The Miracle Cure
February 29, 2008 Read more »
Runners can entertain each other for hours talking about the symptoms and effects of various leg injuries and ailments. Useful treatments, however, tend to amount to one thing: RICE.
Retail Therapy: Men’s Bamboo Tee
February 28, 2008 Read more »
Admit it: You’re a sucker for a multi-faceted product. I saw this tee and I was immediately intrigued with the fabric. It’s made of bamboo?!
Your Running News Roundup
February 27, 2008 Read more »
Where do you buy your shoes? One of the oldest pieces of advice passed along to new runners is to buy your shoes at a running store. They have the staff and resources, the argument goes, to ensure that you pick the right shoe for you. What few people mention is that most of their […]
Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome
February 26, 2008 Read more »
You innocently bend over to pick something off the floor and suddenly— low back pain! Examination by your doctor reveals that you haven’t got a disk injury or a hip problem and your blood work doesn’t demonstrate any inflammatory arthritic conditions, yet you still don’t have a diagnosis. What could this be?
Rudy Guiliani On Leadership
February 25, 2008 Read more »
Leaders need to be optimists. Their vision is beyond the present.
–Rudy Guiliani
Photo of the Week: Who’s Got the Soap
February 25, 2008 Read more »
This week’s photo was taken during last year’s Chicago Marathon. No shortage of water in this photo. Thanks go to BrokenBat for this one. Be sure to check out his other photos on his Flickr photostream.
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New Members For February 24th
February 24, 2008 Read more »
Strong Legs And Pancakes
Just Say Run
Confessions of a Really Slow Runner
My Very Own Running Blog
Musings
Danny Dreyer’s ChiRunning Blog
A Kiwi on the Run
Sorelimbs
Pinkcorker’s Desert Running Blog
Marlene’s Mission to a (1/2) Marathon and Beyond
The Running Laminator
Run Like A Tiger
Jim Goodwin on Life
February 23, 2008 Read more »
The impossible is often untried. –Jim Goodwin
The Boston Marathon - Time Machine
February 23, 2008 Read more »
This remarkable film clip shows Bill Rodger’s 1979 Boston Marathon win
Buckminster Fuller on Training
February 22, 2008 Read more »
Don’t oppose forces. Use them. –Buckminster Fuller
The Most Pointless Marathon Story Ever Written
February 22, 2008 Read more »
Yes, it’s a provocative charge, but what else can you say about a Reuters story by Alastair Himmer headlined, “Tokyo marathon runner solves mystery of sore nipples“?
Science Wednesday
February 20, 2008 Read more »
At every gym, there is a dark and mysterious place. There are heavy things that can crash and bang, as well as easily hurt someone. I’ve cast surreptitious glances toward this world, even tried to step inside, but it is beyond my comfort zone. I have no problem throwing on bright yellow clothing and running […]
Photo of the Week: Slug Lane
February 18, 2008 Read more »
If the races I ran had this lane, it’s likely where you would find me…lol.
Thanks Jeanne, aka WebSphinx for letting us feature your photo from the Arlington 9-11 Memorial 5k. You can see more photos on her Flickr Site or better yet, check out Jeanne’s blog.
Got a photo you would like featured, leave […]
Beijing 2008: Where Will the Media Stand?
February 18, 2008 Read more »
There’s nothing like the prospect of prohibiting free speech to rile up the media. In a short span of days, the British Olympic Association’s inept and naive move to prohibit their athletes from criticizing China during the Olympics
New Members For February 17th
February 17, 2008 Read more »
The Kenyan Within
Road Kill
Dirt Dawg’s Rambling Diatribe
Footfeathers, Ultrarunning and Endurance Sports
Renovating Kaeti
The Road Running Blog
Agegrouper Triathlete
Runaddict
Eyerun…
Ironman Difference
Mt. Cameroon Race of Hope - Conquering a Volcano
February 16, 2008 Read more »
The Mt. Cameroon Race of Hope pits runner against elevation, loose volcanic rock. 50 degree temperature changes and sheer will. For a lucky few there is gold in them thar hills
The Way to Go
February 15, 2008 Read more »
I promise not to be graphic in discussing this topic, but I will be candid. I’ll also ease into it gradually, so you’ll have multiple opportunities to click on this handy modesty link, which will take you to the Complete Running home page with no harm done.
Calvin Coolidge on Success
February 14, 2008 Read more »
If I had permitted my failures, or what seemed to me at the time a lack of success, to discourage me I cannot see any way in which I would ever have made progress.–Calvin Coolidge
Retail Therapy: Spring Fever
February 14, 2008 Read more »
Spring fever.
I think we’ve all got it, especially those of you up north who have been buried up to your eyeballs in snow. I can’t make the snow go away, but
Your Running News Roundup
February 13, 2008 Read more »
How are you doing on your new year’s resolutions? Chinese New Year arrived on February 7, so think of it as another chance to get a fresh start. The Age (Australia) has a good piece about the role the mind plays in exercise. Setting realistic goals and creating accountability
Martin Luther King Jr. on Life
February 12, 2008 Read more »
The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.
– Martin Luther King, Jr.
Your Right to Shoes
February 12, 2008 Read more »
How many pairs of running shoes do you have stashed away somewhere in your home? How long has it been since you wore the oldest pair?
If you’ve been a runner for any length of time, you’ve got more running shoes lying around than you can possibly use.
Blog Bling For Our Members
February 11, 2008 Read more »
If you’re one of the people I love
Photo of the Week: How Cold is Too Cold?
February 11, 2008 Read more »
Are you a fairweather runner? If the temperatures dropped to below -30C or -22F would you still run? Well Saturday, 56 runners in Calgary did just that as they competed in the Nose Hill Cross Country 4/8k Race. The runners believe it or not, ranged in age from 6 to over 70. The great thing […]
The Triska- Deca- What?
February 11, 2008 Read more »
The half-marathon is one of the most challenging and most enjoyable race distances many runners will ever experience. And yet, for years it has suffered a reputation as the Rodney Dangerfield of road racing: it doesn’t get any respect.
New Members For February 10th
February 10, 2008 Read more »
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Gone Somewhere
Charlie’s Blogspot
I Signed Up For This?!?
Runnin’ Down A Dream
Training Blog
Mike Fox’s Marathon Blog
TheDailyRunner.com
Just 26 More Miles
Running in Tampa
Run at the Mouth
Tim’s Blog
Not Just Another Running Blog
Alan Steinberg on Winning
February 9, 2008 Read more »
We go from whining infant to waddling toddler to gold-medal sprinter partly by nature, but mostly by will and determination and intelligence.
No Excuses!
February 9, 2008 Read more »
I always feel a little apologetic when I use a professionally produced commercial as the inspirational video of the week but sometimes they just speak to me. As the perenial Queen of Cheap Excuses this one had me at ‘my dog is sick’
Ovid on Character
February 8, 2008 Read more »
In play we reveal what kind of people we are. –Ovid
Running With the Chowhounds
February 8, 2008 Read more »
Most runners choose races based on the location, the terrain, the crowds, or the reputation. I often choose them for the food.
