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Praying to the Turnover Gods
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted March 25, 2013 at 2:31pm

I've had two S.I. episodes this week, but the last one was not near as bad as the first so I feel like I'm headlong back in the right direction. I saw Jack Weimer for an hour, I did strength everyday. I'm running a large amount of miles, and with the exce...more

The Weekend’s Best Track and Field Matchups: World Cross Country and more
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 22, 2013 at 8:09pm

It’s still early in the spring, but there’s some good competition this weekend, headlined by a couple of major distance events. 1. Kenya vs Ethiopia World Cross Country Championships, Bydgoszcz POL Sunday, 1:15pm local time (8:15am ET) There ...more

Observations on (my) Pregnancy (via @laurenfleshman)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted March 21, 2013 at 9:51am

Eleven weeks (+/-) to go before this baby claims its very own three-dimensional space on Earth. To provide some context, this is what I look like right now with very little clothing: And that’s why we pregnant people prefer to wear clothes. Big clo...more

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

Distance Divas Elite
by amyYB
posted March 19, 2013 at 1:55pm

Dreaming Big...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

Currently running while pregnant: Minion’s first Half Marathon (via @le_diable )
by Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy
posted March 18, 2013 at 9:03pm

When is a half-marathon like a marathon? When two people are running it, that’s when. Not that the actual race was any harder than a normal half-marathon, but the last 24 hours have been pretty similar to the 24-hours following my Philadelphia Marat...more

Gaza Marathon Cancelled After Women Banned From Participating
by Muslim Women in Sports
posted March 16, 2013 at 10:33pm

BY: SHIREEN AHMEDThe third annual Gaza Marathon, scheduled for April 10, 2013 has been cancelled according to an announcement by the Palestinian agency of UNRWA (United Nations Relief Works Agency) made March 5, 2013. It states that the authorities in Gaz...more

Rocky Mountain High on the Prairie (Colorado Running Hall of Fame)
by TJ's Turf
posted March 12, 2013 at 10:40pm

Yesterday, the Colorado Running Hall of Fame announced the inductees to their 2013 class.Three of the athletes have impressive running histories in Minnesota as well.Jane WelzelJane Welzel was the National Marathon Champion (2:33:25) in 1990 (Grandma...more

Bring on the Compression 110%: “Squeeze Me, Freeze Me” (via @LaurenFleshman)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted March 12, 2013 at 7:26pm

Every once in a while, someone comes up with an idea that makes you go Duh! Why didn’t I think of this? How has this not been invented before? These guys made me say "Duh" big time. That happened to me last December when I was in Austin for &...more

Strength doesn’t lie in numbers (via Byline to Finish Line)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 11, 2013 at 7:40pm

There are many reasons why I like to run in the mornings. There is something energizing about sunrise. There is something breathtaking about being out before the world wakes up. There is the peskiness of my schedule which usually means first thing in the ...more

Minion’s first race ( via @le_diable)
by Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy
posted March 11, 2013 at 7:32pm

In my first race as a pregnant chick, I wore racing flats. I also over-dressed because NYRR put the porta-potties way too far from the starting line and the Parks Department locked the previously reliable bathrooms that are just off the starting line. Tha...more

NCAA Track and Field Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 9, 2013 at 5:03pm

Random thoughts, news, and views in the Larry King style from the first day of the NCAA Championships… The Arkansas men are in a strong position to win their first team title since 2006, and their first under head coach Chris Bucknam… The ...more

Does a pregnant chick wear racing flats?
by Lesley Higgins: Running Before, During and After Pregnancy
posted March 7, 2013 at 10:26am

This is more of a dilema that it should be and it has been on my mind all week. As a way of refusing to let my running life become stagnant for the next six months, I am still entering a few races that I love and don’t think I should have to miss ju...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

Prepping For My First LA Marathon
by Pretty Tough
posted March 5, 2013 at 9:00am

Author Wendy Gwo  - Image credit:  Edward Arenberg What would happen if I just sat down and cried for a few minutes? I wondered to myself at mile 16 of my 21 mile training run last Saturday. My IT band in my left leg was killing me and the en...more

Thoughts on the USATF Indoor Championships
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted March 4, 2013 at 7:51am

Random thoughts, news and views on the USATF Indoor Championships… The Three Stars In the mode of professional hockey, here are my Three Stars of the USATF Championships… 3. Mary Cain The high school junior won the mile off an extremely ...more

Are you flexible? (via Fast at Forty)
by Fast at Forty
posted March 1, 2013 at 8:06pm

Are you flexible? I don’t mean in the bendy, Cirque de Soleil sort of way. I refer to flexible with your training. As an age group swimmer, my coach was about as flexible as titanium. If any of us had to miss a workout, to take the SAT, for example...more

The voices in my head whispered “Go!” So I went. (via Byline to Finish Line)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted March 1, 2013 at 7:52pm

Scrolling through my Twitter feed, I saw a post from cyclist and writer Kathryn Bertine who is racing in Central America right now. She decided to go off on a breakaway before the pelton caught her, but she didn’t regret the bold move. Her Tweet beg...more

Three Running notes of interest
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted February 28, 2013 at 8:33am

Three notes to throw at you this afternoon… First, a retraction of sorts. Late last week I posted a list of Ohio’s indoor all-comers records, the best marks ever made within the state. I’m fairly certain that I’m the only perso...more

Joan Benoit Samuelson & Kathrine Switzer
by TJ's Turf
posted February 25, 2013 at 8:16am

There's an exciting week ahead for women runners as well as running fans in general.From a personal standpoint, these celebrations of leaders in women's running couldn't have come at a better time. I'm working on a number of projects relate...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

Racing With a Purpose (via Fast at Forty)
by Fast at Forty
posted February 14, 2013 at 10:29pm

The Surf City half marathon was my slowest half in almost two years. Given that my injury is better and my training more consistent, I was disappointed that I was unable to have the breakthrough race I was looking for. Then something very interesting happ...more

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