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Race Preview: Historic Starkvegas 5k/10k
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted March 21, 2013 at 9:33am

Last year I ran the Historic Starkvegas 10k as a tempo run to prepare for the Montreal Half-Marathon. This year I plan to do the same, and for anyone in Mississippi that reads this blog, I want to encourage you to come to this race.The route takes you thr...more

LA Marathon: Race Recap (via Fast at Forty)
by Fast at Forty
posted March 19, 2013 at 12:31pm

The streets of Los Angeles are infamous for the constant hustle and bustle.  LA traffic hardly knows a quiet time, with impatient drivers honking the moment a light turns green and others scurrying across an intersection making a left turn even thoug...more

Race Report: Shamrock Run 2013
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 5, 2013 at 10:30pm

Truth be told, I was having a difficult morning. I needed something to do so I tuned my Netflix to Law & Order and added another coat of spring green nail polish to my fingers and toes. On most long-run days, I would already have completed my workout,...more

Bump in the road.
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted February 24, 2013 at 9:43am

I would love to blog about my awesome race last weekend in B'ham and how I finally got down under 1:19 in the half, but unfortunately then I would be lying.With the exception of 13.1 miles I ran on Sunday morning, the weekend was a nice get away. I got a ...more

Race Report: Lockport Y-10
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 11, 2013 at 7:38pm

After the pancakes, the chocolate milk and the nap, I was talking with my mother about the race, noting how happy and impressed I was that my body felt pretty good. “Well that’s good to hear,” my mom said. “Because you didn’...more

How to pace a race: Surf City race report (via Fast at Forty)
by Fast at Forty
posted February 4, 2013 at 1:52pm

In December I wrote a blog about number anxiety and pacing. The post focused on managing the numbers and not letting them mentally rule you during training or racing. There are often situations where you come up with a perfectly reasonable plan where the ...more

Rocket City Marathon Race Recap
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 11, 2012 at 8:37am

Before I write about Huntsville... I apologize that I still haven't blogged about Vancouver yet. For those of you that don't know, I was 21st there (Vancouver) in 25:02 (7K through the mud). I was happy with the race, so happy, that I got up the next morn...more

Creating Stability in T & F Contracts
by amyYB
posted November 6, 2012 at 5:08pm

CREATING STABILITY IN TRACK & FIELD CONTRACTS   My last journal detailed the various track & field contracts from gear to lucrative base salaries offered by shoe companies.  I want to explain the funding of track and field and give my ...more

XC Workout Success
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 5, 2012 at 7:28am

Morning Workout on the Cross-Country Course20 min w/u, 2x2K @ fast on the flat, 10 min jog rest, 1x3K on upper loop @ whatever I could do.2K: 6:56 (mile @ 5:34)1000m jog, stretch,2K: 6:37 (mile @ 5:22)1000m+ jog, stretch,3K~ on the upper loop in 10:5435 m...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 4, 2012 at 12:46pm

With the New York City Marathon no longer on the schedule, it frees up space for a lot of other news. Geoffrey Mutai and Mary Keitany are World Marathon Majors champions. Mutai had it clinched regardless of New York’s results, and Keitany had a bi...more

Rock 'n' Roll LA race report (Fast at 40 blog)
by Fast at Forty
posted October 30, 2012 at 6:27pm

My sister Laurie, me, Sari, ShanaThe most popular costume at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Halloween LA half marathon, hands down, was a tutu. They came in all colors and sizes and I saw them on fast runners, slower runners, men, women, heavy set individu...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: First Weekend of October
by carabyrd
posted October 9, 2012 at 12:34pm

The first weekend of October saw a plethora of road races including the first major U.S. marathon of the fall, the Chicago marathon. For many elite runners it was a chance for redemption after not making the Olympic team and extend their summer fitness. H...more

Weekend Road Racing Leaders
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 9, 2012 at 10:40am

The road racing season is really beginning to ramp up. Just this past weekend there was the Chicago Marathon, the IAAF World Half Marathon Championships, the Twin Cities Marathon, the B.A.A. Half Marathon, USATF Championships at 10 miles and women’...more

The Business of Track & Field Contracts
by amyYB
posted October 8, 2012 at 11:08am

The Business of Track & Field Contracts I have started this journal entry a dozen times with the themes of Doors Open and Close, The Roads Are Open, A Different Path and A New Journey. Not one of those themes seemed to convey the thoughts and feelin...more

Training Groups For Distance Runners
by amyYB
posted October 6, 2012 at 12:53pm

What options are available for athletes to continue training?...more

Cost of Training for Elite Distance Runners
by amyYB
posted October 6, 2012 at 12:45pm

The Cost of Competing at the Elite Level in Distance Running The fall has arrived and the Olympic athletes are starting to come out of the post-Olympic black hole.  Some will decide to continue training and others will retire with their dreams achie...more

Heart & Sole Half-Marathon Disaster
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted September 30, 2012 at 1:23pm

AM: 20 min w/u13.?? mile race in 1:21:11 (1st**) $350 (off course)40 min c/d, 20+ milesResults1st with many ***..let me explain...I typically like to run a half about 3 weeks out from a full, so when I found this race online and saw that it was in Jonesbo...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 26, 2012 at 9:03am

The top ten links of the later part of the day… This week’s national college cross country rankings are out. No changes at the top, but the middle changed a lot; many on the women’s side were due to the Inter-Regional Bubble Buster he...more

Race report: Pain in the Alleganies
by Byline to Finish Line
posted September 25, 2012 at 8:44am

Settle into the pain. That’s what I tried to tell myself on the bike. But I couldn’t settle into much. All I could think about was the pain. I tried to distract myself by singing, starting with all 22 verses of “American Pie” (I th...more

Race report: Equinox half marathon
by Fast at Forty
posted September 24, 2012 at 2:03pm

The inaugural Equinox half marathon was a blast. Every fledgling race has growing pains, and this one certainly had a few kinks, but overall the organization was flawless even with the logistical nightmare that comes with a point to point course. The buss...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 24, 2012 at 8:12am

Today’s link package begins with the weekend’s main action. Matt Centrowitz and Brenda Martinez won today’s Fifth Avenue Mile races in Manhattan. Centro added to his already impressive list of accomplishments, becoming only the second ...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Track, Mountain Running Champions & 20K USA Championships
by carabyrd
posted September 5, 2012 at 11:48am

Labor Day weekend did not mean that track and field athletes took the weekend off. There was still plenty of action on the roads and track including USA 20k championships, World Mountain running champions, Zagreb World Challenge and Zurich Diamond League....more

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