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Great Lakes Regional Cross Country Preview: Women’s Teams
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 10, 2011 at 8:42pm

On Monday I previewed the men’s teams at the upcoming NCAA Great Lakes Regional cross country championships. Today I look at the women’s teams. To review, this is the qualifying round for the NCAA Championships, to be held in Terre Haute on Monday, ...more

Ask Lauren Fleshman: Should I Take a Break after the Season?
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 10, 2011 at 10:01am

Q: Hi Lauren! I just finished a road racing season. It wasn’t that intense, but I definitely feel it. I want to take some downtime, but I was wondering your thoughts of taking time completely off running to recover? Should I run at all? Leah A...more

Lauren Fleshman on the New York Marathon (part 2 of 3)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 10, 2011 at 9:43am

This is part 2/3. If you missed part 1, you can read it here! In the warmup tent, after the women pin the numbers on each other and get our shoe chips clipped on, I find my way over to the chiropractor table to have Dr. Duke loosen me up before my warmup...more

Lauren Fleshman on the New York Marathon (Part 1)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 8, 2011 at 5:16pm

After a typical restless night of pre-race sleep, I finally get up 3 minutes before my 5:00 am alarm and my first thought is crystal clear: “this is the morning of the New York Marathon.” No foggy mind; no stumbling to the bathroom. Instead I pop out...more

Five Things We Learned from the New York Marathon
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 7, 2011 at 12:51am

Lessons learned from the New York City Marathon and the media surrounding it… Geoffrey Mutai is the best distance racer on the planet. If I had told you in January that a runner would sweep the Boston and New York marathons and average 2:04:04 while d...more

Men are breaking marathon records; women are building contenders
by Fair Game News
posted November 7, 2011 at 12:49am

By Laura Pappano Lately, major marathons have become a showcase for record-breaking male performances and today’s New York City Marathon was no exception: Kenyan Geoffrey Mutai finished in 2:05:05, setting a new course record (all three top male fini...more

Dramatic finish to 2011 NYC Marathon Women’s Race
by Pretty Tough
posted November 6, 2011 at 2:43pm

Ethiopian Firehiwot Dado won the 42nd ING New York Marathon women’s title in two hours, 23 minutes and 15 seconds to edge compatriot Buzunesh Deba by four seconds. Dado, a 27-year-old making her New York Marathon debut, wasn’t a favorite coming into...more

Kara Lawson raises $17,000 for Alzheimer's research and to honor Pat Summitt
by They're Playing Basketball
posted November 6, 2011 at 1:54am

Three miles and some yards, $17,000:"She's doing great," Lawson told The Associated Press. "She's excited about the season and this team. Getting back into the routine of the season is really good for her. She's an inspiration. She continues to do her job...more

12 hours until race time. Here we go NYC Marathon!
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 6, 2011 at 1:52am

I’m so pumped. Like WAY pumped. In fact, I need to get less pumped because its 9pm and the race is in 12 hours. After all the training and the knee-freak-out and the desperate medical treatment; after the packing and traveling and time zone differences...more

Feeling Alive
by Jenny on the Run
posted November 5, 2011 at 4:17pm

As I ran an “easy” 8 this morning around a loop at Stony Creek park, I also witnessed my teammates in their first workout of their segment prepping for the Olympic Marathon Trials in Houston, a little more than 10 weeks out from race day. I felt a lit...more

Preview of the ING NYC Marathon
by CaitlinLane
posted November 5, 2011 at 3:28pm

November is a special time for running fans as at 9:10 a.m. on Sunday, November 6th, professional runners from all over the world converge to run the streets of New York at the New York City Marathon. The competition this year loo...more

Special Edition NYC Marathon footwear from Asics, Nike, Adidas & Sketchers
by A Glam Slam
posted November 5, 2011 at 3:17pm

From entertainment to business to fashion, the ING New York City Marathon is about much more than a 26.2 mile run. More than 2 million spectators will watch as 42,000+ runners hit the pavement in the latest running fashions. Thousands of sneakers will be ...more

Famous faces lace up for 2011 NYC Marathon
by Pretty Tough
posted November 4, 2011 at 12:49pm

This Sunday, Nov. 6th, over 100,000 runners will race 26.2 miles across five towering bridges through New York’s five unique boroughs in the 42nd ING New York City Marathon. The mega-marathon that began with 55 finishers in Central Park in 1970 and mov...more

Recap of the Big Ten Championships...by the Champ
by CaitlinLane
posted November 3, 2011 at 12:56pm

Editor's note: Big congrats to Caitlin on her win at the Big Ten Championships on Sunday! To say that the Big Ten Championships was exciting would be an understatement. We competed and we competed hard but came up short. Michigan Sta...more

I see gendered people
by After Atalanta
posted November 2, 2011 at 9:21pm

ESPNW has an interview with Mary Wittenberg who is the current president of the New York Road Runners. And by virtue of her position as president and CEO, she is in charge of the NYC Marathon--which happens this weekend. She is the first female president ...more

Runner’s Guide to Toledo, site of the 2011 NCAA Great Lakes Cross-Country Regional
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 2, 2011 at 8:50am

This year’s NCAA Great Lakes Regional Championship will be held in my hometown, the first truly major cross country event ever held here. In advance of the race, I’m giving out-of-towners some useful information about Toledo. Today it’s all about ...more

MacKenzie Hill on the Pan Am finals: The race that changed me
by Moving Down the Right Track
posted November 2, 2011 at 12:41am

Hey everyone, So where should I start, well my best race of the year turn out being my most heart breaking race of the year!! Last time I blogged I was on my way into the finals at the Pan Am Games, with the 3rd fastest time! Well let me just start by...more

Superfan's Weekend Update: Coburn debuts for the season, Colorado sweeps PAC-12's
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted October 31, 2011 at 11:36pm

Good afternoon, and what can I tell ya? Colleges It was conference championship weekend in Division I, and with men and women in 32 conferences it’s easier just to hit the highlights and point you to Flotrack’s conference championship page. Men #2 ...more

You Run Better Than Metro
by Run Girl Run
posted October 31, 2011 at 3:16pm

Marine Corp Marathon weekend is hands down one of my favorite weekends to be in D.C. The energy surrounding the race is amazing and there's no place I'd rather be the last Sunday in October than cheering on friends. Megan drove down to my house so we cou...more

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