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Flanagan Sets American Record, Ex-Coach Talks About Split
by Pretty Tough
posted February 9, 2009 at 5:17pm

Shalane Flanagan has had quite the February. Earlier this week, she announced her split with coach John Cook. On Saturday, she toed the line at the Reebok Boston Indoor Games with the intent to break an American Record....more

Movie Review: Running the Sahara
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted February 9, 2009 at 4:56pm

I watched a fascinating documentary this weekend on Showtime, Running the Sahara. The documentary follows 3 men who ran from St. Louis, Senegal across the Sahara dessert to the Red Sea in Egypt....more

Long distance runner Flanagan splits with coach
by Pretty Tough
posted February 5, 2009 at 11:53am

Was this a joke? I saw the headline on another website, and then a link to a USA Today article. No, this was definitely not a joke. Shalane Flanagan, 2008 Bronze Medalist and the American Record holder in the 10,000m, has parted ways with her coach Joh...more

Who’s your state’s best female athlete ever?
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted February 5, 2009 at 9:46am

Yesterday, in celebration of National Girls and Women in Sport Day, Sports Illustrated did something really cool - they featured the best female athletes from each state (totaling 51, of course). Special thanks to @LegacyDirect for tweeting about this. ...more

Jordan Hasay Announces College Selection Live
by Pretty Tough
posted February 3, 2009 at 2:49pm

Has this ever been done before by a female high school athlete? Jordan Hasay will be announcing her college choice today at 2PM Pacific and her announcement will be broadcast LIVE by SanLuisObispo.com. The senior cross country and track standout from ...more

Best Run Ever
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted February 2, 2009 at 12:58pm

Sunday am we drove over to Tennessee Valley in Marin for a trail run. The road leading up to the trail head was packed with cars, everyone was out to enjoy a most spectacular February day. It was sunny and 65, absolutely gorgeous!We headed out and were st...more

Caffeine for Recovery
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted January 29, 2009 at 12:44am

Preston mentioned something crazy a few weeks back about post workout recovery being aided by caffeine. I'm all for a post early a.m. workout caffeine buzz to keep my morning going and was reminded of this potential for enhanced recovery as I sipped my la...more

Meet Kelly Jaske
by Pretty Tough
posted January 23, 2009 at 1:43pm

Kelly Jaske didn’t run in high school. She didn’t run in college. But the 32-year-old placed 2nd at the U.S. Half Marathon Championships last Sunday anyway. On how she transitioned from a fitness runner to a competitive runner, Jaske, a Harvard Law g...more

Goucher gets two wins at UW Indoor Preview
by Pretty Tough
posted January 19, 2009 at 1:46pm

Kara Goucher was the star of Saturday’s University of Washington Indoor Preview meet, winning the mile and then surprising the spectators by jumping into the 3000 meter run 45 minutes later and stealing the victory away from training partner Amy Begley...more

Kara Goucher and husband Adam pondering parental goals
by Pretty Tough
posted January 17, 2009 at 1:10pm

Goucher is encouraged by other marathoning mothers, including World Record holder Paula Radcliffe, who won New York for the second time in two tries last fall after having her first baby in the spring of 2007....more

Power of Persuasion
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted January 14, 2009 at 6:29pm

I read about the Trans Rockies run sometime in late '07. Now that Preston is on his uber-trek to become an ultra runner over the next year, he's latched onto the idea of strolling through the rockies for 113 miles over 6 days...more

Nutrition Nutrition Nutrition
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted January 13, 2009 at 10:43pm

Coach Neil of TriMoreFitness loves to repeat this over and over, like a personal mantra. It's certainly a complicated topic for endurance athletes, since we like such different foods and fuel in different ways....more

Lolo Jones' Runner's World Cover Shoot
by anngaff
posted January 12, 2009 at 4:11pm

Olympic hurdler Lolo Jones is Runner's World's first female abs cover model. It's about time! Have you seen women track athletes' abs?...more

FloTrack's Athlete of the Year
by WomenTalkSports
posted January 10, 2009 at 1:20pm

FloTrack named high school phenom Jordan Hasay as their Athlete of the Year in 2008. According to Flotrack, Hasay's impressive resume made it hard to not choose her as their AOY: "Jordan Hasay is one of the most decorated U.S. distance runners in histor...more

Jordan Hasay Talks About her College Search
by WomenTalkSports
posted January 10, 2009 at 1:14pm

One of the top female high school runners of all time talks to FloTrack about her college search: Track and Field Videos on Flotrack ...more

Obama’s sister says “He is proud” of Kenyan runners at Honolulu Marathon
by ...Because I Played Sports
posted December 18, 2008 at 12:16pm

Kenyan marathon runner Jimmy Muindi shows Maya Soetoro-Ng, sister of President-elect Barack Obama, pictures of his family in Kenya on his digital camera during a reception for the Honolulu Marathon. RONEN ZILBERMAN | Associated Press President-elect Bara...more

Kara Goucher to run Boston Marathon
by Pretty Tough
posted December 16, 2008 at 3:19pm

December 16, 2008 - Olympian and World Championship 10,000m bronze medallist Kara Goucher has signed on to run the 113th edition of the Boston Marathon on 20 April 2009. Goucher made her marathon debut in New York this autumn, her 2:25:53 third place per...more

My 2008 Season comes to a close
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted December 8, 2008 at 4:52pm

After marathon number 2, my season has finally come to an end. This year included a 199 mile relay, of which I ran 16 miles in 34 hours with no sleep, Wildflower long course, where I learned my first race day f.l.a.t. change could ruin a race, ......more

The Wish List
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted December 2, 2008 at 8:00pm

I am a fan of the holidays-it at least lets me look forward to all the cool things I want to use when the weather gets better. Or things I can use now to better manage my suffering from daylight. So here's my list of great things I want this year and why...more

Work Life Balance.
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted November 25, 2008 at 11:14pm

I have recently been struggling with this thing called work life balance. As my marathon training comes to it's peak, I'm under a lot of stress. Self inflicted stress of course. But then there is the work stress added to that....more

9 Ounces of limited Edition Fun
by Running in the Bike Lane
posted November 14, 2008 at 12:57pm

Through some luck and good connections at the Ironman World Champs, we were VIPs for the day and got to ride in a spotter van for the women pro athletes. I felt cool sporting my VIP badge but even cooler sporting my new limited edition K-Swiss K-ONAs....more

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