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Olympian Carrie Tollefson reports from Duluth – Great Video!
by EliteRunning.com
posted July 1, 2010 at 5:36pm

Olympian Carrie Tollefson, who recently gave birth to her first child, travels up to Duluth for the 34th annual Grandma’s Marathon. She interviews Jenelle Deatherage, an elite middle distance runner, as she attempts her first marathon. Special appeara...more

Why yes, I owned the track this morning
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 29, 2010 at 5:21pm

The radio alarm clock cracked and cackled to the classical musical station, not quite tuned properly on the dial. Snooze. It was 4:30 in the morning and a late night at work meant just five hours of sleep before rising for my track workout. There wasn�...more

Training: Day One
by Run Girl Run
posted June 29, 2010 at 2:30pm

Coming back from a long weekend at the beach and jumping right into training is rough!Seriously I spent several days doing nothing but this:So waking up to do intervals at 5 a.m. was not easy.But I did it.My schedule called for 5x400 at 5K pace. It's been...more

13 miles along a new route
by Chic Runner
posted June 28, 2010 at 9:26pm

So this past weekend I had one of those runs where I struggled a lot. It was with my good old friend bathroom issues. I swear, if this doesn’t get figured out this training round I might just start carrying toilet paper with me everywhere, it’s beyond...more

Race Report: Welland Triathlon
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 28, 2010 at 12:44pm

The smile just wouldn’t leave my face. For a brief moment I had flashes of Chrissie Wellington, the three-time defending Ironman Champion who always seems to be wearing an infectious smile during the most grueling parts of her races. Of course, I wasn�...more

July’s Festival of… Races?
by Endurance Meg
posted June 27, 2010 at 4:24pm

In July, Traverse City has the famous Cherry Festival. There’s also the Gilroy Garlic Festival in California, Christmas in July festivals practically everywhere, and more 4th of July festivals than you can imagine. But in July, I’m having my very ow...more

Apps I like
by Chic Runner
posted June 25, 2010 at 5:54pm

So I have an iPhone and I ‘m obsessed with it. In honor of the awesome new OS that came out and the new iPhone I decided it was time to share some apps. I’ve been obsessed and I have been for quite some time. I’ve also had my iPhone for over 2 years...more

Creating a half marathon training plan
by Run Girl Run
posted June 24, 2010 at 2:17pm

Training for the the Philly Half Marathon starts next week.I'm setting a pretty huge goal for myself, so I needed a training plan that would kick things up a notch if I wanted to achieve it.After doing some research, tinkering with my schedule, accounting...more

Looking ahead, Koll signs professional management contract
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 23, 2010 at 1:29pm

By David Monti (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Photo courtesy of Iowa State Athletics Department Fresh off of her victories at the NCAA Championships at both 5000m and 10,000m, Iowa State’s Lisa Koll has...more

Emily Tallen captures first at the Emilie Mondor Memorial Run
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:53pm

By Schenley Clarke It was an emotional and heartfelt morning at the Rockcliffe Parkway today where almost 500 women gathered to participate in a 5K race in honor of Emilie Mondor. Emilie was a world-class runner who participated in numerous internatio...more

Rebecca Donaghue: Cool, Calm and Secretly Tougher Than You (Podcast)
by anngaff
posted June 23, 2010 at 12:33am

Rebecca Donaghue should put on a clinic about mental toughness. An unsung hero of sorts, she has quietly made her way up the ranks of U.S. distance runners. She ran and raced in pain and often limped from high school until 2005 - about 10 years - until s...more

Back on Track
by Run Girl Run
posted June 22, 2010 at 4:14pm

Sometimes all it takes to get back into the normal flow of things is to just make yourself do it.After a weekend of way too much indulgence in terms of food, I thoroughly enjoyed having almost all of my meals and snacks center around fresh veggies yesterd...more

10 miles and garage sailing
by Chic Runner
posted June 21, 2010 at 7:28pm

So this weekend was the garage sale. Man, I’ve never experienced something like that before. People are crazy bargainers! I thought that having our nice Starbucks travel mugs at a dollar was a bargain, and when people scoffed, I was shocked! I guess the...more

Why sleep schedules matter in training
by Run Girl Run
posted June 21, 2010 at 2:43pm

We all know that getting enough sleep is pretty crucial to being able to get up early in the morning to run. This weekend that definitely didn't happy, but I wasn't too worried about it. A missed run isn't the end of the world.I figured I'd get back in th...more

Embracing the walk on a long run
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 21, 2010 at 1:35pm

My legs just stopped turning over at a pace which could be labeled a run. It was the 10th mile of the weekend long run and the late-morning summer sun had come out, all bright and hot with just the wrong tinge of humidity to the air. The road curved up in...more

Shalane Flanagan to make marathon debut this fall in NYC
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 17, 2010 at 4:25pm

In an article posted in the Boston Globe, top American distance runner, Shalane Flanagan, announced that she will make her marathon debut this fall in the New York Marathon on November 7. Flanagan will face off against American Record Holder Deena Kasto...more

Freihofer’s Run for Women Videos
by Running Rebecca
posted June 17, 2010 at 12:00pm

Top 10 Finishers Highlights ...more

How to sneak in runs on vacation
by Run Girl Run
posted June 17, 2010 at 11:26am

The next several weekends I'm going to be on mini-vacations. It's one of the things I love about summer -- the ability to pack up and escape the city for a few days to go to the beach, or back home or other fun places.All that traveling can make running c...more

How was Watford?
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted June 16, 2010 at 5:05pm

First; Lesley Higgins posted this on her Twitter and I love this photo! This could have been in one of my nightmares before the race in Watford! So what happen in Watford? Watford was good! We got there Friday night and had a light dinner before bed....more

Kimbia Athletics Media video
by Running Rebecca
posted June 16, 2010 at 3:26pm

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One painful morning at the track
by Byline to Finish Line
posted June 15, 2010 at 4:51pm

There is an episode of The Cosby Show where Cliff Huxtable is recruited by his old college track coach for a special grudge match against their rival team. When Cliff returns home from his first practice in years, he describes how around the corner he met...more

Defending Champion – Tara Quinn-Smith – Not able to defend title at Emilie’s Run
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 15, 2010 at 12:57pm

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Photo: Tara Quinn-Smith in the 2009 MDS Nordion 10K in Ottawa May 23rd. Photo courtesy of: RunnersWeb.com. Tara Quinn-Smith, Emilie’s Run defending champion, is unable to return to defend her title due to some nagging minor run...more

Crofton 10K Recap
by Run Girl Run
posted June 15, 2010 at 12:28pm

Why is it that some races I get super pumped about, but with others, it feels like I'm just going through the motions?For a while I had been looking forward to Saturday's 10K. It was on the Crofton Parkway, somewhere I've wanted to race for a while. It wa...more

A page has turned...
by Stephanie Perleberg: Believe and Run On!
posted June 15, 2010 at 12:03pm

So, I decided that it was time to write a blog yet again. I wasn't on top of it last semester (I'm sure I've apologized it in my previous blogs) but when I came on here to write this post I was surprised to see that I had written one just a few weeks ag...more

Masai storms to 10-K win in Central Park
by EliteRunning.com
posted June 13, 2010 at 4:27pm

By Chris Lotsbom (c) 2010 Race Results Weekly, all rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. NEW YORK (12-Jun) — Linet Masai took this morning’s NYRR New York Mini 10-K in Central Park by storm, cruising to victory over a world class field which ...more

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