“As the official charity partner of this remarkable event, we are grateful to all the participants, especially the amazing group of St. Jude Heroes,” said Richard Shadyac Jr., CEO of ALSAC/St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. “The true winners are the kids of St. Jude. Every dollar ...
Sheryl Crow Runs St. Jude Country Music Half Marathon By Dan Cruz Published Apr. 28, 2012 Updated 32 mins ago comments Tweet Share Nashville, Tenn. – April 28, 2012 – Nine-time Grammy Award winner Sheryl Crow joined more than 30,000 runners at the 2012 St. Jude Country Music Marathon ...
Carbohydrate Cycling For Runners By Jeff Gaudette Published 19 hours ago comments Tweet Share Table of Contents Carb Cycling For Runners What is carb cycling? Modifying Carb Cycling For Runners Page 1 of 3: Carb Cycling For Runners What is carb cycling? Modifying Carb Cycling For Runn...
Abdirahman, Goucher To Run U.S. 1/2 Championships By David Monti Published Apr. 27, 2012 Updated 40 mins ago comments Tweet Share Olympian Kara Goucher will run her first professional race in her hometown of Duluth, Minnesota on June 16. Photo: PhotoRun.net The Olympians will headline...
Out There: Running Is Running By Susan Lacke Published 2 hours ago comments Tweet Share Regardless of the pace you're running, being a runner is something to celebrate. There’s no reason to get caught up in semantics anymore. My last column seemed to touch a nerve in the running commu...
Allyson Felix, a two-time Olympic medalist in the 200 meters, attributes plyometric workouts and weight training to giving her the agility, strength and power to run fast. Her strength and conditioning coach, Andre Woodert, who is also the sports performance director at Velocity in Lo...
Shoe Of The Day: Saucony Kinvara 3 By Cielestia Calbay Published 2 hours ago comments Tweet Share 1 of {count} Open full size in new window. Saucony Kinvara 3, $100 The Kinvara 3 weighs in at 7.7 ounces for men and 6.7 ounces for women. Open full size in new window. Saucony Kinvara 3,...
Recovery runs, I believe, achieve a similar effect in a slightly different way. In a key workout you experience fatigued running by starting fresh and running hard or far. In a recovery run you start fatigued from your last key workout and therefore experience a healthy dose of fatigu...
Kenya’s Olympic Marathon Teams Announced By David Monti Published 3 hours ago comments Tweet Share Wilson Kipsang, shown here winning Sunday's London Marathon in near course record time, will lead Kenyan's Olympic Marathon squad. Photo: PhotoRun Geoffrey Mutai, the top-ranked marathon...
Olympic Marathon Course Goes Round & Round By David Monti Published 3 hours ago comments Tweet Share The four loop layout features 90 turns and no straightaway longer than 800 meters. (c) 2012 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Used with permission. LONDON — When the late Sammy...
Fauja Singh Hangs Up His Marathon Shoes By News Published Apr. 24, 2012 Updated 1 hour ago comments Tweet Share This past weekend's London Marathon was Fauja Singh's last. He will still run shorter races. He’s gone on longer than any human ever and now Fauja Singh, the world’s oldest ...
The Long Run: Picking Up The Tempo By Scott Jurek Published 5 hours ago comments Tweet Share A tempo run is most easily described as a "comfortably hard" sustained effort. Photo: Scott Draper/Competitor Ultrarunning champion Scott Jurek explains how to push your threshold. The two mos...
Mary Keitany And Wilson Kipsang Win London Marathon By David Monti Published Apr. 23, 2012 Updated 1 hour ago comments Tweet Share Mary Keitany falls to her knees after winning the London Marathon in a Kenyan record 2:18:37. Photo: PhotoRun.net Both Kenyans will most likely run on the...
The first rule is to be creative and mess with the components. You have speed, recovery, duration, distance, terrain, and density of the workout to play with. The possibilities are essentially endless. The route I recommend is to blend speeds, alter recovery speeds and duration, and i...
Runners should build each other up, not tear each other down. You say you “want to be a runner,” completely ignoring the fact that you already are one. Whether you complete a 5K in 15 or 55 minutes, you’re a runner, just like the people at the track or your in group of friends. No one...
Workout Of The Week: Fast Finish By Matt Fitzgerald Published 21 hours ago comments Tweet Share A controlled fast finish will not leave you wasted for the next day’s structured high-intensity workout. Photo: John Segesta Go ahead, run like a horse smelling the barn. Most runners seldo...
NEW YORK — The View’s Elisabeth Hasselbeck hosted the 9th More Magazine / Fitness Magazine Women’s Half Marathon in Central Park on Sunday, April 15. More than 7,200 women participated in the race – the largest women’s-only half marathon in the country – established by More and Fitnes...
Unlike bottled water, tap water is regulated under the strict standards of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), but there are some contaminants that the EPA does not regulate. Your local water municipality is required to supply you with an annual “Right to Know Report” every Jul...
A very humble and grateful and Wesley Korir takes us through his incredible victory at the 2012 Boston Marathon. “I wasn’t even thinking about winning…one by one, it just happened,” he said.
Sharon Cherop, Wesley Korir Win 2012 Boston Marathon By Mario Fraioli Published Apr. 16, 2012 Updated 11 mins ago comments Tweet Share Wesley Korir came from behind to win the 116th running of the Boston Marathon. Photo: PhotoRun.net Sharon Cherop won the final sprint down Boylston St...
On this final pre-race edition of RunCenter presented by adidas, Tom Grilk, executive director of the Boston Athletic Association, joins host Toni Reavis to discuss the precautions the B.A.A. is taking for tomorrow’s forecasted warm-weather conditions at the 116th running of the Bosto...
Carniero Wins Rock ‘n’ Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon By News Published Apr. 15, 2012 Updated 7 mins ago comments Tweet Share Leonar Carniero breaks the tape at the inaugural Rock 'n' Roll Edinburgh Half Marathon. She beat the first male to the finish line by nine seconds. The Rock ‘n’ ...
On this special Boston Marathon edition of RunCenter presented by adidas, host Toni Reavis recaps the day’s news and interviews U.S. Olympic marathoner and 2011 Boston Marathon runner-up Desiree Davila. Carrie Tollefson heads out on the street to find out what makes Boston so special ...
“Due to the unusually warm weather conditions forecast for the Boston area on Monday, the BAA will defer the entry of those official entrants to the 2013 Boston Marathon for participants who decide not to race,” the B.A.A. said through a statement. “This applies to official entrants o...
Warming Signs: Hydration Adjustments For A Warm Boston Marathon By Jon Gugala Published 3 hours ago comments Tweet Share With race day temps forecasted to be in the 80′s, staying on top of your fluid intake is of the utmost importance. If you’re running the Boston Marathon on Monday, ...
On this special edition of RunCenter presented by adidas, Toni Reavis brings you the latest Boston Marathon news from the Towne Stove and Spirits on Boylston Street in Boston’s Back Bay. On today’s show, the Friday before Monday’s race, Toni talks with Boston Marathon historian Tom De...
A Race For Redemption: Top Americans Set To Tackle Boston Marathon By Sabrina Grotewold Published 17 hours ago comments Tweet Share Jason Hartmann (left) and Nick Arciniaga will lead the U.S. charge in Boston on Monday. Photo: PhotoRun.net Nick Arciniaga and Jason Hartmann are hoping ...
Out There: Excitement Is Ageless By Susan Lacke Published 10 hours ago comments Tweet Share I try to approach running with the same childlike exuberance as my 5-year-old niece Jae, grinning every time I lace up my running shoes. Maybe we can’t avoid growing old…but every now and then ...
Don’t be afraid to take a day off, and definitely take some down time after a marathon. “A lot of recreational runners I’ve met have a phobia of taking days off,” Rhines said. “Especially coming off marathons, they don’t want to take any time off. That’s when I take two weeks off. I t...
The Boston Athletic Association, founders and organizers of the Boston Marathon, have released their full elite fields for Monday’s race. Please note that the list is still subject to change, most likely scratches.
