I just started running six weeks ago; I train three days a week and have already built up to running a 3K in pretty decent time. I know this may be crazy, but I’d like to do a marathon some time next year. Is that a realistic goal or is it going to take much longer to train for someth...
If that was me, the next frame would be me pouring the water over my head! THAT usually feels MUCH better to me than a drink! (My 7 year old has now watched me in about a half dozen or so races, and now anytime she does a kid's race, she doesn't feel she's done it right unless she pou...
Ryan Hall is a man of unquestionable faith, and we see more of that (in both startling photos and great writing) than ever before in Jere Longman's long Hall profile in the New York Times . This brings us quickly to the subject of God training, the most interesting part of the Hall st...
Okay, time to get back to business. I've been up in the Yukon on a wilderness trip, and getting back home turned out to be more challenging than I expected. After a seemingly endless series of forest fires, floods, delays, and canceled flights, I'm back online and the blog is back in ...
When we start out as runners, our bodies learn to naturally adapt to running a certain way. Whether it be striking the ground with our heels, the middle of our foot, or the toes first; the muscles and tendons that run all the way from our hips to our feet work together to make the str...
The laces! If there was one challenge in getting Avi's huaraches "just right," it was in dialing in her laces so that they had the right tension on her feet. On my first couple tying attempts, one heel strap would slide down too easily, which would undermine the entire sandal staying ...
I don't know where you are, but in Toronto the forecast high for tomorrow is 37 C (99 F) with humidity of a billion percent, and an air quality forecast of 5/10 ("moderate risk"). And I've got a hill workout planned. Now, I know what the "smart" advice is -- back off, run easy, postpo...
One hundred and forty competitors tackled the 19th edition of the Hardrock 100-Mile Endurance Run this past weekend, with Ashland, Oregon’s Hal Koerner (35) and Boulder, Colorado’s Darcy Africa (36, pictured) emerging victorious. The race, which takes place in southern Colorado’s rugg...
Almost 1-mile completed. I’m on vacation at my brother's cottage near Long Island Sound; it’s less than a mile from the home where I grew up. I have run the nearby roads so often--for 50-plus years--that I recognize every crack in the asphalt. This one, a sort of “Y” on its side, mean...
The Shoe addicts, in this video on Allyson Felix, celebrated the performance in the 200 meters, where she ran 21.69 at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials. Her performance at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials, in the 200 meters, showed the talent that Felix has. Her 21.69 for 200 meters suggest j...
Have a question you’ve been dying to ask Kara Goucher? Now’s your chance. The U.S. Olympic marathoner will participate in a live Google+ video Hangout at 6 p.m. Eastern today . Goucher will answer questions from a panel that includes Runner’s World editor-in-chief David Willey and New...
Readers, I don't like to toot my own horn. But today I must. First, some background. When I wrote my first book , back in 2009, I wasn't sure how I would define "success" in the world of publishing. A goal pegged to raw data -- total copies sold, dollars earned in royalties, etc. -- s...
I Tried… By roni On July 16, 2012 · 2 Comments Tweet Pin It …but I just could NOT get us all in the shot and looking at the same time. Those are some of the only photos I took today. I decided to leave the camera at home and take a break. It’s exhausting being the family photographer....
