Book Review: Runners’ Cookbook

Alison Wade, a staple author and editor of the running community, has put together a collection of recipes from some of the sports most well-known athletes.

You Say Tomato, I Say Tomahto

Last summer caffeine broke into the news as a possible weapon in the fight against the damage and cancer caused by the skin’s exposure to UV rays. Now, as we trade our running tights for shorts and strip off to our t-shirts and tanks, it looks like it’s the tomato we need for our added […]

Race Shirt Etiquette

What is the proper etiquette for wearing your race shirt? Can you wear it to race in, or should you wait until after the race is over to don the shirt?
These are questions that have been on my mind as I have been fondly gazing

Photo of the Week: Celebrating Mother’s Day

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there. So how did you spend yesterday? Did you phone your Mom, have dinner with her or buy her something special. In my family we choose to celebrate the day in a slightly different way as did some 14,000 other people in Calgary. We celebrated it by […]

Book Review: 26.2 Marathon Stories

26.2 Marathon Stories is a lovingly crafted tribute from two authors who obviously have a deep, personal connection with marathoning.

New Members For May 11th

Discovering the Meaning of Stonehenge
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Bruce Barton on Life

When you are through changing, you are through. –Bruce Barton

How to Run Faster

Type that phrase into Google and you get 43,000 hits (plus 48 videos). But who wants to go through all those agonizing drills? Here are 10 surefire ways to improve your speed.

Retail Therapy: Sugoi Hatha Capri Pant

I know not everyone out there lives in Texas and it’s not 80 degrees and sunny everyday yet. So, I know what you’re thinking. You wish you had some really great running capris. Well, I’ve got the answer. Sugoi’s Hatha capri pant is perfect for early spring weather.

Your Running News Roundup

ESPN profiles U.S. marathoner Ryan Hall, who will lead the U.S. charge in Beijing. Learn how he overcame setbacks to become one of the world’s best runners.

Book Review: “Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon”

While tapering for my own (relatively short) ultra marathon last month I had plenty of time to spare, a lot of which I spent reading. One tome in particular stood out: Running Through the Wall: Personal Encounters with the Ultramarathon, by Neal Jamison.

Photo of the Week: Nottingham

Thanks go to Basegreen for this photo. See more photos from his Flickr site over here. In an email from him, here’s what he had to say about this photo:
I took the picture at the InterCounties Cross Country Championships, 2008. My partner was running in the event. I think the photo was for the U15 […]

New Members for May 4th

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Singing through the Weather

Oliver Wendall Holmes, Sr. on Life

Death tugs at my ear and says, “Live, I am coming.”
–Oliver Wendall Holmes

Blowing the Cover Off Diva Night

Until last week, I thought running was about shin splints, pasta, sweat, fartleks and “the wall.” Now I’ve learned that for some of you it’s also about clothes, jewelry, hors d’oeuvres, and fine wines.

Strike a Pose

The first rule of race pictures is that no one looks good in their race pictures. The second rule of race pictures is that no one looks good in their race pictures.