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Running to fight mesothelioma
by Run Girl Run
posted December 20, 2011 at 1:32pm

Hey guys! Today I have an awesome guest post from Jackie about running a race with a charity organization. I've never actually run a race for charity, but I have tons of friends who have and I thought Jackie's story was touching and wanted to share! Ja...more

Marathon Training, Life and Work: Trying to Find Balance
by Run Girl Run
posted December 15, 2011 at 6:36pm

Finding balance is never easy especially when we're constantly told we can have it all and do everything, you know, that whole superwoman complex. But trying to have it all and do everything is a one-way road to burnout town. Trust me, I know. I've bee...more

Blind 11-Year-Old Finishes First Marathon After More Than 14 Hours
by Pretty Tough
posted December 15, 2011 at 6:21pm

  On Sunday, over 20,000 runners entered the 39th edition of the Honolulu Marathon, America’s fifth-largest 26.2 mile race. The top female runner, 25-year-old Woynishet Girma of Ethiopia, won the marathon in 2:31:41. Nearly 12 hours later &...more

Running Rebecca: Long Run at Rothrock
by Running Rebecca
posted December 15, 2011 at 1:53am

My long run was done on the mountain roads of Rothrock State Park. At the start of the run the temperature was in the low 30′s and I was bundled up as if it were below zero. Luckily I warmed up quickly throughout the first several rolling miles. The...more

Running Miles ...And Chasing Numbers
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 15, 2011 at 1:33am

It started in college, although it wasn't always miles I was counting.I like numbers, I have always enjoyed them. When I was just learning math I could add and subtract in my head from the beginning, I imagined the numbers as shapes, it worked every time....more

Fast Track Attempts at Marathon Recovery
by Fast at Forty
posted December 15, 2011 at 1:31am

I admit it. I am a compression sock junkie. I read something this morning that jolted me. The marathon Olympic Trials are in 31 days. That is really soon. When I signed up for California International Marathon, I knew the turnaround time until the tr...more

Chic Runner: Event Season
by Chic Runner
posted December 13, 2011 at 2:20am

I cannot believe it’s Monday, December 12. That day means that I made it through our craziest time at work for the 2nd year. I cannot believe I’m going on my 3rd year at Run Racing here in February. It’s crazy to think about how insane t...more

Superfan Daily: Weekend Update
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 12, 2011 at 10:13pm

Good morning, and what can I tell ya? Cross Country The European Cross Country Championships were run on Sunday in the Slovenian city of Velenje. The big winners were the Brits, who won all three women’s team titles (U20, U23 and senior) plus thre...more

Snickers Marathon Training Week 1: Putting on my Mom Jeans
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 12, 2011 at 1:25am

Not literally but "hat" just didn't cut it......My daughter was very sick this week so I missed a bunch of miles as well as some precious ZZs.  As important as this 12 weeks of training is leading up to the Snickers Marathon in Albany Georgia (or NOL...more

Run Girl Run: Why I Blog
by Run Girl Run
posted December 10, 2011 at 3:10am

Being sick is no fun. Especially when you're not really, really, sick, but you're just sick enough to be unable to function like a normal person and about the only thing you can do is sit in bed and watch TV, while repeatedly blowing your nose and sucking...more

Video: Olympic medalist Shalane Flanagan helped Ryan Sutter prepare for ING NYC Marathon
by anngaff
posted December 8, 2011 at 4:43pm

Olympic bronze medalist (10,000m) Shalane Flanagan gave firefighter Ryan Sutter (of Bachelorette fame) insights into how small tweaks to his preparation could impact his performance on race day, leading up to the 2011 ING NYC Marathon. Shalane revealed ho...more

Rebecca Donaghue finally getting back on track after dealing with Achilles tendinitis for 2 years
by Running Rebecca
posted December 7, 2011 at 11:00am

It’s been a long seven months since my last post so I must apologize to anyone that was following. I realize that setbacks are a major part of the journey and that people want to know about them. They are usually what makes someones story a little ...more

Run Girl Run: A Walk With My Dad
by Run Girl Run
posted December 6, 2011 at 9:59pm

In continuing with the "not in the mood to run" phase of my off-season, I spent my last day in Allentown going on a nice long walk with my Dad. I'm not a big walker, because I always feel like if I'm going to be outside in running shoes, I should be runn...more

Run Girl Run: My First Triathlon!
by Run Girl Run
posted December 6, 2011 at 9:29pm

Yesterday I signed up for my very first triathlon! The TriRock Annapolis sprint tri. Ahhhh!!!!! I am so nervous and excited, but mostly just nervous. See, I've got the whole running thing down, and I'm actually not a terrible swimmer, but that whole biki...more

Joanna Zeiger on the California International Marathon - Olympic Trials Qualifying
by Fast at Forty
posted December 6, 2011 at 1:57am

The day before the California International Marathon I was confronted with two very tough decisions, both involved water bottles. Many marathons offer the elite runners tables at the aid stations to place special fluids. This is an incredible perk, one I ...more

USATF and road racing update
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 5, 2011 at 1:35pm

This past weekend’s USATF Convention was far more interesting than you’d figure a bunch of meetings would be. More about that later today. Road Racing The Fukuoka International Marathon, an IAAF Gold Label Road Race, was held on Sunday in t...more

Finding my inspiration. Two falls from the training wagon
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 4, 2011 at 3:29pm

When I was in high school I used to hang pictures of pro athletes all over my bedroom walls. My Dad hated it because I would use tape that would peal the paint away.  I don’t even think I knew who all the athletes were, but the pictures looked ...more

Hot Chocolate 15K
by Run Girl Run
posted December 2, 2011 at 7:37pm

Tomorrow morning I'm running the Hot Chocolate 15K! It's my last race of 2011 and I'm hoping to end the race season on a high note. I have no intention of running this race for time mainly because there are 20,000 people running it and the course is ...more

Recapping A Busy Weekend of Track & Field
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:24pm

This is the time of year that athletes are doing some competitions, but often less than completely serious ones. The Winthrop Eagles of the Big South Conference have come up with an interesting one. Over the weekend they held their seventh annual Odd Ob...more

Switching It Up, Keeping It Fresh: Adding Swimming to the Training Routine
by Run Girl Run
posted November 29, 2011 at 7:05pm

That has been my motto when it's come to workouts lately. Ever since the half marathon in Philly, I've wanted to be active, but running is the absolute last thing I've wanted to do. You'd think my running shoes had the plague or something, that's the ki...more

Lauren Fleshman's Blog: I Don't Get to be a “Normal Person,” Apparently.
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 29, 2011 at 11:28am

I’ve been walking around foot loose and fancy free since three days after the marathon. No pain. No exercise. Just doing my thing, catching up on Picky Bars and Believe I Am stuff, and living my life. I had every expectation I’d just start rig...more

From Gooble to Wooble: Surviving a Busy Turkey Trot Running Weekend
by Chic Runner
posted November 28, 2011 at 10:34pm

Wow. What a weekend. Time flies when you are working over a holiday weekend, and that it did. Thankfully it DIDN’T rain at the Turkey Trot and everything went well. It was pretty chilly but it was a good event and the SAME lady yelled at me for the ...more

Penn State All-American Caitlin Lane Reflects on the NCAA Cross Country Championships
by CaitlinLane
posted November 28, 2011 at 10:34pm

          This has been, with out a doubt, the most memorable season I have ever experienced here at Penn State. There were highs and there were lows but I couldn’t have asked for a better team. I started...more

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