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Feature on Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier: Ariana Hilborn
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:38pm

In June 2008, Ariana Hilborn completed her very first marathon (Grandma's) in a respectable time of 4:36. This Saturday she hopes to complete her eleventh (11th) 26.2 mile race as one of the best female marathoners in American.A member of the Brooks ...more

Joanna Zeiger: Tapering Sucks
by Fast at Forty
posted January 11, 2012 at 7:19pm

 Tapering is a necessary evil. In order to race fast, one must shed the heavy training load and freshen up. I realize this conceptually. In actuality, I detest tapering. Taper. The very word is fraught with so much emotion. It means that a key race i...more

7 Winter Running Tips and Gear Recommendations
by smartrunner
posted January 10, 2012 at 9:29pm

Running Outside in the Winter Tips on Running and Gear Well it certainly has not been much of a typical winter here in Chicago……we have been fortunate to have almost no snow (barely an inch) and warm days.  If you run  in the lat...more

Catching Up on a Busy Weekend of Cross Country, Indoor Track, and Road Racing News
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 9, 2012 at 2:19am

Good evening, and what can I tell you? Cross Country The Bupa Great Edinburgh Cross Country, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meet, was held in Edinburgh on Saturday. The combined score of the four-race challenge (junior and senior for men and women) saw t...more

Feature on Marathon Olympic Trials Qualifier: Rachel Jaten
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted January 7, 2012 at 2:10pm

Entering my third year with the Inspire Daily program, I am trying to reach out to other athletes in the program and read/hear their stories.One thing I have recently realized, there will be a large number of IDs toeing the line for the Olympic Trial...more

Keep Running Fun in the New Year
by Run Girl Run
posted January 6, 2012 at 3:31pm

I have never had such a hard time writing out my goals for the year. I'm so Type A that by this point, I usually have my entire race calendar planned. But this year, the drive to have my whole year scheduled from Day One, just isn't there. It's weird. ...more

Busy Weekend Ahead for Track & Field, Cross Country, Road Racing
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 6, 2012 at 3:23pm

Cross Country The 55th Cross Country Internazionale Campaccio, an IAAF Cross Country Permit meet, takes place today in the Italian town of San Giorgio su Lagnano. Meet website Previews: IAAF, Capital FM Kenya The Great Edinburgh International Cross Coun...more

Field Filler: 2012 Olympic Trials Marathon
by Fast at Forty
posted January 4, 2012 at 3:19pm

The 2012 marathon Olympic trials in Houston are a mere 10 days away. I thought this would be a good time to address a question my good friend Lara raised to me over the summer, “What do the Olympic trials mean to you?” Each Olympic trials eve...more

10 miler, the first run of 2012
by Chic Runner
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:57pm

So on Sunday, I had a long run. Looking back, I’ve done many long runs in my past ‘training’ and I never was as nervous as I was for this 10 miler. You see, I haven’t run more than 8 miles in oh, a month, and that 8 miler was basic...more

New Year's Resolutions within Women's Sport
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted January 3, 2012 at 9:45pm

I just heard a medical expert on the radio here in Dublin telling us that giving up alcohol or ...(fill in with your choice of vice) for one month isn't enough - you need to change your approach during the whole year. Well, duh! Now if only it were as eas...more

New year? New Musica!
by Chic Runner
posted January 2, 2012 at 7:20pm

I have been listening to a bunch of new jams lately, and thought others might want to join in on the gloriousness that is new music. Sadly, I must admit that I truly am loving Selena Gomez ‘Love you like a Love Song‘. What am I 12? Gross that...more

Lauren Fleshman: A New Year’s Break Up ...with Depression
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:06pm

December 31st, 2011 Dear Depression, I know we’ve been spending a lot of time together over the past month, but with the New Year upon us and all, I’ve decided we should go our separate ways. It’s natural to have a low following a big...more

Four thing we learned in 2011 (that are worth remembering in 2012)
by Fair Game News
posted January 2, 2012 at 1:41am

By Laura Pappano Image: Johannes Eisele/AFP/Getty Images Image: Odd Anderse/AFP/Getty Images SOMETIMES YOU LOSE – AND IT’S OK. The Women’s World Cup championship game between the U.S. and Japan honored the rise and intensity of wo...more

Desi Davila: where she came from to her preparations for the Olympic Trials
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted January 1, 2012 at 5:07pm

Growing up just an hour south of The D, I’m a Detroit sports fan all the way. That makes me a Hansons-Brooks fan and a Desi Davila fan. Runner’s World has a long story on Davila, where she came from, how she became a top runner, and her prep...more

These Shoes Are Made For Walking
by Run Girl Run
posted December 29, 2011 at 9:08pm

One of the things I love about living in Washington D.C. is that I can walk almost every where I need to go. But all the walking around I do kind of limits my footwear options. When I'm walking blocks and blocks to get places, I'd much rather be in com...more

A story of dedication
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 28, 2011 at 8:40pm

This is the time of year when you get all kinds of year-end retrospectives, such as RunnerSpace’s News of the Year compilation and the top ten Olympics stories of the year from SI’s Brian Cazeneuve. My top story of the year is quite personal....more

Christmas in Canada and a marathon training update (in the snow)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 23, 2011 at 1:53am

Just in case you don't know, my family is from the north...way north. Right now we are in Athabasca, Alberta Canada, visiting my family. The roads are like running on a hockey rink and the temps are pretty chilly. Being that I grew up here, I'm used to it...more

Managing a Race is Like Putting Together a Puzzle: 5 Rules to Follow When Running
by Fast at Forty
posted December 21, 2011 at 3:20am

 Managing a race is like putting together a puzzle; the pieces have to fit together just so for a perfect day. Rarely, if ever, do the pieces coincide in such a manner during a race which always leaves me with a feeling that things can be better next...more

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