely! (And Mr. Rhetorical sucks.)

  Nitmos

  3 Feb 2010 | 6:14 am

  Get it? See what I did there by putting “Ab” in a parenthetical and drawing attention to it? Yeah, you get it. I can see the light bulb coming on. For many, it appears but a flicker…It’s the 7th Annual National Ab Month!So soon? I haven’t shopped. Does Hallmark make a card? Something like on the outside: “Here’s something for you this month!” above a picture of beer cans. Open the card and it shouts: “A six pack! Happy National Ab Month!”Damn, why didn’t I go into writing patter for greeting cards? I’ve got enough schmaltz to fill a can of Schlitz (or an equally awful…

• I Can Run 100 Miles

  Nitmos

  1 Feb 2010 | 8:27 am

  Not consecutively, of course. That’s crazy talk. I find my mileage, like my personality, is better in smaller doses.With apologies to The Proclaimers (and who thinks maybe they should apologize a bit to us for this song as well?), my February wraps up with a nice little total mileage near 100 miles. I did not run 100 miles. I didn’t even walk 500 miles…and walk 500 more just to be the man who walked 1,000 miles. I ran a shade over 94. What’s with all the walking anyhow?Ninety-four miles represents a January high for me. Usually I spend the first two months of every year in a…

• Frozen Throat Chronicles: Episode 2

  Nitmos

  29 Jan 2010 | 7:28 am

  Note: Though I have no intent to make this a regular running series, this is, at the very least, a sequel. If Alvin can do it, so can I. Go here for Episode 1.Episode 2: The Chest RashIn the last episode, an exceedingly handsome man went out on an ordinary four mile run when Old Man Winter attempted to choke the very life out of him with his own loogy. By the time he returned home, Captain Esophagus was born.There’s something about stitching on moisture wicking clothing that just will not mesh. Since our hero returned and discovered his true identity, he poured through a library of…

• The Planless

  Nitmos

  25 Jan 2010 | 8:13 am

  So here I am a week before officially starting my training for my next marathon. I still haven’t put together my plan. I’m sure I’ll slap something together at the last minute. I do my best work when under pressure and after much procrastination. It’s netted me a number of “participant” ribbons and a staled career after all. Obviously, my system works!I have high hopes for the Bayshore Marathon. It is the site of my reigning PR. It’s largely flat course with only a few rolling hills through certain sections. If the weather is right – it’s on the bay shore and thus open to…

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  For Beginners Only

• How Can I Be Less Nervous on Race Day?

  Susan Rinkunas

  8 Feb 2010 | 6:12 pm

  I just did my first half-marathon after months of careful training. I've been averaging about 25 miles per week, doing long runs, maintenance, and lots of tempos. While I'm fairly confident in my own... Are you new to running, or just thinking about taking it up? If so, you're in the right place. From technique to shoes to nutrition and more, no topic is too trivial for our expert panel. Send a question of your own, or just browse their latest responses. Good luck -- and we'll see you on the roads!

• Treadmills Drive Me Nuts. Can I Train on the Stair Machine?

  Susan Rinkunas

  29 Jan 2010 | 8:59 am

  I've read a lot about the use of the treadmill for training, but haven't seen anything about stair machines. I'm working on the theory that if I plug away until I can "run" up the stairs, then this... Are you new to running, or just thinking about taking it up? If so, you're in the right place. From technique to shoes to nutrition and more, no topic is too trivial for our expert panel. Send a question of your own, or just browse their latest responses. Good luck -- and we'll see you on the roads!

• Should I Invest in a Second Pair of Shoes for Cold Weather?

  Susan Rinkunas

  25 Jan 2010 | 11:45 am

  Hello from an absolute beginner! My question: Should I invest in a second pair of running shoes for cold-weather outings? My main pair has lots of mesh because I require a shoe that breathes well. My... Are you new to running, or just thinking about taking it up? If so, you're in the right place. From technique to shoes to nutrition and more, no topic is too trivial for our expert panel. Send a question of your own, or just browse their latest responses. Good luck -- and we'll see you on the roads!

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  Half-Fast - half witted at best.

• Hey, I Know Her

  Ian

  29 Jan 2010 | 10:17 am

  As many of you have probably heard by now the renowned Kristina Pinto who blogs over at Marathon Mama had an article featured in Runner’s World magazine. It’s available at newsstands everywhere so go and check it out. It’s on page 48 and it’s a great read, not that you would expect anything less if you follow Kristina’s blog.It’s kind of cool opening up Runner’s World and seeing an article written by someone you know, and I use the word ‘know’ in the internet/social media/talked once on the phone for a podcast sense of the word not in the biblical sense. Probably not quite…

• The Death Throes of a Treadmill

  Ian

  21 Jan 2010 | 8:23 am

  It was cold last night. Not so cold that I couldn’t wrap up and head out the door for a brisk evening run, but sometimes getting ready to run in the cold is just such a hassle isn’t it? Am I the only one that feels this way? I’ve got to assess exactly how cold it is outside and then determine if I just want to wear one of my UA cold gear shirts or if I’ll need something else over it? Will a vest suffice or do I need a hoodie or a light jacket with sleeves? I just don’t know. Do I want my thin running gloves or my slightly thicker ones? Which hat do I want to wear, the thinner…

• Cops: They’re OK I guess

  Ian

  19 Jan 2010 | 8:20 am

  This past weekend during my long run I had another encounter with the po-po, I think that’s what all the cool kids are calling the police nowadays. I guess they “see me rollin’, they hatin’, patrolling they tryin’ to catch me riding dirty.” Now I know how Chamillionaire feels. Those of you that haven’t been following this blog for very long might have missed my previous run-in with the law, if that’s the case you can read about it here. I was finishing up my 6 mile run (yes that qualifies as a long run these days) and I was pushing the pace a little because there were people…

• A Glitch in the Matrix

  Ian

  13 Jan 2010 | 11:06 am

  Yesterday morning weird things were afoot. First of all I was out running before dawn which is weird thing number one, but it gets weirder. I was running along the sidewalk when I was passed by a white Volvo and a black BMW. No, that’s not the weird part. I don’t know what made me take notice of them, perhaps the fact that they were side by side travelling the exact same speed, but what made it weird was that they passed me again not 30 seconds later, going in the same direction, same formation and I’m pretty sure there was no possible way for them to loop around behind me that quickly.

• Goals, Resolutions and Various Other Lies

  Ian

  8 Jan 2010 | 9:19 am

  I know you’re all thinking “oh great, another post containing goals and resolutions. I just can’t get enough of other people’s goals and resolutions.” First of all, you can keep your sarcasm to yourself because I’m already up to my eyeballs in it. Second of all, if I don’t post my annual goals there would be no opportunity for another FAIL riddled post at the end of the year and I’d really hate to deprive all of you jackals of another chance to engage in the schadenfreude of commenting on my year in review post. Without further ado, here are my 2010 goals or resolutions or…

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  Kiltrunner

• 8 Feb 2010 | 12:20 pm

  Jim

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:20 pm

  I was doing so well and now snow. 28.5 inches of the stuff is everywhere. running is just not happening, roads are too slippery. I did get my car back from the shop. only a grand lighter. It had to be done. a volvo with only 170K miles is just getting warmed up.

• 3 Feb 2010 | 8:05 am

  Jim

  3 Feb 2010 | 8:05 am

  Just got a call "I'm off to work, do you know where my Ipod is?" I'm a hundred miles and five hours removed from when I last saw her and the Ipod. My information may not be helpful. Damn I just realized that I left a load of wash in the machine before I left this morning. I bet it is still there. Sleep deprivation and memory are closely tied as well. The worst thing about living with Alzheimer's is the destruction of future memories. Is that the definition of hope -- Future memories. We were contacted to enter into a study about hope. I guess that is why the topic has come up. Where is the…

• 1 Feb 2010 | 1:36 am

  Jim

  1 Feb 2010 | 1:36 am

  Got very frustrated yesterday. First off it was cold. My car does not like cold and did not start so my day was limited. Did I say it was cold. Then the kids were home inside all day and driving me wild. And I drank too much coffee and the washing machine wouldn't work because of the cold. I was cold. My wife was not having a good day. When this happens she starts cleaning and putting stuff away which means in places that they do not belong because she has this weird sense of place and order. Our house was cold and tiny. Eventually I freaked out which i couldn't find a coat that I had just…

• 22 Jan 2010 | 7:21 am

  Jim

  22 Jan 2010 | 7:21 am

  went for a run with the wanderers last night. First time for that in quite some time. Got a great five miler in on the Forbidden. Also recieved an award for surviving the Polar Bear swim with Josh. Cheers.

• 20 Jan 2010 | 12:44 pm

  Jim

  20 Jan 2010 | 12:44 pm

  Duderunning again. Did a nice three miler the other day and will get back tonight to antoher. I am also walking again to the train. I drove for about a month and while I got home faster, I wasn't as relaxed and ready to deal with home as when I was walking. Yo.

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  Kristin Armstrong's Online Journal : Mile Markers

• Glide

  Kristin Armstrong

  9 Feb 2010 | 11:25 am

  How could I resist an invitation to come to Sun Valley? I gave a couple speeches (one to a group of young people -some from Girls on the Run- and one to a group at the Presbyterian Church of the... Kristin Armstrong's online journal : Mile Markers. Share the road with Kristin Armstrong.

• Resistance

  Kristin Armstrong

  4 Feb 2010 | 2:16 pm

  Today is day two or three of Austin posing as Seattle: gray and rain. The constant pitter-pat of rain on my bedroom window kept me sound asleep through my normal 5 a.m. wake-up for an early morning... Kristin Armstrong's online journal : Mile Markers. Share the road with Kristin Armstrong.

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  Life on the Run

• 66, wait, 63 days of Running

  6 Feb 2010 | 7:55 pm

  Deep down I knew this would happen. There would come a day that I would not be able to run due to logistical complications. There would come a day that I could not run due to family obligations. There would come a day that I could not run due to health restrictions. I did not know they would all fall on the same day.

• Back in the Berg

  6 Feb 2010 | 11:15 am

  Hello Readers and Runners, How are things where you are? I am guessing better than our friends on the east coast of the US, apparently the mid Atlantic is being crushed and this is when we finally have our revenge:

• From Russia with love

  4 Feb 2010 | 10:09 pm

  it was -3F with windchill this am...

• from moscow

  3 Feb 2010 | 12:00 am

  i am in russia this is a just in case....

• real time belching...

  2 Feb 2010 | 11:57 am

  Well folks, I finally have the internet... just 8 months and now I have high speed internet and can post from home.

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  Make It a Masterpiece

• Frigid 5 Race

  Don

  7 Feb 2010 | 6:44 pm

  Sunday, February 7, 2010:I forget, between seasons, what a nice race the Frigid 5 really is. We do run outdoors, of course, but before and after the race we are inside a heated building in the state fairgrounds, chatting with all of the other runners that we’ve come to know and like over the years. That’s enjoyable - runners are good people and good friends. Today the temperature outdoors was 20 degrees, but the roads were clear except for a layer of salt.I had a good run but not a great race, finishing in 28:03, fifth of seven in my 65-69 age group. All of my buddies finished ahead of…

• Pileated Woodpecker

  Don

  3 Feb 2010 | 11:12 am

  Three easy miles today, recovering from Monday’s 20 mile run, this time in the cool (cold?) Stillwater Bubble. Some joints and ligaments still ached a bit, but were better when the run was over. I sure like running in cool temperatures - I think that was another reason why Monday’s run was so tough on me - the Community Center track is probably about 70 degrees. Outdoors wasn’t in the cards today as the overnight temp was about six below zero, a little too cool for my feet.A few days ago I saw a male pileated woodpecker on a burr oak tree, very close to the house. What a magnificent…

• Everything Aches

  Don

  1 Feb 2010 | 4:09 pm

  Actually only every MUSCLE aches, which is fine. Muscles are supposed to ache after a 20-mile run, so they will take the next long run a little more seriously. I ran on the N St Paul Community Center upstairs track, 20 miles, 270 laps, 1080 corners all to the right, about 35,100 paces. This was a difficult run for me, much more difficult than the 16-mile run six days ago. I’m not sure why, because I prepared for this one in about the same way, but I suppose it could be partly BECAUSE I ran 16 miles 6 days ago. Maybe. I used to be able to get away with that.A slight pain in the arthritic…

• Hamstring Injury Prevention?

  Don

  1 Feb 2010 | 2:09 pm

  Saturday, Jan 30:It seems to work for me. Six years ago I had a pretty serious hamstring injury in the Twin Cities Marathon and had to walk to the finish from mile 10. Healing and recovery took months, confounded and NOT shortened by professional physical therapy. In theory, that injury makes me a little more susceptible to a repeat injury. Since then though, whenever I feel any ache in that muscle, I do my butt-kicks, like this: Stand still, kick one heel up behind about as far as it will go, do this 70 times rapidly, then do 70 more with the other foot. It really does seem to help with my…

• Sixteen Miles

  Don

  26 Jan 2010 | 4:08 pm

  Stillwater Bubble. The softball guys start at 10:00, and a 16-mile run takes 2 hours and 40 minutes, so I have to be there no later than 7:20. And I really need to add another 20 minutes for bathroom breaks and such, plus I like to be done a half hour before the softball guys swing the first bat, so I showed up at 6:30.Anyway I ran for 2:41:15, no walking. Assuming a pace of 10:00 min/mile, that’s 16+ miles. I did measure the pace once at 9:20, by timing one lap, but that was early in the run and I’m sure that I slowed down in the last third of the run. I felt tired in the beginning; in…

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  Marathon Running

• Goodbye Blogger. Hello Wordpress.

  LeahC

  1 Feb 2010 | 8:10 pm

  Well this was inevitable.http://jasonleahrun.com was available and I thought it might be fun to host my own site. And so I did. So far so good with the wordpress although I don't know how I feel about the template. I mean I think it looks good, but I don't like the back end of it. It's a place to get started though and start testing some bigger ideas I have for jasonleahrun.So go there. Change your RSS feeds to http://jasonleahrun.com/feed. Look I even linked it for you so you can add it easily. Contact us at jasonleahrun@gmail.com if you come across any problems or whatevers. Hope to see you…

• We Put Our Coats On

  LeahC

  27 Jan 2010 | 7:45 am

  Well I think that picture says it all. We live here, we all hate February, but in the end we put our coats on and deal with it.There is nothing, and I mean nothing, that compares to that first warm day. It's usually followed by a snow storm or sub zero temperatures but we all cherish that day. A few years ago there was a random 50 degree day smack dab in the middle of February. Jason and I went on a long walk along the lake front path as did the rest of Chicago. People were our running in shorts and no shirts and the lake front was jammed with people. The edges of the path were still covered…

• Oh Chicago How I Hate Your Winterness

  LeahC

  26 Jan 2010 | 6:21 am

  Every year. Every single year at this time Jason and I start the, "Why do we live here? You know how nice it is in California? What if we got jobs there? Maybe we should look for some."I HATE THIS TOWN IN LATE JANUARY, FEBRUARY AND MARCH IS JUST A FUCKING JOKE. Like oh it's March, spring is coming. Yeah right.Yesterday I was thinking Lucy and I could go somewhere, but as it's horrible outside where would we go....we could go walk to Starbucks and sit inside. We could walk to anywhere and then sit inside because it's cold out and so you can't actually be outside. So why walk somewhere when I…

• Just Go Do It, Trip to Bernies...and Pictures :)

  LeahC

  21 Jan 2010 | 11:43 am

  So I just deleted this whole post I had written yesterday that was all about how are Jason and I going to run together and I had all these options, we could take the baby to my Dad's, we could run separately, both of which were kind of complicated. Then we realized that we could rig the running stroller pretty well to deal with the winter and the fact that Lucy is still only 6 weeks old so we could just go with her AND use our swanky awesome new running stroller. SO that's what we did.I fed Lucy and right when Jason got home he got his running clothes on, we put the baby in the running…

• Look at the Change!!!

  LeahC

  15 Jan 2010 | 4:12 am

  I know she's changing and growing, but it's not until looking at pictures that it's so visible!  2 Days Old1 Month OldAmazing!That last picture was taken during her favorite time of the day, bath time. We got her a new tub because it was getting difficult to hold her in the sink and we wanted her to be able to sit in the water for a bit longer. Turns out she loves her new tub and it was the bst 17 bucks that we have spent. She just sits in there and smiles and floats around. It's so much fun!She's still doing really good and sleeping longer and longer at night. It seems that she can go…

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  Running Journey

• A Cycling Utopia?

  socaltrailrunning

  5 Feb 2010 | 8:43 am

  There are many cycling advocates in the city of Portland. I'm an advocate of alternative transportation, but to spend $600+ million on new bike-ways in Portland? I think that's rather ridiculous. We... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• The Death of Blogging

  socaltrailrunning

  1 Feb 2010 | 10:30 am

  Well not really.. but I do feel like with Twitter, Facebook, etc that my blogging has suffered. Ahhh.. Poor blog :( I've been busy with Twin Peaks and traveling and in just over a week I'll be... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

• Rain...

  socaltrailrunning

  13 Jan 2010 | 11:55 am

  I like rain. The liquid kind though - and not the kind when someone else tries to rain on your parade (they only can if you let them!). Rain in moderation though... I DID manage to have a great 3.1... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]

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  Peak Performance : Runnersworld.com

• Feb. 4: "Running Is a Waste of Time": Grabby Headline, Bad Reporting

  Amby Burfoot

  4 Feb 2010 | 6:29 pm

  As I write this blog post on Thursday evening, I can't tell how many of Friday's headlines are going to declare: "Millions of people 'waste their time by jogging.'" But that's how the London Daily... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best. The "Peak Performance" blog is edited and written by Amby Burfoot, Runner's World's executive editor and winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon.

• Feb. 2: An Interview with Running Form Expert, Jay Dicharry

  Amby Burfoot

  2 Feb 2010 | 4:33 am

  See our Twitter feed at twitter.com/exerscience Given all the current interest in running form, including foot strike, I decided to interview running form expert Jay Dicharry. Dicharry is director of... Cutting-edge news, advice and research to help you perform your best. The "Peak Performance" blog is edited and written by Amby Burfoot, Runner's World's executive editor and winner of the 1968 Boston Marathon.

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  Run Bulldog Run

• February: National Abs Month

  Steve

  5 Feb 2010 | 3:02 am

  Not sure how well known (or official) this “national” holiday is, but thought it would be a good idea to promote the benefits of a strong core. Sit-ups and crunches are one of the basic and most common exercises for the human body. In conjunction with a balanced diet, sit-ups will help build a strong and well-balanced mid-section which is instrumental in practically all sports and physical performance. Not only that, a strong core helps in maintaining good posture and preventing injury. If you’re running a spring marathon, a strong core will definitely help you in the latter…

• Big Clearance Sale At All New Hammer Nutrition Web Site

  Steve

  3 Feb 2010 | 2:48 am

  Hammer Nutrition have started 2010 with a bang and launched a brand new web site with improved navigation, enhanced graphics, revamped knowledge section and brand new community section. They obviously made great use of their holiday shut down period in December/January! I just received my first order for 2010 — another box of Espresso Gels, Tissue Rejuvenators and 32 serving container of HEED — but will soon be ordering again to try out some of their new flavors. Chocolate Recoverite sounds like an interesting addition, as does the Montana Huckleberry Gels. While I’m on the…

• Weekly Review 1/25/10 – 1/31/10

  Steve

  2 Feb 2010 | 6:52 pm

  Started the week at 200 miles for the month of January, and hopeful of getting close to my all-time monthly high of 266 miles. With a 25k race lined up for Saturday 30th and another long run opportunity on Sunday 31st, I felt pretty confident I’d get there. Here’s how the week went: Monday: Nice gentle eight mile recovery run that took about one hour. I’m trying to get my feet used to a fairly new pair of Adidas Supernova Glide, but they felt clunky and very stiff. Wondering if brand name shoes purchased at Outlet Malls (in this case the Adidas Outlet Mall in Williamsburg,…

• Motivating Music: What’s Your Top Tune?

  Steve

  27 Jan 2010 | 2:01 am

  You either love it, or hate it. Running with music that is. If you are one of the millions that love running to music, you may be interested to hear that the Virgin London Marathon has teamed up with running music experts AudioFuel to create a “Runner’s Top Ten Favorite Tracks”. The soundtrack, created by the runner, for the runner, will then be made available as an iMix that you can buy. Head over to the Music and Motivation web site where you can nominate the track that you find particularly motivating when you run. You may also be interested in their Celebrity Playlists,…

• Recovery Week

  Steve

  25 Jan 2010 | 5:38 pm

  After three consecutive “build” weeks (52, 57 and 61 miles), it was nice to have an easier week. Sunday’s 20 miler really took a lot out of me, so the timing of the reduction in miles was pretty much perfect. Monday: First day off since Christmas Day. Tempted to run a couple of easy miles to maintain my mini-streak, but thought better of it in the end. Tuesday: Runervals Up, Up & Up Hill Climber DVD — lowered my base pace but still covered about 8 miles in an hour on some tortuous hills. Good fun, but still not feeling 100%. Wednesday: An easy five miles before…

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  Run to Win

• Beach to Beacon to Improve Registration Process (Press Release)

  Blaine Moore

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:29 pm

  Click here for a summary of the changes being made this year in the Beach to Beacon registration process. Innovative Changes to Registration Process Unveiled for 2010 TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race Modifications will provide a more fair way for runners to secure spots in the popular race, set for Aug. 7 in Cape Elizabeth, Maine CAPE ELIZABETH, Maine (January 19, 2010) – Organizers of the TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K Road Race on Tuesday unveiled an innovative new online registration process aimed at providing a more equitable way for runners to secure bib numbers when registration…

• Beach to Beacon » Summary of Changes to Registration 2010

  Blaine Moore

  2 Feb 2010 | 2:29 pm

  . . . . The Beach to Beacon 10k is a great destination race, especially for a race of such a short distance. A world class field combined with a scenic (and fun) course in Southern Maine serve to provide a great experience for anybody wanting to vacation in the area. The race is very popular, as evidenced by it selling out so incredibly fast for the past 2 years, causing all kinds of problems with their payment processor. In fact, they had enough problems that I decided to write up a list of suggestions on how they could improve the registration process to make it run smoother and more fairly…

• This Week’s Contest – Recovery Socks

  Blaine Moore

  22 Jan 2010 | 2:50 pm

  Sorry for the late notice! Hopefully you’ve been following my 1 More Mile for Sunshine challenge, because I’ve been so busy running that I kept forgetting to email you about this week’s contest. I got a pair of Recovery Socks to test out a couple weeks back, and have been wearing them almost every night. They are probably one of the reasons that I feel so good even though I am now running more miles in a week than I ever have in my life (one more college statistic I’ve now broken!) I’ve got a quick review up on the website, and another simple contest (just leave…

• Status Update and a New Contest

  Blaine Moore

  14 Jan 2010 | 12:36 pm

  Well, I am almost halfway through the 1 More Mile for Sunshine challenge in terms of the number of days I’ll be running (13½ out of 31 days), but I am only about 20% of the way through the total number of miles that I’ll be running (107 out of 500+ miles). For the first few days of the challenge, it was snowing constantly, so I’ve done almost all of my running in relatively slick conditions. Being prepared for Winter running isn’t just what you are wearing, it’s also how you are running. I’ve broken through the ice a few times, which caused me to…

• Twitter, Facebook, and A New Contest

  Blaine Moore

  6 Jan 2010 | 7:52 pm

  Do you use Twitter? Or Facebook? Did you know that you can find me on both of them? Here are my pages: http://twitter.com/RunToWin http://www.facebook.com/RunToWin For about a year and a half now, I’ve been putting up a quote of the day that is related to running, or motivating yourself to run, or giving you another reason to laugh about running. If you have been following me for any length of time, then almost every weekday that isn’t a holiday you’ll have seen the quotes. If you think back to last March (2009), you may recall a coaching session that I did with Mike Brooks.

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  RunBlogRun

• Reebok Boston Indoor Games 2010: Video, courtesy of USATF, Note by Larry Eder

  Larry Eder

  8 Feb 2010 | 3:30 pm

  Player will show here Please enjoy the video from USATF on the Reebok Boston Indoor Games 2010. In this viewers' mind, I can not remember a better indoor track meet! The 5,000 meter men's race, with Galen Rupp & Bernard Lagat was superb! Enjoy!

• Saucony signs Wallace Spearmon, Jr through 2012, release, commentary by Larry Eder

  Larry Eder

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:32 pm

  Wallace Spearmon, Jr. is introduced to the Saucony corporate family by Richie Woodworth, President of Saucony, Inc. , photo courtesy of Saucony communications. Saucony has always been the sleepy, New England running shoe company that could have done this, should have done that. Several years ago, Saucony was purchased by Payless. Payless was then purchased by Collective Brands, about a year later. What would happen to the venerable running shoe brand? One needed to look no further than Saucony President, Richie Woodworth, for the answers. Woodworth has, as someone once said, "that vision…

• Isinbayeva Satisfied with 4.85m, by Alfons Juck, Notes by Larry Eder

  Larry Eder

  7 Feb 2010 | 3:12 pm

  Yelena Isinbayeva and Asafa Powell, IAF Gala, November 2009, photo by PhotoRun.net. Yelena Isinbayeva cleared 4.60m, 4.75m, 4.85m, then tries at 5.01 and 5.02m....Rbk BIG meet was probably best ever, in terms of competition, interaction between crowd and announcing (Toni Reavis and Coach, the Celtics announcer, were great). ESPN2 show was very good on Sunday! USATF Indoor at Albequerque at end of the month. Team for Doha should be good. As with any first time event, some challenges, ticket sales are slow, no promotion of event from anywhere, and seems like local meet management and head…

• Running Network Photo Gallery: Salutes Reebok Boston Indoor Games, photos by PhotoRun.net, gallery by Chuck Bartlett, note by Larry Eder

  Larry Eder

  7 Feb 2010 | 2:59 pm

  RN Photo Gallery, courtesy of RunningNetwork.com, photos by PhotoRun.net. At the end of the ESPN2 two hour broadcast on the Rbk BIG meet, announcer Lewis Johnson noted that the Reebok Boston Games lived up to its reputation: BIG! And it did! We hope that you enjoy the gallery and watch for some more coverage!

• Bernard Lagat Sets 5,000m AR of 13:11.51, Photo Gallery by PhotoRun.net, Notes by Larry Eder

  Larry Eder

  6 Feb 2010 | 11:17 pm

  Bernard Lagat, mid race, Rbk BIG Men's 5,000m, photo by PhotoRun.net. Bernard Lagat had won his eighth Millrose mile the weekend before, sprinting by Asbel Kiprop, the Olympic champion, over the last lap and one half. Galen Rupp had run a personal best in the mile, taking second, then, coming back to win a 3,000 meter, also on last Friday, at the UW Invitational. Their race tactics, their training came to play an attempt to get the 5,000 m American record. The race gets rugged, two laps to go, photo by PhotoRun.net. The race went out at 62.5 for 400 meters, 2:06.5 for 800 meters and 4:14.5…

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  Runnergirl Training

• Quit Smoking

  Runnergirl

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:31 am

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• Slower Paced Workout

  Runnergirl

  22 Jan 2010 | 3:59 pm

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• Fast, Healthy Meals

  Runnergirl

  22 Jan 2010 | 3:56 pm

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• Quick Workout

  Runnergirl

  22 Jan 2010 | 3:47 pm

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• Tips To Burn More Calories

  Runnergirl

  14 Jan 2010 | 4:53 pm

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  Running & Fitness at 50

• 2010, Week 5

  Mike

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:05 am

  Mileage Total: 27.34 miles Longest run: 8.01 miles Found while running: iPod Shuffle w/earphones Total mileage for 2010: 91.64 Miles remaining for goal: 1918.36 Feeling a lot better and edging my weekly mileage up. I was hoping to hit 30 miles this week but didn’t quite get it. My longest run this week was an 8-mile out-and-back. Hoping that I’ll [...]

• Wednesday lunch run

  Mike

  3 Feb 2010 | 6:14 pm

  Sunny, low 30’s… was gonna run at 6am this morning but when I saw the forecast I just bagged up all my gear and brought it to work. Here’s a (cellphone) photo from about 3m into the 5m run:

• 2010, Week 4

  Mike

  1 Feb 2010 | 8:34 am

  Mileage Total: 20.1 miles Total mileage for year: 64.3 Miles remaining: 1945.7 Managed to get out a few times this past week. My mileage is gradually inching upward again, and I’m feeling acclimated again to the temps here and the altitude after being away for a month. I’d like to hit 30-35 miles this next week. Using the [...]

• 2010, week 3

  Mike

  27 Jan 2010 | 3:06 pm

  Mileage Total: 17.1 miles Total mileage for year: 44.2 Miles remaining: 1965.8 Hours spent cursing & muttering under my breath in various airports trying to get from GA to MT: 10 Not a bad week until I tried to fly to Montana on Thursday— get to Atlanta airport at 8:30 am, still there at 7pm and on standby for [...]

• 2010, Week 2

  Mike

  18 Jan 2010 | 3:20 am

  Mileage Total: 17.1 miles Total mileage for year: 27.1 Miles remaining: 1982.9 This week was a little better and I ended up running three 5.7 mile runs for a total of 17.1 miles. Still feeling a bit under the weather and wound up going to the doctor on Friday to get some antibiotics. I’ve been very regular with the [...]

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  Running is therapy

• Run!

  Nathan Powell

  25 Jan 2010 | 7:04 am

  I haven’t posted about my running in a long time. Mostly because, I have been doing the usual. Built back up to 20 miles a week, and just kept running. About two and half months ago I started training for a spring marathon. I didn’t really want to post anything about it till I was well into the training plan, lest I get hurt again. Well, as of yesterday I feel like I am deep into the plan. Hath and I drove down to Lebanon PA to hit the rail trial there. There is a pretty nice parking lot near the Twin Kiss that is along the Rail Trail. From there we were able to run 4 miles out…

• local pkg server not starting

  Nathan Powell

  20 Dec 2009 | 6:24 am

  I installed OpenSolaris on my laptop this week, and have found it to be quite usable. I was poking around on opensolaris.org and ran across documentation for making packages for the IPS system. In particular, I found this Hello World of package rolling. Except that…it doesn’t really work. And if you are a Linux guy on OpenSolaris, you might be scratching your head with how to fix it. After googleing around and reading a few man pages the fix turns out to be simple. The first few commands they want you to run are And those will complete without feedback, however when you actually…

• Upgrading the PAP2T ATA

  Nathan Powell

  5 Dec 2009 | 1:34 pm

  A short while ago my girlfriend and I ported our home land line number over to our sip terminator. I have had a Linksys PAP2T Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) for some time, but mostly used it as a lab device for mucking around. When we made the switch to full time sip, I started using the ATA as the main extension for the inbound ported number. One thing I found that I didn’t care for was the ring cadence. It doesn’t sound like a typical North American ring that my North American ears are used to, so I set out to figure out how to change that. After poking around in the web…

• euler 3

  Nathan Powell

  30 Sep 2009 | 6:29 pm

  As some of you may know I have been attempting to learn Clojure. To that end, I thought it might be a good idea to learn by solving the Euler Problems. After tackling the first one in shell with almost zero trouble, and then finding info on how I wanted to solve the second one with little fuss, I was pleasantly surprised to find that the 3rd problem was a little more difficult. I am not a math guru. I avoided math in school like it was giving away beatings. As someone in the technology field it really hasn’t impacted me as much as parents would like you to believe, but it does make this…

• Bleh

  Nathan Powell

  4 Sep 2009 | 2:21 pm

  My ankle is getting better all the time, but it’s still not runnable. Potentially next week I could think about a short run. It’s not looking good for Harrisburg this year. I don’t even feel like talking about it.

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  Running like my life depends on it!

• __Percocet-Adderall-Vicodin.ES-Brand Ritalin__

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:16 am

  __Percocet-Adderall-Vicodin.ES-Brand Ritalin__!!! As the mid-Atlantic region tried to dig itself out of a record-setting blizzard, a second weather system promised to dump more snow this week. Federal workers in Washington were asked to stay home Monday except for emergency employees. Students in some schools in the nation's capital also got a snow day. Many residents who spent the weekend gleefully making snowmen and hurling snowballs grumbled as they painfully shoveled hip-high snow from driveways. "The streets are pretty well covered," Kingsley Barrito said about his Gaithersburg,…

• Hacks and race walking

  28 Jan 2010 | 10:07 pm

  Looks like my blogger account was hacked! So posts extolling the virtues of strange sounding drugs. Rest assured I am not selling them! Thanks to George for pointing it out for me.In the meantime, my disc prolapse is really killing me. So I have started race-walking. Check out the entry in Wikipedia for what race-walking is. I can tell you, even though it looks funny, its no where near funny. I have been doing my 200m and 400m repeats while race-walking. What it did do on the first day was chafe my inner thighs pretty badly. Another thing it did was introduce me to calf muscle torture. Not…

• Walking on jelly

  9 Dec 2009 | 12:41 am

  Did a killer work out yesterday.800m warmup400m at 13kmph200m at 5 kmph400m at 14kmph200m at 5 kmph400m at 15kmph200m at 5 kmph400m at 16kmph200m at 5 kmph400m at 17kmph200m at 5 kmph400m at 18kmph400m walk to stop.2 x 15 reps hang cleans2 x 15 reps push-jerk2 X 20 reps alternating lunges2 x 10 reps squat jumpsWhole thing took about 1 hr 15 minutes. My legs had turned to jelly (and remained jelly like for the rest of the day). The 400m repeats have got to the be the hardest workout I have done. I loved it.Until next time. Subscribe in a reader

• Motivation and how to give up.

  7 Nov 2009 | 6:52 pm

  Been struggling with motivation issues since my Chicken Pox episode and since my annual event ended.Started playing a little shuttle this last week. Its been good. The workout itself is not that hard. I remember when I started playing squash, it took me a month to figure out how to play it and I got a hell of a work out during that time. As I got better at it, the workout became less and less strenuous. I thought I was getting better at the game. Actually, I was getting better at figuring out which ball I could take and which I could give up on even without trying. I realized this when I…

• Elizabeth Vasanthakumari, Golds and Silver, Rome - Big update!

  4 Sep 2009 | 8:01 pm

  I've decided to keep my posts short and quick. Just like my running. Now realized that short and quick is a life truth.Anyway, first off did some pretty interesting running in Rome. Not much - just enough to keep me warmed up. The most interesting aspect of Rome, from a running perspective, was meeting Elizabeth Vasanthakumari. She was part of the 1984 SAF Games Gold medal winning 4x400 team along with P.T. Usha. For having been one of the fastest runners of her time, Elizabeth is extremely humble. Just goes to show that greatness doesn't get into everyone's heads.Well I came back from Rome,…

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  Running Times

• Video: Medicine Ball Exercises for Runners

  1 Feb 2010 | 12:22 pm

  Four simple exercise utilizing the Medicine Ball that runners of all abilities can add to their training, from Coach Jay Johnson.

• Real-World Training with Jack Daniels

  28 Jan 2010 | 10:48 am

  Coaching legend Jack Daniels tackles the sorts of training questions ambitious runners in the real world bump into all the time, like how much fitness you lose in two weeks off and what workouts give the greatest return when you're short on time. (12:23)

• Training Shake-Ups

  10 Dec 2009 | 7:51 am

  How do you know when it's time to overhaul your training? How do you know what to do once you decide a shake-up is in order? World championships marathoner and Running Times blogger Nate Jenkins explains. (19:16)

• Benefits of Downhill Training

  1 Dec 2009 | 10:29 am

  Even non-runners intuitively realize the benefits of uphill running. But what about downhill training? What good can that do you? The Lydiard Foundation's Nobby Hashzume explains. (5:30)

• The First 15 Minutes

  23 Nov 2009 | 10:09 pm

  Masters coach Pete Magill and star runner Grace Padilla demonstrate a 15-minute post-run routine guaranteed to leave you fully recovered from today's workout and ready to run again tomorrow.

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  See Corey Run: A Fitness & Nutrition Journal

• Lots Gong On At The "Cooking With Corey" Blog......

  Cyberpenguin

  7 Feb 2010 | 9:42 am

  As some of you may already know, one of my other blogs, Cooking With Corey, offers healthy gourmet recipes & nutrition tips for people focused on healthy living & fitness. Most of the...

• Update: The Scoop

  Cyberpenguin

  5 Feb 2010 | 1:19 pm

  I've thought a lot about whether I should post the below.  It is with no small amount of reservation that I post this: Some people might know that I was recovering from illness & injury....

• Hallelujah! Blogger Finally Created Tabbed Views!!!!

  Cyberpenguin

  4 Feb 2010 | 2:17 pm

  Boy, am I excited!!!!! Now, this might not seem like much to others, but for bloggers using Blogger/Blogspot, we are finally able to use tabbed views in any elegant & easy manner, without having...

• The Subject is Unrelated.....

  Cyberpenguin

  27 Dec 2009 | 10:46 am

  One of my friends has this hilarious series of posts she does on Twitter called "the picture is unrelated." It's usually accompanied by a link to some really bizarre photo (culled from the web of...

• Exciting News! Coach Corey/Cyberpenguin Will Be Featured Guest on Runners Round Table Tomorrow Night!

  Cyberpenguin

  31 Oct 2009 | 9:41 pm

  Exciting news! I will be one of featured guests on tomorrow night's episode of Runners Round Table, "RRT54: State of the Run Net Community." Hope you can join us for tomorrow night's special RRT...

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  Sweet Victory

• Craziest. Winter. Ever.

  Marcus Grimm

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:51 am

  Here in central PA we get two snowstorms of more than a foot twice per decade (according to the local news). Wednesday, we might get our third of the season.After a very snowy December, things got quiet for about a month, but last weekend's 20 inches more than made up for it and this week's forecast is just as scary.All this is mildly intriguing if you just live here, but if you're trying to train for a marathon, well, it's just another monkey in the wrench.All of that being said, I have averaged the workout volume each month for the past three months that I had in my previous one month prior…

• ART Therapy for Shinsplints

  Marcus Grimm

  11 Jan 2010 | 9:41 am

  As I write this, I've just "graduated" from ART Therapy on my left shin after five sessions.Incidentally, when I posted on my Facebook that I was getting ART Therapy, most of my friends assumed I was getting a tattoo, which led to a wide variety of comments on my Facebook wall. Everything from people telling me not to scar myself forever to others asking me to post pictures. It was an interesting little exchange, both from my "friends" who were shocked I'd consider a tattoo to those trying to pawn off their designs on me.But no.... this was ART Therapy - Active Release Therapy.In a nutshell,…

• 5k PR, et. al.

  Marcus Grimm

  14 Dec 2009 | 10:26 am

  I realized I should probably say Merry Christmas in this post because my blog is definitely at the bottom of the priority list. Chances are, this will be the last I post for a few weeks. But even so, no blogging doesn't mean things aren't going well...For the past six weeks or so, I've been running under the guidance of Missy Foy, the first "coach" I've had in more than fifteen years. The goal? Get me over the Boston hump.Because the marathon isn't until May, we're in a looong slow build-up. Even so, she has me doing a lot of new stuff, including:* drills* core work* odd hill workouts* tempos…

• The Caring Diabetic

  Marcus Grimm

  11 Nov 2009 | 1:53 pm

  I'm so grateful for all of the comments I get on this blog, but I've always been partial to Al's. Why? Because he's not a diabetic. His son is and he reads my blog for insight into how to be a better parent. As a parent of two little riddles, myself, I soooo get that.At any rate, Al posted a great comment last week:"Have you always been so successful with controlling your bg levels? My son really does "care" about his diabetes, but struggles with roller coaster bgs. In your early 20's at college, were you as successful controlling your diabetes as you are now?He adds: Right now he is very…

• Not My Diabetes

  Marcus Grimm

  6 Nov 2009 | 1:47 pm

  When I was in high school, I was one of 4 diabetics (that I know of). This week, the second one of the other 3 died of diabetic complications.And yet, even writing that, it sounds absurd. After all, I'm sitting here, more than 25 years into this thing, without a single complication and a nearly non-diabetic blood sugar of 137, 30 minutes after eating a bag of chips.There's a lot I don't know, but probably the biggest thing I don't know is why this disease is fairly easy for me, compared to so many Type 1 diabetics. On one hand, I could take the credit - say I *care* more than others, or stay…

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  The Internal Pigdog

• Week in Running

  Brian Morrissey

  7 Feb 2010 | 2:10 pm

  The training is ramping up. Boston is 10 weeks away. Spring marathons are always tough because the winter just isn't a great time for training. We've been lucky in New York to avoid much in the way of snow, which can easily screw up training. This week was a success, overall. I had an extra off day again, just because of other plans in the evening. The four running days I had were pretty solid, particularly yesterday's long run. It was the first 20-miler of training and done in Central Park. The 7:35 pace is pretty fast for that distance and terrain. Hopefully it means I'm in shape, not that…

• Month in Running: January

  Brian Morrissey

  31 Jan 2010 | 1:46 pm

  I closed out January today with an 18-mile long run, the farthest I've gone since the Harrisburg Marathon. This month marked the start of training for Boston. It went pretty well. Overall, I ran 152 miles and 19 days. I supplemented that by swimming seven miles in seven sessions. Twenty-six workouts in 31 days is pretty good. The Manhattan Half Marathon was the highlight, giving me some confidence that I'll be in shape to run a decent Boston. The majority of my running took place in Central Park. My bet is this will get me ready for the hills.

• Manhattan Half Marathon Report

  Brian Morrissey

  24 Jan 2010 | 11:19 am

  Today was the first test of the Boston Marathon training. I really only began Jan. 1, since December was probably my worst month for running in a decade. My training log shows just 31 miles run in the entire month, a mere mile a day. Lots of stuff prevented me from getting out there as much as I'd have liked. That's alright, since the body needs time to regenerate. Even mentally, I can't train hard all the time anymore.Rather than regurgitate the details, I'll re-post my race breakdown from DailyMile. This qualifies as a success in my book. According to the MarathonGuide.com race predictor,…

• 13 Weeks to Boston

  Brian Morrissey

  18 Jan 2010 | 5:07 pm

  Exactly 13 weeks from today, I'll line up in Hopkington to make my way to the city of Boston in the marathon. I first ran the race in 2003, coming off a great race at Chicago the previous fall. I made several mistakes in preparation, including running a 50k race in February as a "training run." I found out that fatigued me more than I thought. The race went terribly. I had thoughts of running under three hours, only to realize five miles in that I was in trouble. The final 16 miles weren't so fun. I finished in 3:30, sunburned, depleted and dejected.This time will be different. After a break…

• Year in Running/Cycling/Swimming

  Brian Morrissey

  4 Jan 2010 | 2:54 pm

  I'm starting to really love DailyMile. One of the things it nails is community. People on DailyMile really do support one another. For me, it's nice but not incredibly important for my own motivation, but it's quite nice to see. What's more, I like seeing how other people train and, in particular, videos of where they run. The second thing DailyMile does nicely is analytics of your training. Today I was emailed a link to a page with my year in running/biking/swimming. The total mileage is screwy, since a mile running, biking and swimming is very different. The figure that most interested me…

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  The Life of a Skinny Runner

• Snow Day!

  runningtwig

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:00 am

  I completely forgot to blog yesterday! Didn't even think about it!Yesterday morning I woke up at my usual 5am, got in the shower and was blow drying my hair when my phone rang. I looked and it was my school, which I thought was odd. I answered it and it was a recording from the assistant head, "Good morning! Look out your windows, it's snowing and school is cancelled!" I was shocked to hear the message and even more shocked to look out the window and see a ton of snow!We have not had snow in Memphis like that this year. Last week we had inches and inches of ice, but no snow. Yesterday was…

• Only 3

  runningtwig

  7 Feb 2010 | 6:39 pm

  I managed to get in just 3 more miles today plus an ab workout tonight. I had a lot of eating and football watching to do!But on my runs this weekend I did something different. Instead of listening to music on my ipod, I listened to some podcasts. There is an awesome church here in town that puts all their sermons and guest speakers on their website and you can download them. I found out about this because there was a lady who came and spoke at a women's conference two weeks ago and some kids at school heard her speak. The kids told me they thought I would enjoy her talks and so far they are…

• 3 miles

  runningtwig

  6 Feb 2010 | 4:48 pm

  The three miles today brings my total for the week to 7. I'm going to get 4 more in tomorrow and call it a week! Plus I have two hard P90 workouts to do!!

• Work it, baby work it

  runningtwig

  5 Feb 2010 | 11:47 am

  drop down kick it and reverse it...When AC and I used to do yoga together, back when she was a wee one, not the 11 month old ball of fun she is today, I would sing that Missy Elliot song to her. Fun stuff.So who is working it? I am. I'm back on the fitness train this week, kicking the funk out day by day. I ran two days this week and then some bad weather hit, so last night I did some intervals on the trainer then did my P90X workout. Week 7 of that is over! Hopefully I'll get some quality runs in this weekend, but mr. rt is pretty busy with races and soccer and whatnot. I can't wait for the…

• Traditions

  runningtwig

  4 Feb 2010 | 10:26 am

  Now that we are a little family of three one thing I've been thinking about lately are family traditions. Ones that I would like to continue from my family to ours and new ones I would like to start. Growing up Friday nights were always taco night at my house. We had tacos every single Friday night for years and years - it was something we looked forward to and something that all of our friends knew about us. Many of them loved being invited over for taco night. That is a tradition we have not carried on...yet...I'm in the process of talking mr. rt into.A tradition that I unsuccessfully tried…

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  The MS Runner

• The Cost of Running

  Dave

  1 Feb 2010 | 5:07 pm

  The racing season is upon us.  By that I mean on any given weekend, there is probably a race somewhere nearby that you can do.  A few years ago when I started running, the prices of these races didn’t seem too bad.  Now it seems like the prices have almost doubled in 5 years!  I really want to run competitively more, but who can afford it?  What has happened here?  Every race has a zillion sponsors it seems, so where’s all the money going?  There are a lot of races that are linked to some charity, but do we really know that that money is going to that charity?  And what is…

• MS Run the US

  Dave

  23 Jan 2010 | 11:44 am

  This year, Ashley Kumlien, will be running across the U.S. to raise money and awareness of MS.  MS Run The US is a website all about raising awareness and donations towards the fight and cure of Multiple Sclerosis.  Ashley’s mother has been battling MS for over 26 years and this run is a tribute to her fight and all those like her that are battling this disease.  Ashley is going to run 20 - 30 miles A DAY, 6 days a week for 6 months.  Wow.  Along the way, she is coming through Denver and I may be lucky enough to run with her when she does.  She should be here sometime in the…

• Yikes! 8 weeks to go

  Dave

  17 Jan 2010 | 7:21 pm

  I decided for sure that I’m doing the Shamrock Marathon in March which is only 8 weeks away.  Right now, I could do the half, but I’m way away from doing a full.  It should be fun. Tip jars are getting out of hand.  There’s a beer store that I went to once that actually had one.  Tip for what?  I had to get my own beer. My dog Miles has cataracts!  What 16 month old dog gets cataracts? Finally had a good game in the football playoffs, and the team I didn’t want to win, won.  J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets. The company I work for filed bankruptcy (chapter 11), and…

• Happy New Year!

  Dave

  30 Dec 2009 | 11:07 am

  It’s that time of year again.  No, not college football.  It’s “New Years Resolutions” time and I’m re-running a post that I did last New Years (mostly because I’m lazy). To me, this is the strangest time of the year where most people make resolutions that quite simply, astound me.  Why is it that you have to wait for a particular day to change or do something?  “I resolve to be a better person”, is one of my favorites.  Aren’t you doing that (or trying to do that) every day?  No, I guess most people want to be shit heads until January 1st, and…

• Merry Christmas

  Dave

  25 Dec 2009 | 6:22 am

  It amazes me that it is not “politically correct” to say those words because you might offend someone.  I bet all those people are not offended about getting a paid day off from their employer every year. Catching up on a few things.  I had my MRI and met with my MS doctor last month.  The MRI showed no new lesions and the option was on the table to either continue taking my medication, or to stop taking it all together.   Going in I was thinking that I wanted to stop taking the medication, but I guess I chickened out.  What if I stopped and then things got worse?  Is it the…

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  The Trail Running Blog

• Race Pictures: Carlsbad Half Marathon

  SDrunner

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am

  Here are some race pictures from the Carlsbad Half Marathon a couple of weeks ago. There were actually more, but they were either very similar or really bad pictures of me..But if anyone is interested or daring enough, from Brightroom. The Start – Felt really good, was very comfortable. My breathing felt relaxed and I was just trying to find my ‘comfort zone/pace’ The sun was out, but it wasn’t too hot, especially since it rained the entire week up until that morning (thank you Rain Gods!) I actually made a conscious effort to look at the cameras this time, but still…

• Product Review: thriv 1st Natural Performance Apparel

  SDrunner

  30 Jan 2010 | 11:34 pm

  I was contacted on behalf of thriv many months ago asking if I was interested in testing out their new and unique fitness apparel brand. It sounds like a new company using a grassroots campaign to get word out on their new products. What sets them apart from other companies is how their apparel is made: eco-friendly bamboo and cotton. Who would have thought that it was possible to wear bamboo? Anyways, the combination of the two creates a natural and light-weight solution as opposed to other synthetic polyesters. The fabric is able to wick sweat a lot better than the mega-giant brand Under…

• Product Review: iSkin DuoBand for iPod Nano 5G

  SDrunner

  30 Jan 2010 | 10:07 pm

  I was asked to test and review the iSkin DuoBand silicone skin and armband for the iPod 5G, except I didn’t even have a 5G. I do have an iPod 4G, which I got for my birthday (2 months before the new one came out..talk about timing). Anyways, when I got the product in the mail, I didn’t know that it was for the 5G and just went ahead and tried it on my iPod. The first thing I noticed wrong was that the silicone skin had a bigger window, for the bigger screen in the new iPod. The click wheel still fit for my iPod and I was still able to scroll through my iPod fine. When I first got my…

• Race Report: 2010 Carlsbad Half Marathon

  SDrunner

  25 Jan 2010 | 1:14 am

  My high school cross country coach told me that you see your biggest improvement in the second year of running. I could definitely understand why, unless you are just a natural born runner, which most people aren’t. But I would never imagine that I would see such a huge improvement after running my second..half marathon. In the Carlsbad Half Marathon, my first race of 2010, and first one as a proud member of the Brooks ID program, I ran one of the smartest and fastest races I could have ever imagined. Official results: 1:28:53 (PR), 6:47 min/mile; place: 6/143 AG, 102/7105 overall.

• Pressures of Racing

  SDrunner

  22 Jan 2010 | 11:59 pm

  I’m sitting here, a little over 24 hours before my half marathon, reading about race information I need to know so that I don’t have to worry about something as trivial as logistics before the big day. But what I should really be doing is focusing on the upcoming race. Unlike many other runners that I’ve known or read about in blogs, I get pretty tense around race day. The pressure just seems to build up, and it’s always been like this even back in high school running cross country and track. Before and during each meet, I would see my teammates joking around having…

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  This Man Runs

• New Years Runner

  Doc26.2

  Recent happenings include:1. A nice 20 mile bike ride down the Silver Comet Trail 2 days ago.  It's only my third outing with the bike and must say the off-street path is awesome for riding.  I wasn't really pushing hard, but trying to get a solid workout.  Funny how in my cheap-o shorts, cotton shirt, and standard pedals (not even a cage) I only got passed once by a small group of riders, but zipped around a bunch of other posers in full-on bike outfits and expensive rides.  I rode 84 minutes, avg 15mph (included stopping at intersections).  A lot of fun and…

• Review: Sof Sole premium inserts

  Doc26.2

  Recently I had the opportunity to try out two different Sof Sole insert products: The Adapt and Stability.  I used them in place of my factory insoles in my Nike Air Equalion +2's and Saucony Hurricanes. "Adapt" overall: 4.5 / 5 starsThe Adapt is a heat-moldable insert (225-degrees in oven for 2 minutes then wear in shoe for several minutes while cools) that provides a lot of cushion and support in the heel.  I really liked this one because it kept the toebox wide while really hugging my heel.  This really felt like a custom insert.  After doing a few 10K…

• Lazy Runner

  Doc26.2

  Running Lately: 10.5 miles sunday afternoon (cool and clear). last week did two 6-milers at 6am at Peidmont Park (yikes COLD!, around 25 and 30 degrees, add some wind).   was planning a medium length run tomorrow but looks like the rain will stop me...

• Turkey Runs

  Doc26.2

  A couple of chilly runs lately.  First was Thanksgiving morning in Florida with a cold high-30s run down some old dirt roads.  Ground was a bit damp still but that had the advantage of keeping dust out of the air.   Next was not until today back home in Atlanta when I agreed (stupidly) to a 5:45am Piedmont Park run.  Did about 6 miles via 3 progressively smaller loops (spiralling inward).  Took a full 2 miles to get "unchilled" in the mid-30s high-wind weather.   Winter is coming quickly.  Finding the time and weather to run gets difficult. …

• The [Douchey] Doctors

  Doc26.2

  Wow disturbed to catch on daytime TV yesterday a show called "The Doctors" hosted by that ER guy Stork who was on Bachelor a lifetime ago.   What a crappy show, but I guess speaks something about the stay-at-home moms still finding blonde young docs hot.   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pEJMZ51vwuc

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  Tri to Be Funny

• 4 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  TRI TO BE FUNNY-Carrie Barrett

  4 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  Bikram created great yoga, but I don't think he gave enough thought to the overwhelming studio stench of rotten meat soaked in sweaty socks.

• Hey Good Lookin! Whatcha Got Cookin'?

  TRI TO BE FUNNY-Carrie Barrett

  2 Feb 2010 | 3:38 pm

  Without a doubt, one of the biggest changes over the last decade in my life has been the change in my palette, taste buds, food choices and diet. I grew up in a household with five kids, so meals were about convenience and speed. Five kids were doing five different activities at all times, so we didn't pay much attention to having "well-balanced" meals. We ate well, by God--almost too well! Even in high school, I recall walking to McDonalds damn near every day after school and BEFORE field hockey practice. Ewww...No wonder it took me 15 minutes to run a mile around the track!  Taco Bell…

• Let the Week Begin!

  TRI TO BE FUNNY-Carrie Barrett

  1 Feb 2010 | 6:12 am

  I know it's a cold and dreary Monday morning in Austin (one of the few that we have), but I'm still feeling a bit euphoric from an amazing weekend! Of course, I just also made coffee and a "green" smoothie with spinach, celery, cucumber and pineapple, so some of my "buzz" may be related to that.I had a great time at the T3 Happy Hour on Friday night! Everyone looks so happy, healthy and ready to take on 2010. It was a good reminder that, even though I can get down in the dumps sometimes, this is certainly a group of people I can count on to lift me out of the funk. With a debilitating injury,…

• I've Taken More Steroids Recently Than Most Major League Baseball Players!

  TRI TO BE FUNNY-Carrie Barrett

  29 Jan 2010 | 6:23 am

  Ahhh....the drugs going into the hip joint!"Good Lord woman, what the hell is wrong with you????"If I had a dollar for every time I've heard that in the last six months, I'd be on my own private yacht by now. I promise I'm not making up this injury and secretly training in secret for my breakthrough performance at Oceanside 70.3!! (although my low level of training may be my best plan ever!) Somedays I write that I'm at the doctor or physical therapist. Other days I brag about my 40 mile bike ride and 9 mile run. I'm as schizophrenic as the next person at this injury. I know my diagnosis (or…

• 28 Jan 2010 | 1:30 pm

  TRI TO BE FUNNY-Carrie Barrett

  28 Jan 2010 | 1:30 pm

  Dr's Orders: go for short run to test the effects of the hip cortisone shot. 30 min max...rain and wind starting, but it's a chance to run!

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  Team Cross Runs

• Another Week No Major Gains

  crossn81

  8 Feb 2010 | 12:05 am

  No major gains this week.  I ran once for 6 miles.  I did the Get in Gear loop on a snow evening after work. I figured the River Road trails would be clearer than anything else.  I was pretty wrong.  They were a mess.  A friend aptly described them as like running on sand.  It was about 28 degrees with frizzle (freezing drizzle).  I finished in under an hour and was glad to be done.  My foot hurt quite a bit afterwards due to the weird footing/terrain. In general though it feels like the iontopherisis is working!  So that is a very good sign.  It is a slow gradual process and…

• Foto Friday

  crossn81

  5 Feb 2010 | 9:31 am

  A snow plow running over snowmen snow sculpture! St Paul Winter Carnival January 2010 Technorati Tags: Foto

• TCM Registration Opens

  crossn81

  2 Feb 2010 | 9:46 am

  Today marks the beginning of registration for the Twin Cities Marathon on October 3.  This is the earliest registration has opened and they are expecting it to sell out quickly. From the official press release (pdf): “In the past, we’ve opened registration in late April,” said Achman [Twin Cities In Motion executive director Virginia Brophy Achman]. “The earlier registration date will give marathoners from around the world the opportunity to include the Most Beautiful Urban Marathon In America® in annual travel plans,” said Achman. The marathon takes place Sunday, October 3, 2010…

• Thoughts on January

  crossn81

  1 Feb 2010 | 1:48 am

  Where did January go?  31 days into 2010 and it is just starting to feel normal to write 2010. It was great that I was finally able to start running again.  I ran for a total of 17.8 miles this past month, a far cry from previous year’s (86 in 2009), but much better than all of the 0’s from previous months!  I still have plantar fasciitis and will soon be celebrating the one-year anniversary of its onset (2/24).  I’m confident in the weeks ahead that it will disappear! I’ve set a few random goals for the year Run Around All Named Bodies of Water in Minneapolis…

• Foto Friday

  crossn81

  29 Jan 2010 | 7:58 am

  Park Board Information Sign at West River Road and 36th St. January 2010 Technorati Tags: foto

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  RunnersWeb.com Syndicated News and Features

• Athletics: USATF Foundation awards 26 Elite Athlete Development Grants

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• Athletics: Largest U.S. team ever to compete at World Masters Championships

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• Athletics: Set a New Pace with New Balance

  Ken Parker, Publisher

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• Athletics: Saucony® Signs Endorsement Deal With Olympic Sprinter Wallace Spearmon, Jr.

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  8 Feb 2010 | 12:55 pm

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• Athletics: Aufdemberge, Kingsley take USA Masters Half Marathon titles

  Ken Parker, Publisher

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:55 am

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  Optimal Training

• Music and Motivation - submit your favorite running song for the London Marathon

  Bryan

  29 Jan 2010 | 10:12 pm

  I received an email from Lindy working with the London Marathon about a program they're running called Music and Motivation.  They're asking runners to submit their favorite song to run to.  At the end of every month they consolidate the submissions and create a 10 song iMix playlist.  A lot of songs come to mind for me--Jonas Brothers, Hanson, Nelson...kidding!  To be honest, I never run with an iPod or any other music.  I tried to run with music when I was 15 and found I simply couldn't hear the dogs before they were about to bite me!  (Oh, the memories of running in the desert...) …

• Two Big Debuts

  Bryan

  25 Jan 2010 | 10:49 pm

  In my latest article at Runner's Tribe I look at the debuts of Shalane Flanagan and Brett Gotcher and wonder as to just how much we can predict about an athlete's future success based on their debut performances.  Here's a snippet and the little slideshow I embedded in the article:The fact is, we're only really concerned with two types of debuts: the Superstar Debut and the Overachiever Debut.  The Superstar Debut matters because the athlete has already proven herself over the course of her career at other distances, and built up an expectation of excellence.  Most debuts we remember are…

• Notes on an '09 Calendar...

  Bryan

  8 Jan 2010 | 3:43 pm

  My latest column is up at Runner's Tribe.  It's my second annual "Notes on a Calendar" post recapping some thoughts about the year past and some hopes for the year to come.We all have our favorite punctuation marks.  Some people "love" their "quotation marks".  Some, people, love, their commas.  I happen to be a fan of...the ellipsis... I love the fact that it leaves something unsaid, that it requires the assistance of the reader to complete the thought... This of course allows me to not have to think up anything profound or witty to end a thought, as that can just be so, well, ... My…

• The Internet Decade

  Bryan

  30 Dec 2009 | 7:38 pm

  It's not every New Year's you get to reflect on the past decade.  I took a look back on the past ten years in my latest article at Runner's Tribe and found that the one thing that has affected nearly every aspect of my life is the Internet.  And not just my personal life, but the entire sport of track and field.  As I write,Ten years ago, I'd never visited sites like DyeStat, MileSplit or LetsRun, if they even existed.  But the rise of these sites provided a place for runners young and old to follow the progress of athletes around the country, to benchmark against better athletes, and to…

• Nike vs FL Part 2 - What Can Foot Locker Do?

  Bryan

  13 Dec 2009 | 8:34 pm

  In my last article about Nike vs Foot Locker, there was an implicit assumption in my argument that Nike was going to overtake Foot Locker as the "championship of choice" for high school cross country.  That assumption was that Foot Locker can't (or at least won't) do anything to upend Nike's ambitions.   I wrote that Nike appeared to be pulling out all the stops to make NXN the premier championship event, and that Foot Locker didn't have many options.  I didn't write much about those options, however.  The closest I came was this paragraph. I don't expect Foot Locker to go away any time…

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  Japan Running News

• Coach Ken Green Talks About Jeffrey Hunt's Race-Making Beppu-Oita Debut

  Brett Larner

  8 Feb 2010 | 2:01 pm

  by Brett LarnerIf Australian Jeffrey Hunt hadn't been in Sunday's Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon the results would not have been especially surprising or noteworthy. Kenyan Jonathan Kipkorir, the only man in the field to break 2:08 in 2009, outkicked Kenyan veteran Daniel Njenga, the only one with a 2:06 PB, for the win in 2:10:50, with relatively unknown Japanese first-timer Atsushi Ikawa running a gutsy race up front to finish close behind in 2:11:04. On the surface Hunt's 2:11:00 3rd place mark may not appear to add much to the equation, but what made him the defining element of this year's…

• Martin Mathathi 25:55 for 9.8 km at Meigi Ekiden

  Brett Larner

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:21 pm

  by Brett Larner2007 World Championships 10000 m bronze medalist and 10 mile junior world record holder Martin Mathathi (Kenya/Team Suzuki) set a stunning new stage record at the 64th Meigi Ekiden on Feb. 7, the last major ekiden of the season. On a day of ideal conditions Mathathi covered the 9.8 km Fourth Stage, a point-to-point leg with a net elevation loss of 1 m, in 25:55. With a flat conversion to 10 km Mathathi's time would be a stunning 26:27, well ahead of the road 10 km world record of 27:01 set last year by Kenyan Micah Kogo. Mathathi also held the previous Fourth Stage record of…

• Yoshihisa Hosaka Gets World Record #3 at Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon (updated)

  Brett Larner

  7 Feb 2010 | 12:54 am

  by Brett Larnerphoto (c) 2009 Mika TokairinA year after his 60+ world record of 2:36:30 at the 2009 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon, Yoshihisa Hosaka did it again with a 2:38:12 world record for the 61 year old bracket at this year's Beppu-Oita on Feb. 7. Hosaka's time breaks the existing world record, set by Wil van der Lee of the Netherlands at the 1991 Amsterdam Marathon, by a slim 20 second margin. Hosaka now holds the world record for three consecutive age brackets.59 - 2:34:23, Fukuoka 200860 - 2:36:30, Beppu-Oita 200961 - 2:38:12, Beppu-Oita 2010In this year's race Hosaka started…

• Kenyan Gitau, Australian Chapple Take First Marugame Half Marathon Wins

  Brett Larner

  6 Feb 2010 | 10:41 pm

  http://www.47news.jp/CN/201002/CN2010020701000181.htmlhttp://www.jiji.com/jc/c?g=spo_30&k=2010020700109translated and edited by Brett LarnerHakone Ekiden Second Stage winner Daniel Gitau (Kenya/Nihon Univ.) took his first win at the 2010 Kagawa Marugame International Half Marathon on Feb. 7, running a PB of 1:01:08. Defending champion and course record holder Mekubo Mogusu (Kenya/Team Aidem) was 2nd in 1:01:43. Yuichiro Ogawa (Team Kanebo) was the top Japanese man, 4th overall in 1:01:53.In the women's race, Australian Nicole Chapple ran a sizeable PB of 1:08:37 to beat defending champion…

• Kipkorir Wins Beppu-Oita, Australian Hunt Almost Steals Show

  Brett Larner

  6 Feb 2010 | 9:24 pm

  by Brett Larnerclick here for JRNLive's detailed race commentaryClick photo for a gallery of images from the 2010 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon.In a tactical race of few surprises, Jonathan Kipkorir (Kenya), the strongest man of '09 in the field, took the 2010 Beppu-Oita Mainichi Marathon on Feb. 7 in a sprint finish over the final 500 m against aging 2:06:16 runner Daniel Njenga (Kenya/Team Yakult), holder of the fastest PB in the field. Japanese debutant Atsushi Ikawa (Team Otsuka Seiyaku) had a good race, 4th overall in 2:11:04 after repeatedly attacking the lead pack of eight over the…

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  Runner's World: Daily News

• February 9: Angela Bizzarri Gets Better All The Time // Expect to See Shalane Flanagan at USA Cross Country // Aufdemberge and Kingsley Win USA Masters Half-Marathon // DeeDeeTrotter Battles Back After 'Mental Beatdown' // Another Record Quest for Defar

  Peter Gambaccini

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:37 pm

  For Angela Bizzarri of Illinois, It's Getting Better All the Time In 2009, Bizzarri won the 5000 at the NCAA... The Daily News presents the most important news from the worlds of marathoning, road racing and track/field, plus exclusive interviews ("Chats") with leading athletes. Written and edited by Peter Gambaccini.

• February 8: Lagat's Record 13:11.50 Won't Be His Last Indoor 5000 // Nick Willis Feels 'Great to Be Back' // Tirunesh Dibaba Leads Ethiopian Corps in Boston // Sarah Shay Races to Honor Her Brother Ryan // More Americans May Forfeit Olympic Golds

  Peter Gambaccini

  7 Feb 2010 | 9:11 pm

  After a Record 13:11.50, Lagat Promises 'This Won't Be My Last Indoor 5000' "I'm getting comfortable in the long stuff... The Daily News presents the most important news from the worlds of marathoning, road racing and track/field, plus exclusive interviews ("Chats") with leading athletes. Written and edited by Peter Gambaccini.

• February 7: Bernard Lagat Sets a U.S. Indoor 5000 Best; Nick Willis Returns to Win Mile // Meseret Defars Scares Her Own 3000 Record // Why Does Usain Bolt Run 400s? // Running 'Clears My Mind,' Says Apollo Ohno

  Peter Gambaccini

  7 Feb 2010 | 8:41 am

  Bernard Lagat Sets a U.S. Indoor 5000 Record of 13:11.50 Galen Rupp Also breaks his old mark with a fourth... The Daily News presents the most important news from the worlds of marathoning, road racing and track/field, plus exclusive interviews ("Chats") with leading athletes. Written and edited by Peter Gambaccini.

• February 5: Anna Pierce Will Be 'Kind of Experimental' in 2010 // Jenny Barringer Makes a Coaching Switch // Is Running a 'Waste of Time?' // Some Changes, and Non-Changes, for Antonio Vega // New Kids Join the Sub-4:00 Club

  Peter Gambaccini

  4 Feb 2010 | 9:14 pm

  Anna Pierce Will Be 'Kind of Experimental' in 2010 She's been world-ranked in the steeplechase, the 1500, and, much to... The Daily News presents the most important news from the worlds of marathoning, road racing and track/field, plus exclusive interviews ("Chats") with leading athletes. Written and edited by Peter Gambaccini.

• February 4: Nick Willis and the Benefits of Coaching // Dathan Ritzenhein Discovers His Ideal Running Weight // Registration Opens for Bay to Breakers // The Inspirational Frances Koons // Plus a Chat With Kristin Barry

  Peter Gambaccini

  3 Feb 2010 | 9:40 pm

  Nick Willis Has Come to Accept That Coaching...Can Be Good New Zealand's Olympic 1500-meter silver medalist will be in the... The Daily News presents the most important news from the worlds of marathoning, road racing and track/field, plus exclusive interviews ("Chats") with leading athletes. Written and edited by Peter Gambaccini.

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  PreRaceJitters.com: Professional and Elite Track & Field Lifestyle Magazine featuring Interviews, Internet Radio Show, News, Blog, Results

• Nike Women’s Air Superfly Skimmer ND

  Jay Hicks

  4 Feb 2010 | 8:56 am

  Nike Womens Air Superfly Skimmer ND New release provide a wide selection of colorways to choose from. Nike’s goal is to provide its’ female consumers with a stylish option. They will all come with uppers that feature mesh and woven materials and be complimented by blank midsoles. It is interesting that Nike spent their time developing this simple new design as they have definitely been spending a lot of time in the lab creating new technologies. That said, less is more and that definitely applies to the concept of this shoe. Colorways included will be purple, black, green,…

• Kerron Clement looks to give the Visa Championship Series a boost in Boston

  Jay Hicks

  4 Feb 2010 | 8:29 am

  Boston. (February 4, 2010)-Kerron Clement starts his season with a 60m race at the Reebok Boston Indoor, hoping to pick up in 2010 where he left off in 2009, when an old-and-improved form carried the 400m hurdler to victories at the U.S. Outdoor Nationals and World Championships. In a break from recent history, Clement is set to run the indoor 60 meters. The world no.1 and La,Porte, Texas native is by trade a 400 meter hurdler, who is a threat whenever running an 400 but does not often compete at the shorter distance. To say that all eyes will be on Clement would be an understatement.  He is…

• PreRaceJitters Exclusive Q&A: Ahmad Rashad quickly making a name for himself in track

  Jay Hicks

  3 Feb 2010 | 6:26 am

  Ahmad Rashad, USC LOS ANGELES, Calif. - You can’t help but recognize the resemblence. The name is Rashad, Ahmad Rashad, yes the same as former the NFL great best known for his heroic moves as a member of the Minnesota Vikings from 1976 to 1982. Many recall the “Miracle Catch” against the Cleveland Browns that helped secure a come-from-behind 28-23 victory in December 1980 and a Central Division title for the Vikings. But in 2010, this Ahmad Rashad is looking to create his own moments to be remembered for. USC sprinter Rashad finally got to show what he could do on the track…

• PreRaceJitters’ Q&A: Arizona’s Liz Patterson Flying to the Next Level

  Jay Hicks

  21 Jan 2010 | 2:57 am

  Liz_Patterson, Photo by Arizona Athletics The Dallas-area native high jumper is looking to end her collegiate career on top. In a battle of the best, she battled Destinee Hooker at last year’s NCAA Indoor Championships pushing the eventual winner NCAA to set a new collegiate record (6-6), while at the same time grabbing the best performance of her life at 6-4.75. This year is about Liz Patterson getting to the next level, leaving her mark on the game, and proving she can dominate from week and week in the 2010 season. Coming into the indoor season, the Arizona senior is arguably the top…

• Lagat Decides to Run Reebok Boston Indoor Games

  Jay Hicks

  20 Jan 2010 | 8:34 pm

  World Champ Joins Star Studded Line Up (January 20, 2010)Reebok Boston Indoor Games Bernard Lagat has decided to run in the 2010 running of the Reebok Boston Indoor Games. The decorated athletes has confirmed his participation in the 5,000m at the 2010 Reebok Boston Indoor Games being held February 6 at the Reggie Lewis Track and Athletic Center at Roxbury Community College. The 15th-annual Reebok Boston Indoor Games is the second stop in USA Track & Field’s Visa Championship Series. Meet officials have announced that Lagat will compete against Galen Rupp, Bekana Daba and Ali Abdosh,…

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  Marathon Training Blog

• Feb 9, Running and jet lag

  9 Feb 2010 | 6:08 am

  What is the best way of dealing with running and jet lag challenges ? Hi Marius, I have just returned from a trip to US and I suffered badly from jet

• Feb 8, Boston Marathon Accommodation

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:28 am

  'Stay at the Start' has established a network of just over 40 families in Hopkinton (where the Boston marathon starts) that want to provide Boston Marathon

• Feb 4, Half Marathon Race and the marathon

  4 Feb 2010 | 4:54 am

  What is the best time for a half marathon in the 100 day marathon plan ? Can this half-marathon trial be 3 weeks out from the marathon, or is 4 weeks

• Feb 4, Easy runs running

  4 Feb 2010 | 4:49 am

  How can you add more mileage to the 100 day marathon plan - is it ok to add more easy runs in your week ? Dear Marius, Thanks for the 100 day plan.

• Jan 29, Easy running

  29 Jan 2010 | 5:47 am

  Where should one add the easy runs in the 100 day marathon plan ? The easy run is session 3. Below the session it states Add this easy run in between

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  Jill Will Run

• Still Reporting Dizziness

  Jill Will Run

  7 Feb 2010 | 7:21 pm

  Not a ton to recap from my running week… I’m still experiencing a lot of dizziness and brain fog. And yes, I realize I should go to the doctor, but I HATE going to doctors. Here’s where I rant a little… I once read that the difference between eastern and western medicine* is this: Eastern: Treating patients with problems. Western: Treating problems in patients. I believe this statement, 100%. It is very very very VERY rare when I’ve come away from a doctor’s appointment feeling glad that I went. Most of the time I feel like I wasted my time and money by…

• Fuel Review: Larabar

  Jill Will Run

  5 Feb 2010 | 11:27 am

  PF Chang's Rock 'n' Roll Arizona Marathon 2008 SchwagAt the 2008 PF Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon in Arizona I was introduced to Larabars. They had a booth where they were giving away adorable, tiny versions of their bars. I went to the booth, looked at all the flavors and said, “I don’t know how I’m ever going to pick!” The rep just laughed and said, “No, take one of each flavor!” I felt a little like I’d hit the jackpot. (Obviously that was before they started their current ruling of 2 mini-bars per person. I’ll…

• Count Me Out On This One…

  Jill Will Run

  2 Feb 2010 | 12:30 pm

  I can’t flip through an issue of Runner’s World without thinking, “I want to do that race… and that one… and that one…” Even if it’s a race in some podunk town on the other side of the country, most of the time I think to myself, “That would be fun because it’s someplace new!” Every now and then I hear of a race that sounds like something I would never want to do. Races where you have to consume a lot of donuts at the “aid” stations before continuing sound absolutely miserable to me. Badwater used to sound like an…

• Running through the Brain Fog

  Jill Will Run

  31 Jan 2010 | 9:43 am

  This has been a rough week for me, again I’ve just felt crummy. Physically I’ve felt like my brain is in a fog, like my head is locked in a vice, my breathing has felt labored and my heart a little fluttery. And at one point I wasn’t even sure if I dared to venture away from my house to attempt a run, simply due to the fear of passing out on the sidewalk. I stuck to the treadmill that day. And emotionally I was feeling down much of the week yet again. Not sure if if the physical symptoms are bringing on the emotional struggles or vice versa. But it’s also been weird in…

• Just Plain Fun Tunes: DJ Earworm

  Jill Will Run

  29 Jan 2010 | 4:15 pm

  This is just a super quick post to encourage you to check out DJ Earworm. I actually learned about this site from another blog (Kath Eats) and I’ve really been enjoying the site. DJ Earworm makes mash-ups of popular songs, the “United States of Pop 200X” series gets most of the attention, but there are tons of good things on this site. And most of them are downloadable! Remember, music is a good motivator! I became a fan of the site on Facebook, which means there was a message posted on my wall that said “Jill became a fan of Earworm”. That prompted my…

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  Just Your Average Joggler

• Exercises Stretching Your Running Health Say Researchers

  Average Joggler

  7 Feb 2010 | 1:44 am

  Frequent readers of JYAJ know that I don’t do many stretching exercises. On occasion, I do a little Yoga but I’m not consistent. In 2008, when I did do yoga fairly regularly, I didn’t notice much difference in the way my muscles felt. My brother thinks I’m nuts for not stretching. According to most researchers, my brother is wrong. According to this article at Run to Win, twice as many researchers say people should avoid stretching as researchers who recommend it. He lists an interesting collection of quotes. Ones that I find most compelling. “Incidence of injury…

• Jogglers Journal – Running Streak Day 446

  Average Joggler

  6 Feb 2010 | 3:14 pm

  Day 446 of a joggling streak which will last at least 1001 days in a row. Summary: It was a nice day for joggling. The temperature was cold but there was minimal wind and no rain. There were lots of people bustling around so I got more than a few cheers and smiles. The reaction of pedestrians is one of my favorite parts of joggling. My speed was below 8 min miles, a relatively easy effort. Starting next week, I’m going to begin training for the Shamrock Shuffle. I’d like to do it in under 34 min if I could. Weather: 31 F. snow flurries Distance: 5.78 miles Time: 10:57 am Run time:…

• Joggling Streak Record Day 445

  Average Joggler

  5 Feb 2010 | 3:19 pm

  Day 445 of a joggling streak which will last at least 1001 days in a row. Summary: Today represents the most days in a row that I’ve ever been joggling. I’m officially into uncharted territory. Unfortunately, I didn’t feel too energetic and did just a short run. I wasn’t particularly fast but did manage sub 8 min miles. I feel proud that I’ve kept the streak going this long however, I still have a ways to go. It’s still fun for me. The existence of a goal continues to be motivating to me. Weather: 31 F. snow flurries Distance: 2 miles Time: 5:01 pm Run…

• Joggling Streak Update – Day 442

  Average Joggler

  2 Feb 2010 | 8:14 pm

  Day 442 of a joggling streak which will last at least 1001 days in a row. Summary: I felt good today. The weather was a bit warmer, my legs are rested and I couldn’t wait to get out and joggle. It was a relatively easy 3 miles but I finished in my fastest time this year. 22:55. The best part was that I wasn’t even winded at the end. I’m feeling really confident about my ability to set a PR in the upcoming Shamrock Shuffle. Weather: 34 F. snow flurries Distance: 3 miles Time: 5:15 pm Run time: 22:55 Listening to: Planet Money podcast Weight: 193 lbs Drops: 0 Condition:…

• Will Caffeine on Race Day be Trouble for Your Heart?

  Average Joggler

  1 Feb 2010 | 6:33 am

  I once read that caffeine was good for runners. It has been shown to help make you faster and also can reduce running pain. So, I’ve typically made it a point to drink a cup of tea before I race. While the amount of caffeine that I drink is probably ok, there is growing evidence that too much caffeine can actually cause problems. This article by the Running Doctor points out that a few runners (who had clear arteries) collapsed during races. The common factor was that all had taken in a large dose of caffeine before the race. He cautions runners that they should limit their caffeine…

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  The Long Run

• Help the Virgin London Marathon Pick their Soundtrack

  Shannon Rowbury

  "Music and Motivation" is working alongside this year’s Virgin London Marathon and running music producer AudioFuel to encourage runners to vote for their favourite running tracks. They know how much runners love music, and they think having a soundtrack chosen by athletes around the globe is exciting. The songs selected will make up this year’s ‘soundtrack’ for the London Marathon, which will be later available on iTunes.If you have a spare moment (or are looking for a distraction), post your favorite running tracks in the comments box below or submit your nominations by the…

• Season Opener Indoor Mile in Albuquerque

  Shannon Rowbury

  This weekend I took a quick trip up to Albuquerque for the 2010 University of New Mexico Lobo Opener, where tested out my legs at altitude and burned off some early season rust. I competed in the Mile race, placing 1st in a stadium record time of 4:34.  Full meet results are listed here: http://www.golobos.com/sports/c-track/stats/2009-2010/resultsloboopener2010.html A video of the race is below, courtesy of Flotrack.  Track and Field Videos on Flotrack

• Sir Francis Drake doorman runs marathons

  Shannon Rowbury

  As I skimmed through the SF Chronicle this morning, I was pleased to see this photo on the front page of the Datebook section. The Q&A celebrates Tom Sweeney's 35th anniversary as the St. Francis Doorman. As a runner, I LOVED the title: "Sir Francis Drake doorman runs marathons". Running is such a universal sport! As for Sweeney, at the moment he is getting ready for his 22nd marathon (he already ran the SF marathon on full uniform, which is awesome). He does his training runs in SF, often at night after work, and he is a Sunset District native like myself! If you see him around, give him…

• Corre!, A New Book By German Silva

  Shannon Rowbury

   I just got word that German Silva, 2 times winner of the NYC Marathon and the amazing man that helps Team Cook when we train in Mexico, published a new book with Kees Kooman entitled CORRE! I have not yet had a chance to read it, but I am told by his wife Miranda that both Leo and I are in it. The book is written in Spanish and offers advice to runners of all levels. 

• Bay Area Long Runs: Polo Fields Long Run Bolota Version

  Shannon Rowbury

  With the New Year in full swing and many resolutions wavering, I thought I would share some of the fun long runs and brunches that the Bay Area Track Club athletes have been enjoying. This Sunday we had a group of 10 athletes running in Golden Gate Park, including Treniere Clement who is now with Team Cook and is visiting from Knoxville, TN. Our usual meet up location in Golden Gate Park is at the Polo Fields parking lot located on the Southwest end of the Polo Fields. Running in Golden Gate Park is usually a case of choose-your-own-adventure, since there are many dirt trails criss-crossing…

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  Running Relays | Your Guide To Team Races

• The Magic of Magnets

  Teri

  8 Feb 2010 | 7:57 am

  The following is a post I wrote last October.  With a bunch of relays in the near future, I wanted to share this idea with those teams who are getting ready to run. I have heard from multiple teammates that “magneting” the other teams’ vehicles was their favorite part of the race, and they have already requested that we do it again for next year.  It’s just a really fun way to interact with other teams. I highly recommend you give it a whirl if your budget permits! Relays are special.  Because what you are doing is so outside of the ordinary, you have a way of…

• Managing the Money: Some Quick Tips For Team Captains

  Teri

  5 Feb 2010 | 12:06 pm

  When it comes right down to it, no one really likes to talk about money.  I’ve known many a team captain who has chosen to eat expenses for the team rather than have the uncomfortable conversation with a team member who hasn’t paid up.  No one wants to be the “bad guy” bill collector, but being stuck with the bill isn’t any more fun.  What’s a team captain to do? The best solution I have seen so far is to establish some team rules and stick to them.  This is what those rules might look like. 1. Establish a separate bank account for the team’s…

• Optimal Recovery Nutrition for Relays

  Teri

  3 Feb 2010 | 9:18 am

  Figuring out what to bring to eat on a relay can be quite nervewracking.  It’s so hard to predict what is going to sound good at 2 am when you need to run in an hour that I often find myself packing up just about anything that I can find – from almonds to red vines to iced circus cookies and all flavors in between.  I have learned that using a food plan like this one can be helpful to avoid overpacking and making sure I have enough calories to cover what I’ll need during the race. But in my quest to learn more about peak performance, I wanted to find out what a proper…

• Relay It Forward: The Best Post Race Food I Ever Ate

  Teri

  2 Feb 2010 | 10:03 am

  I’ve been working on a post about relay race nutrition – you know, finding the right mix of carbs and protein to help you perform your best.  But sometimes, it isn’t what is good for us that really makes us stand up and say “wow!”.  I want to hear about the favorite thing you’ve ever eaten after a race or a relay leg – if you have a recipe to share, even better. Okay, go!

• Relay Fun: Record The Funny Quotes

  Teri

  1 Feb 2010 | 8:48 am

  I’ve mentioned it before, but I may be on the most organized relay team on the planet.  These ladies have been walking together for YEARS…I think they are up to 12 years together, so as a result, they have developed some great traditions that help add to the party atmosphere.  They are easy ideas that you can implement with very little effort. One of my favorite traditions is the unveiling of the “quotes” from each van.  If you have done a relay before, you know that at least half of the fun is sharing the stories of the silly situations you get in to when running…

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  Running Shoe Reviews Wizard

• Feb 7, Mizuno Wave Nirvana 4 Mens Running Shoes

  7 Feb 2010 | 5:32 am

  The Mizuno Wave Nirvana 4 Mens Running Shoes are for those runners who need excellent cushioning and support while running. The Mizuno Wave Nirvana 4 even

• Feb 7, New Balance Women's WT840 Training Shoes

  7 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am

  I got this New Balance Women's WT840 Training Shoes for my high school daughter whos been quite busy with her cross country running ever since the track

• Jan 29, Nike air max 2009

  29 Jan 2010 | 7:38 am

  The Nike Air Max 2009 - I first tried on the shoe, it did not have the comfort of one of the regular nike shoes that I run with, like the Air Pegasus +

• Jan 29, Saucony Mens Progrid Hurricane 10

  29 Jan 2010 | 7:37 am

  The Saucony Mens Progrid Hurricane 10 Running Shoe was recommended to me by a local running shoes store. Actually I do not really run like real exercise

• Jan 22, New Balance mr848sl

  22 Jan 2010 | 5:47 am

  My New Balance mr848sl Reviews : For the most part I consider myself an avid runner replacing my shoes every 6 months or so, even though I should do

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  The Happy Runner

• I am not invincible.

  The Happy Runner

  8 Feb 2010 | 11:28 am

  I thought that I was.I don't catch colds because I run. I have tons of energy because I run. I'm so healthy that those kids with the mucusy faucets for noses can't touch me because I run.Oh, such foolery.This weekend, I learned that, no, I am not invincible. Running may rock, but it can't protect me at all times. This weekend, I came down with a . . . cold.I am grateful that I made it for this long without contracting anything. But, man. I wanted to get through the entire cold-and-flu season of 2009-2010 unscathed. Oh, well. It was only a matter of time, really. Last week, almost everyone I…

• Sunny Saturday run.

  The Happy Runner

  7 Feb 2010 | 9:37 am

  What was I thinking?For some reason, I believed the weather report that said we'd have temperatures in the high 20s on Saturday. In my mind, that meant 29 degrees. Maybe even 30 if they were off a little. Oh, no. The high yesterday was 22. So, yeah. It was chilly and because I live in the windiest of windy neighborhoods it was . . . you guessed it! . . . windy.Very, very windy.But I wasn't blown off course! I headed out for a 6-miler yesterday afternoon and I'm glad I did. The sun shone the entire time I was running and I felt glad to be alive! Because of the whipping wind, my pace was on the…

• Five things Friday, ep. 11

  The Happy Runner

  5 Feb 2010 | 1:30 pm

  The weekend looks like it will be nice running weather (for February in upstate NY) -- partly cloudy, highs in the mid-to-upper-20s. I will be out there! I've got a long run on tap that I'm really looking forward to.I have been busy writing all kinds of articles over at Examiner.com. Many are local and some should appeal to runners everywhere, like the one about NYRR's upcoming Run for Haiti (you in?).I'm finally comfortable with where I'm sending my son for preschool next year. How can something that should be so simple and easy become so tough? Oh, right, it's that special brand of…

• Made it so.

  The Happy Runner

  4 Feb 2010 | 6:15 am

  Why yesterday's run was better than Tuesday's (air-sucking) run:It was outdoors. With a strong wind in my face almost the entire time but, no matter. It was outdoors.I had eaten a good lunch and afternoon snack so I had plenty of energy.Owen got home from work at 5:25 and I was out the door by 5:28, so it was still light when I started and I could watch the last bit of the sunset.Once it was dark, my headlamp lit my way and, for some reason, I was mesmerized by the way my breath looked in the light.My pace was mine based on how I felt at the moment, not a pre-set number on the treadmill.Did I…

• No stride

  The Happy Runner

  3 Feb 2010 | 6:17 am

  I couldn't find my stride last night on the treadmill. No matter what I did -- speed up, slow down -- I couldn't get it right. My breathing was off, my legs were funky. In the end, I managed only 3.5 not-so-great miles before calling it quits.The best part of the run is that I figured out that time on the treadmill goes much faster when you are listening to good music. Why it has taken me all these years to learn this, I have no idea. Now I know. And knowing is half the battle, right?Eh, big deal. Some runs aren't great. That's just the way it is. Fortunately, there's always tomorrow. In my…

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  Flynn Running Company

• Barefoot running is not for you.

  flynnrunning

  1 Feb 2010 | 4:35 am

  Barefoot running is the newest craze. That is such a funny concept since we had this technology available to us from birth. But I am here to tell you why barefoot running may not work for you. Let’s start with the obvious reason first.  Barefoot running hurts!  You should control your environment to effectively run barefoot.  Have you ever stepped on a pebble going outside to pick up the morning paper?  That little pebble can cripple a 240 lb man!  Yet, we read an article about a research study and now we are considering running a marathon with no shoes on.  Hysterical. In order…

• Faster than a Magic Bullet

  flynnrunning

  28 Jan 2010 | 8:20 pm

  For Christmas, my mother-in-law bought me a “Magic Bullet” as a present. The joke here is that I have a weird fascination with infomercial products like the Snuggie and the Freedom Tray. So I think she was being thoughtful and funny at the same time. Little did we know that I would become obsessed with this simple machine. The Magic Bullet is, basically, a little blender. You might say, “I have a blender. Why would I need a little blender?” I think the easy answer is easier cleaning. The capsules used to blend the items inside also serve as a cup. You blend and then…

• Disney Marathon Recap

  flynnrunning

  12 Jan 2010 | 7:15 pm

  After a long 5 days, I am back from the 2010 Walt Disney World Marathon in Orlando, FL.  The big news out of Orlando was the cold weather.  One year ago, Orlando was experiencing 80 degree days.  This year it was 25 degrees at the start of the half-marathon on Saturday.  It was tough…for the Floridians.  For us, it was another day in our training.  Cold weather is awful to run in, but it never prevented our runners from competing at a high level. I was, honestly, inspired by my experience.  I was surrounded by “endurance junkies” all weekend.  People were so excited…

• A Runner’s Diet

  flynnrunning

  3 Jan 2010 | 4:08 pm

  Most people hear the word “diet” and think of some new program to help you lose weight. My take on the word “diet” is much different. Running burns lots of calories and if a normal adult is supposed to have 2000 calories a day then a runner must have more. My range is from 2500-4000 depending on my training. If you want to lose weight, running is great. If you want to perform well in running then eat your way there. Below I will describe my daily eating habits and maybe it will give you some ideas. Morning One tall glass of water immediately when I wake up. I eat a…

• Reasonable Resolutions

  flynnrunning

  1 Jan 2010 | 6:59 pm

  “I wanna run a marathon this year!”  How many people have yelled this out as they entered a new year?  I am willing to bet a lot of you have proclaimed this to be your year-long mantra.  How many people followed through with this grand proclamation?  I bet very few. Why is this?  Why do resolutions go undone? It all starts with the dream.  We are dreamers by nature.  We see the amazing accomplishments of the few and we want to be part of that.  We want to achieve big things.  We want to run to complete a marathon.  We want to run a faster time.  We want to qualify for…

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  Last Laugh

• Absent handshake...

  Timothy

  8 Feb 2010 | 8:09 pm

  I have been unmotivated to blog, as that tends to have a direct relationship to my non-exist motivation to run…  My last run was last Sunday, and although my Achilles was a bit irritated later in the day, I really didn’t plan on taking the entire week off. But it happened and by the weekend it was starting to bother me a bit. Not the fact that I didn’t run for a week, but the fact that,

• Heading to the pitch...

  Timothy

  3 Feb 2010 | 5:26 pm

  And so it begins. Earlier today Head sent me an email from work about 'Tot Soccer' sign ups. There are a few different leagues and programs to choose from for 3-4 year olds in Berea and registration is opening up soon.  One of the leagues starts as early as March... the other starts in mid-April. This is the news that Captain has been waiting for!  I haven't been able to get him up to Cleveland

• The house with 9 lives, I hope...

  Timothy

  2 Feb 2010 | 3:35 pm

  We are in middle of bidding on / purchasing a home in Berea and are going through all the ups and downs that come along with the process. The house we bid on has been the 'apple of our eye' for several months (actually since it hit the market in November), and after no action at all, we just so happened to place a bid within 10 minutes of another bid.  Always seems to work that way. This will be

• Pulling the plug..

  Timothy

  30 Jan 2010 | 8:00 pm

  I had to make the call.  I had to realize that the timing was not going to work out and make the decision before I got too far along.  I notified Coach Moody and let him know... National Marathon is off, I will not be racing on March 20th. The decision stems mainly from my upcoming work travel schedule - I originally thought my travels for January, February, and March would be slow... so the

• The Flu Diet...

  Timothy

  26 Jan 2010 | 8:40 pm

  Back when I was an assistant coach at BW, I used to 'joke' to Head (my wife) that when everyone reported back from winter break that it may not be so bad for some of them to catch the Flu bug early during the indoor season. Essentially, all I was referring to was that a few individual athletes may have put a few extras pounds on during the break due to some good ole' home cooking from Mom.  And,

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  Training and Nutrition Tips for the 15K and Half Marathon Runner

• Top 15 Insights on Running - How to get started, overcome injury, and plan to win the big race

  Kathleen Lisson, CSW

  8 Feb 2010 | 10:53 am

  Seth Godin published a list of “rules” for making sure your project is truly “an idea worth spreading.”, My experiment for today is to see if I can apply some of his rules to share my insight with new runners on how to best integrate running into their lifestyles. Seth Godin: Don't plan on appearing on a reality show as the best way to launch your idea.My Version – Don’t wait to start racing until a big, high profile race. If your big idea is that you are a runner, testing your legs in a smaller race will give you experience. The big races will come later. Seth Godin: Waiting for…

• Common Overuse Injuries in Runners - Stretches and Prevention Exercises

  Kathleen Lisson, CSW

  29 Jan 2010 | 10:45 am

  I learned a lot from Repsher and Associates Physical Therapist Matthew Alheim at the Fleet Feet Albany ‘Common Overuse Injuries in Runners’ presentation on January 26, 2010. What is Plantar Fasciitis?The Plantar Fascia is a thick band of connective tissue on the sole of the foot. Plantar Fasciitis is the most common foot condition treated by healthcare providers. Weakness in calf muscles, Achilles tendon and a limited ability to move your big toe could put you at risk for Plantar Fasciitis. Runners with Plantar Fasciitis may complain of pain in the heel that is worse in the morning,…

• Cancer Patients Can Improve Health, Quality of Life with Regular Exercise

  Kathleen Lisson, CSW

  28 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm

  As a runner, I am often asked for exercise advice. If the same thing happens to you, reviewing this information for breast cancer survivors may help you assist a friend or loved one with incorporating exercise into their lives. The good news is that five-year survival rates for early stage colorectal, breast, and prostate cancer currently exceed 90%. Cancer can be viewed as a treatable chronic illness and not the death sentence it was in past generations. The majority of cancer patients can take positive steps to increase their mental and physical health as well as enjoy a high quality of…

• Funny Video - Running versus Cycling, which is harder?

  Kathleen Lisson, CSW

  25 Jan 2010 | 7:24 am

  Most Read Posts:My top way to stick to your training schedule - Tips for using a running log - Click HereList of best at-work snacks for Runners - Click HereWhat is the best percentage of protein, carbohydrate and fat in a long distance runners diet? Click HereAre you training to run a half marathon? Click here to get free nutrition and training tips by email.

• Do you run because you should or because you must?

  Kathleen Lisson, CSW

  25 Jan 2010 | 7:15 am

  Three great questions from Dr. Oz and Biggest Loser Trainer Bob HarperOn day 7 of Dr. Oz’s Look Younger in 60 days program, the following three questions are asked:Are you living life from (a) fear or (b) passion? Are you playing life to (a) avoid losing or (b) to win? Are your goals based on (a) preserving the status quo or (b) achieving growth? Answering these questions made me realize that there are two kinds of runners out on the roads – the ones that have A answers and are working out to prevent disease and the runners that answer B answers and are training to achieve a goal of…

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  Marathon You Can Do It

• 2010 Surf City Marathon Race Photos & Pictures

  Constantine Njeru

  9 Feb 2010 | 1:35 am

  It’s definitely a special experience. It’s about seeing and testing your limits. Winner 2010 Surf city USA marathon. 20,000 runners took part in 2010 Surf City marathon along the seaside streets of Huntington Beach. The Orange County Register posted some awesome photos from the race. Checkout more surf city marathon photos at register gallery Related posts:2009 Honolulu Marathon Race Photos : Pictures : Images 2010 PF Chang Arizona Marathon Photos : Images : Pictures

• Lindsey Vonn Sports Energy Drink of Choice

  Constantine Njeru

  6 Feb 2010 | 3:21 am

  I was wondering why Lindsey Vonn is such a fast skier, then I learnt that she is sponsored by Red Bull, the drink whose slogan is “It gives you wings” Lindsey Vonn official sports energy drink is Red Bull. Apart from the performance enhancement she gets from the drink, Red Bull also provides Lindsey Vonn with two trainers who travel with her around the world ensuring she sticks to her regimen. Plus she also gets real American dollars from her sponsors. Red Bull Energy drink Key Ingredients are 1. Taurine – helps to remove harmful substance from the body e.g Lactic acid, i.e…

• Lindsey Vonn Training Program For 2010 Winter Games

  Constantine Njeru

  6 Feb 2010 | 2:54 am

  Lindsey Vonn is the top draw athlete at 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver, British Columbia.Thats sports illustrated did the unusual and put her on the cover page on the 2010 Winter games edition. Controversy! What controversy? Lindsey Vonn Ski Training In a Wall street journal interview the American skier disclosed how she trains to win gold (s). Lindsey Vonn trains six to eight hours a day, six days a week. Most days she gets in three hours of cardio, usually on a bike. In Austria her trainers have her do Tour de France–style hill rides up the Alps. Her strength workouts are heavily focused…

• 10 weeks training plan , 12 weeks marathon training plan

  Constantine Njeru

  3 Feb 2010 | 5:13 am

  A friend of mine is planning to train for his first marathon and he just sent the following 12 step marathon training planning. I don’t know where he got it from but it has a feel of Jeff Galloway, a man who has evangelized on the merits of run walk method for running a marathon. Step 1 Plan to exercise four days a week for 10 weeks. Step 2 Begin each session with 10 to 15 minutes of stretching, and end each session with a 10-minute walk followed by more stretching. Step 3 Take on week one. Walk 10 minutes. Jog 2 to 3 minutes. Walk 4 minutes. Repeat five times each session. Step 4 Get…

• Registration : 2011 ING Miami Full & Half Marathon

  Constantine Njeru

  2 Feb 2010 | 3:14 am

  Organizers of ING Miami marathon have an aggressive plan to get over 20,000 to register ofr the 2011 ING Miami half and full marathon. Registrations for the 2011 race opened on the morning of 2010 event and this is the sweetener for early registrants The first 200 registrants for the marathon and first 200 for the half marathon get a 50 percent discount — $27.50 for the 13.1-mile race and $40 for the full marathon. The next 200 registrants for each event will pay $33 for the half and $48 for the full. Those prices will be in effect through 11:59 p.m. Feb. 9. Related posts:ING Miami Full…

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  Quadrathon

• 20/25 Challenge Week 3

  8 Feb 2010 | 9:37 pm

  Well first off I am renaming the Challenge to the 20/25. Triborg let me know that RRS Gift Certificate minimum is $25, sorry folks my bad…but hey look at this way the pot just increased by $50! Bootchez claimed her Gift Certificate last week and this week we have a new leader El DeCampo, with a solid 2%+ drop, great job! Let me know whose $25 you want and I’ll hook you up! Personally I have slowed down, but I am almost at my half way point. It looks like SuperBowl Sunday took it toll and a few super sized bowls of chips were scarfed! Never mind, put it behind you and get back in the…

• Redondo Beach Super Bowl Sunday 10k

  8 Feb 2010 | 5:31 am

  Someone wiser than me once said that when you train for raceday there are no guarantees that the day you race will be that day…and today was not that day! The short story is, yes I did PR, the long story goes along the lines; caught a cough, had sick kids in the house waking up during the night; I never really caught up on my sleep and my legs, for some unknown reason, were insanely tired?!? I arrived at the start about 15 minutes before the start, this may seem like great timing but I was late, late enough that they had run out of shirts, no biggie, but also late enough to be in enough of…

• Porn Mags!

  6 Feb 2010 | 3:38 pm

• Friday Freebies

  5 Feb 2010 | 4:00 am

  So you may have read all my reviews last week well I am about to turn the tables! I got some awesome SWAG for several, actually eight lucky readers coming up over the next week or so, keep an eye out. First up, remember my review of the Moji from last week, well the good folks at Moji have stepped up and are willing to send out a Moji of your choice (back or knee) to one lucky reader! Here’s a very cool (excuse the pun) video of their knee wrap way better than the photo in my review. Pretty cool huh! Ok I’ll stop. Here's the competition dealio: Becoming a Moji follower on Twitter, earns…

• Review; Asics Gel Kayano 16

  3 Feb 2010 | 5:56 am

  It’s ok I’ll admit I am a fan boy of Asics, I’ve worn them forever, well that’s starting to change, but I am getting ahead of myself here. Let me present to you the reason for this post a Review of the Asics Gel Kayano 16. First launched last October/November time I snapped up a pair mid November in advance of me even starting to run again post injury. As mentioned I have run in Asics for a long time, initially the 2000 series and more recently the Kayanos; since the 13s so that’s 4 iterations and somewhere in the order of 8-9 pairs of shoes or around 3600 – 3700 hundred miles. I…

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  RunAbroad.com

• Interview with a runner: Jared Gulian

  renato

  2 Feb 2010 | 1:27 am

  Jared Gulian is the author of the blog Moon over Martinborough, where he writes about being an 'American expat city boy' growing olives in rural New Zealand. Never much of an athlete, at 18 he started running at dusk so nobody could see him. Now 42, he has gone running in broad daylight all over the world – from Chicago to Tokyo to Wellington.What has been your favorite race/run so far?My favorite race lately is Martinborough's Round the Vines. Martinborough is a small wine village with only 1,300 residents. You start and finish at the charming town square, and the course takes you through…

• Marathon International de Buenos Aires, Argentina

  renato

  26 Jan 2010 | 2:39 am

  For more details and photos, see the race report from contributor Sarah Lavender Smith.What?The Buenos Aires, Argentina, Marathon and Half Marathon is an ideal way for runners to tour the city and enjoy the Southern Hemisphere’s Spring season in one of Latin America’s most vibrant and cosmopolitan cities.The Buenos Aires Marathon starts and finishes in the city's main park. (Pictured: Morgan Smith and Sarah Lavender Smith of Piedmont, CA, USA)Where?The race begins and ends in Buenos Aires' grand central park, called Parque Tres de Febrero, and the course runs through many of the city's…

• Where are you going to run on 10/10/10?

  renato

  20 Jan 2010 | 1:21 am

  A few races are taking place on 10/10/10 and some are even starting at 10am. Where are you going to celebrate one of the most bizarre day in the running schedule? Here are our favourite ones.München Marathon, GermanyFor a different taste of Bavaria, enjoy a marathon, a half marathon, a costume-run (with traditional Bavarian garbs and costumes) or a 10K at the Jubilee edition of the Munich marathon next October. Just a week after the end of the Oktoberfest, the greatest (and most expensive) beer festival in Europe, the marathon starts at the Olympiapark and you will run past the…

• Bangalore Ultra, India

  renato

  12 Jan 2010 | 1:10 am

  The Bangalore Ultra is recommended by Sunil Chainani, a management consultant who lives in Bangalore. Sunil's other interests include playing squash, running with the Hash House Harriers, travel, music and learning about wine.What?The Bangalore Ultra is the only ultramarathon in India, but also offers runs for those who wish to run shorter distances. The run comprises loops of 12.5 km, and the distances one can enter are in multiples of 12.5 km with the maximum distance being 100 km. Where?Organised by a group of runners, the ultramarathon is on a beautiful trail on the outskirts of the busy…

• Interview with a runner: Sarah Lavender Smith

  renato

  5 Jan 2010 | 1:48 am

  Sarah Lavender Smith, 40, is a trail runner, writer and mother of two from Piedmont, California (a small town in the San Francisco Bay Area). A longtime marathoner, she has earned several age-group and overall wins in trail and road races ranging from 5K to 50K. She and her husband, who's also a runner, are traveling around the world with their children during the 2009-10 school year and participating in many running events along the way. Sarah blogs about family travel at away-together.com and also has a running blog.What has been your favourite race so far?Probably the Golden Hills Trail…

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  Running Catholic

• Baby Steps

  9 Feb 2010 | 5:12 am

  Recently while I was on dailymile, I came across a fellow whose story I found inspiring: He was a new runner. Really new. So new, in fact, that he had just completed his first “run” — a 1-miler, consisting largely of walking, in 30 minutes. This man was, by his own admission, 100 pounds overweight. In the text field where most dailymile runners write their goal (typically an upcoming race), he wrote “a whole new self.” I found his story inspiring for two reasons: I admired his conviction to turn over a new leaf, of course, but I also admired his honesty. Most Internet running forums…

• Ego Check

  2 Feb 2010 | 4:59 am

  No, my name is not “Heather,” but it may as well be. “Heather” is the best I can do for an image for this blog post. That’s because even though I plan to run the L.A. Marathon next month, I will not be getting the personalized bib. No, I’ll just be an anonymous number. So I had to rely on Google Images and, thus, Heather, to provide a graphic of what a personalized bib actually looks like.Here’s my problem: Yesterday I received a Facebook message from the L.A. Marathon organizers that contained the following dire warning:In case you have been waiting to register, today is the…

• God Is Good All The Time

  27 Jan 2010 | 5:33 am

  I’ve often remarked that one of running’s virtues is that it teaches humility, which is true. But being humbled is the sort of thing we never really appreciate while it’s actually taking place.Truth be told, I probably needed some humbling this week. Last week’s long run went very well: I flew through the last 2.6 miles of my 18.2-mile trek (seven times around a 2.6-mile loop), and managed to finish in less than three hours. (That’s a good time for me!) I was feeling fast, fit, and pumped, ready to take on 20.8 miles the following week.Or so I thought. The 20.8-miler took place…

• Swinging for the Fences

  25 Jan 2010 | 1:00 pm

  Grant Desme is not technically a runner — the running he does is generally confined to the perimeter of a baseball diamond — but his story is too inspiring not to mention.An up-and-coming minor league prospect in the Oakland A’s farm system, Desme has announced that he’s leaving baseball — and the millions he surely would have earned — to enter the seminary at St. Michael’s Abbey in Orange, Calif. As Yahoo! reports, Desme’s vocation is hardly a back-up plan for a failed career:Desme was ranked the A's eighth-best prospect by Baseball America after hitting .288 with 31 home…

• Running for Those Who WALK

  23 Jan 2010 | 5:08 am

  Just wanted to give a shout-out to the thousands who are gathering in San Francisco today for the annual Walk for Life West Coast. God bless you all for your dedication, your witness, and your love for the unborn!Alas, a trip up to the Bay Area was not in the cards for me this weekend. But I will definitely offer up today’s run for all of the marchers, with a prayer for the conversion of hearts, minds, and souls. And I encourage everyone reading this to join me.Dear Lord, please bring to an end the national tragedy of abortion. Please let today’s Walk bring the message of life and…