Did Oprah Make You a Marathoner? »
Last week one of the most popular stories on the New York Times online was about modern marathoners and how they differ from the first running boom. It’s a subject that’s been discussed before here at Complete Running. What caught my attention was this passage from the article by author John Hanc: Today’s marathoner is [...]
Muscle Cramps »
Article Summary: Describes what muscle cramps are, what brings them on, what the symptoms are for muscle cramps, and what can be done to prevent and treat them. 1. What is it? A muscle cramp is a painful, sustained involuntary contraction of a muscle. A cramp can last for seconds to minutes or longer and [...]
Top 10 Questions Asked by Beginning Runners »
Learn how to run! This article contains the most common questions asked by new runners, and those returning to running after an extended layoff. Includes a beginner training plan (running program) to get you on your way!
Pearl Izumi is on the Ropes »
Pearl Izumi thinks running is on the ropes. They have a new ad campaign – We are not joggers. Maybe you’ve seen it. If you have, I can almost guarantee you were either inspired or insulted. I haven’t seen many opinions that weren’t one way or the other. Here are a few excerpts: After all, [...]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Three »
Part three of a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.”
Photo of the Week: On the Line »
These guys are about to put it on the line and run. Photo curtosy of Orionoir. Be sure to check out the rest of the photos from his bigeast 07 track & field set and other photos on his flicker site. We are always looking for interesting photos so if you’ve got a photo you [...]
June 10th Shoutout »
It’s Sunday again and this week we have new members all the way from Michigan to Italy and parts in between. Check them out. Marathondudebill Fourwhitefeet Claudio72 Team In Training Northern New Jersey Blog ‘Tis but a Scratch Wheezing Whinings Many Feet Moving Running Around The World Team Diabetes: Running for a Cure
Why I Run »
We all have our reasons for running. We want fitness and speed and PRs and time alone and lots of other things. Some of us are super serious and competitive and some of us are just starting out and haven’t really committed to reasons yet and some of us are just working to stay healthy. [...]
Lose Weight & Get Faster »
There was a nice little table in Runner’s World this month that illustrates how much faster you could be if you lost weight. Of course, this would not take into account speed increases due to training. Pounds Lost 5k 10k 1/2 Marathon Marathon 2 :12.4 :25 :52 1:45 5 31 1:02 2:11 4:22 10 1:02 [...]
Retail Therapy: Nathan Elite 1 Hydration Pack »
I hate to admit it, but I frequently ditch the fuel belt because I look like a combat soldier. Bad Susan. But on occasion we have to choose function over fashion, especially when it comes to hydrating—the life source of liquid that propels us through the day. Stupid water. We can’t win them all, but [...]
Charity-o-Rama for June 7, 2007! »
Wow, there’s a lot of people running the 2007 LaSalle Bank Chicago Marathon in October? Who knew? For instance, Princess Runner is one of them. She’s raising $1,400 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Team in Training program. Help this princess reach her goal here. **** Guess what? Connie Dressen is also raising [...]
My Skirt Is Faster Than Yours »
(It might seem like completerunning has been writing a lot about running skirts lately. Well, we did write about them here, and here, and well, you might say one of CRN’s founders (I won’t say who) possibly has some sort of obsession with them, or maybe just really likes them. But after this in-depth review, [...]
The Best Way to Strengthen Your VMOs »
My running has been plagued by bad patella tracking and therefore knee pain. Poor patella tracking is typically due to weak Vastus Medialis Oblique (VMO) muscles and tight quads. I have tried doing many different VMO exercises but they came up short. I did many leg extensions and leg presses and even though the VMO [...]
A Letter to Mrs. McCarthy*-Part Two »
Part two of a three-part essay I composed for an acquaintance who had met me for lunch recently to discuss “how to run.”
June 3rd Shoutout »
We’re back again this week with eight new entries in the R.B.F. Please click on a link and welcome someone into the fold. My Run Log Running Dutch Girls Just Wanna Run Juan Pedregosa Run Central Indiana Rich is Running TriSethTri From Couch to Marathon
Paula Radcliffe – Olympic Hopeful with the Heart of a Lion »
One of my favorite sayings is “Fall down seven times, get up eight”. It’s what anyone trying to do something difficult needs to keep in mind. We all stretch ourselves to reach new goals and sometimes we fail and the only real antidote to failure is to put the disappointment behind us and just keep [...]
Charity-o-Rama for June 1st, 2007! »
Charity-o-Rama took a short break, but is now back! First up is a CRN contributor: Dawn on the Run (aka the “Pink Chick”)! Dawn says: Call me crazy but I just signed up to run a race in my underwear—The Underwear Affair, 10k Run/5k Walk on June 9th. Okay, so I’m chicken and will likely [...]
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