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We Met on the Internet, and Now We’re Hitched!!! (@laurenfleshman blog)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted January 2, 2013 at 7:57am

It all started with Twitter in 2010. Everyone was talking about it. Ashton Kutcher was doing it. I finally signed up. I didn’t get it. So when someone followed me, I’d scan through their tweets to get a feel for how other people were using i...more

Track and Field News year-end awards
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted December 31, 2012 at 3:41pm

Last week Track and Field News announced its year-end awards: Athletes of the Year for men and women and World Rankings in each of the standard (Olympic) events. As always, there is argument about these various awards–as there should be. The men&r...;more

A New Year (@knightrunner22 blog)
by Jenny on the Run
posted December 30, 2012 at 10:01am

I’m not usually one for great big resolutions, as I think the more grandiose the idea, the more likely you are to fall through on completing it. I am always one for setting both short and long-term goals, however– doing whatever you can to bet...more

Three-time Olympian Suzy Favor Hamilton Works as Vegas Escort
by stephaniemp
posted December 21, 2012 at 12:57pm

News broke yesterday that three-time Olympic mid-distance runner Suzy Favor Hamilton had been living a secret life as an escort for the past year. Favor Hamilton, 44, used the alias, “Kelly Lundy,” to secure “dates” while working f...more

Your one wild and precious life (Byline to Finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 20, 2012 at 7:46am

One of my favorite quotes is a line from the poem The Summer Day by Mary Oliver. The poem closes with this line: Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life? I read this poem often. It serves as a type of prayer or mantra or ...more

Wearing What Fits (featuring @URSportswear)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 19, 2012 at 8:50pm

A few weeks ago, I was chatting with Jacalyn, the CEO and overall amazing woman who runs UR Sportswear, about a bunch of different topic including (no surprise) women’s sportswear. There were discussions about if a medium looks too small and why som...more

The artist and the athlete (Byline to Finish line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 17, 2012 at 1:43pm

Confession time: As I type this I have 11 tabs open on my Internet browser with a blank word document nestled underneath. Twitter and Facebook are open, of course, along with one of my three email addresses. Also open is my web-based calendar, a recipe fo...more

So this is Christmas. What have you done?
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 14, 2012 at 7:47pm

I ran through the streets singing Christmas carols and reciting lines from “It’s A Wonderful Life.” The goal was to distract Linda during the 5K but really, it’s secretly what I wanted to do in the first place. Last weekend’s...more

Starting positions (Byline to Finish Line blog)
by Byline to Finish Line
posted December 13, 2012 at 2:26pm

I strapped my Garmin on my wrist, wrapped my head in fleece and headed out the door. It was a beautiful morning with a brilliantly blue sky, bright sun and crisp, cool air. The intention was to do 5 miles at my easy pace (determined by my friend and gener...more

Rocket City Marathon Race Recap
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted December 11, 2012 at 8:37am

Before I write about Huntsville... I apologize that I still haven't blogged about Vancouver yet. For those of you that don't know, I was 21st there (Vancouver) in 25:02 (7K through the mud). I was happy with the race, so happy, that I got up the next morn...more

Regrouping after a disappointing race
by Fast at Forty
posted December 11, 2012 at 7:59am

A key race comes with a lot of emotional and physical investment. The hours spent training and mentally preparing are too numerous to count. Anticipating the event can cause moments of excitement nestled in an anxiety ridden wrapper. Thoughts of well exec...more

Ultrarunner Nikki Kimball is looking for traction on documentary project
by Pretty Tough
posted December 8, 2012 at 8:06am

I recently received the following email from extraordinary ultrarunner Nikki Kimball. Read on – and if you can help support the film in any way, please do so. It’s a worthwhile project with a great message!   I am writing to ask for you...more

Tough Mudder: The Deskilling of the Cross Country Runner? (A look NXN)
by From A Left Wing
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:47am

Painted in mud, the best high school cross-country runners stumbled across the line. The exhausted pack ran their worst times all season. The painfulness of this fact was thrown into stark relief by the boorish slogan suspended across the course finish: ...more

Guess Who’s Pregnant? (@Laurenfleshman blog)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted December 4, 2012 at 7:37am

Olympian Carrie Tollefson! #2 Jessica Simpson, maybe. Several of my readers, including my costar from Bear Butte Running Camp, Laura Hugo. This rinoceros Kate Middleton. Bitch totally stole my thunder today.   And me! Won't be wear...more

Funny Marathon Signs
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 30, 2012 at 7:25am

Still haven't blogged on my last race. It's funny that when it goes well, we take forever to write a recap.Because I have really no idea what to expect from my body next Saturday, I thought I would share a couple of marathon sign funnies. Most of you have...more

Yo, I’ll Tell You What I Want, What I Really Really Want (@laurenfleshman blog)
by Ask Lauren Fleshman
posted November 25, 2012 at 9:24am

There’s been a lot of radio silence over here in Fleshmania. The Fleshmanian people have started to grow disgruntled, talks of an impending intervention have been overheard on forest trails. Where the hell is Fleshman? Why hasn’t she answere...more

Canadian National Cross (Pre-Race)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted November 24, 2012 at 2:19pm

I "raced" in spikes for the first time since college this past Saturday at a small cross-country race in Clinton, MS. With National Cross one week away, I ran the race as a tempo. Still, I wasn't confident in my ability to hammer out 7k on a muddy XC cour...more

My First Mailbag (T&F;)
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 22, 2012 at 4:08pm

Yesterday evening I was reading Bill Simmons’ most recent mailbag at Grantland.com. His collection of responses to off-the-wall emails is always so much fun. A few minutes later I checked Twitter and, lo and behold, I had a question! This comes t...more

Thankful for a Turkey Trot
by Pretty Tough
posted November 21, 2012 at 7:21am

It’s that time of the year again when turkey lovers who love to run gather for an appetite-inducing morning of good-natured competition. On Thanksgiving Day, or very near it, runners across the U.S. lace up their shoes for some version of the trot....more

NCAA Cross Country Championships, dot dot dot
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted November 19, 2012 at 7:23pm

Random thoughts, news and views from this weekend’s NCAA Division I Cross Country Championships… Louisville was a good host. Maybe not as good as Indiana State, hosts of nine of the last ten championship meets, but better than I expected. ...more

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