Mike Antonucci

My Blog/Website

About Me

I ran 6-minute miles when I was in the military, then tapered for 20 years. Two-time marathoner (3:43 PR), my next goal is to stay healthy enough to run another. There are literally thousands of people handing out running advice and serious tips. I prefer to focus on the humorous or odd facets of our shared obsession. Let's face it, running is funny.

My Posts

• Two Arms!

  I love running. I don’t love swimming, biking, push-ups, weightlifting, discus throwing,... 

• Olympic Dance-Off

  Usain Bolt and Asafa Powell of Jamaica are both teammates and rivals. They both have Olympic... 

• Life is a Carnival…of Running

  I needed to free up my eponymous blog for other writing endeavors and so decided last month... 

• My Best Worst Race

  I took a short break from writing about running because I had to take a short break from running.... 

• Five Running Videos You Should Watch

  Running may not be the best spectator sport, but compelling running makes for compelling viewing.... 

• Running Through the Graveyard

  Last weekend I ran a local 5k that was conventional in every way but one—the race began... 

• Nice Guys Finish Last

  The Olympics begin in two weeks, and as much as we admire all those amazing athletes from around... 

• Celebrities Who Have Never Run a Marathon

  One of CompleteRunning.com’s most popular columns of all-time is a list of 25 Celebrities... 

• Running for Viagra

  Dateline London: “Athletes looking for a performance boost are increasingly turning to... 

• Running on Independence Day

  I happen to be in Washington, DC for this Independence Day weekend, and how better to celebrate... 

• iPlod

  There is plenty of advice here, and on other websites, about how to improve your running. But... 

• Sabotage

  Writing a humor column about running isn’t exactly curing cancer, but I have pride, too. So... 

• Before You Were a Runner

  Before you were a runner there is no way you would have paid $90 for a pair of sneakers–every... 

• Running for Office

  Politics is a marathon, not a sprint. That is, of course, unless you entered the ACLI Capital... 

• No Excuses II

  Too old to win anymore? Here’s one race that levels the playing field for veteran runners. The... 

• The Funniest Treadmill Videos of All Time

  Sure, anyone can post a video of a treadmill accident on the Internet, but it takes thought... 

• Las Vegas Marathon in Financial Trouble

  The dirty laundry of some big city marathons is being aired in public. Oddly enough, the organizers... 

• Marathon Race Report: 490 BC

  The following is excerpted from a document recently discovered during an archaeological dig... 

• How to Run Faster

  Type that phrase into Google and you get 43,000 hits (plus 48 videos). But who wants to go... 

• Blowing the Cover Off Diva Night

  Until last week, I thought running was about shin splints, pasta, sweat, fartleks and “the... 

• Slow Down!

  If you could determine the one bit of running advice dispensed and received more often than... 

• The Golden Years

  In running, being over the hill just means you’re picking up steam. If the blogosphere... 

• Do You Dress the Way You Run?

  Does your running apparel correctly reflect your running status? Ah yes, as if we didn’t... 

• Tragedy Strikes at Sri Lanka Marathon

  A marathon suicide bomber killed 12 people in Sri Lanka this weekend. Among the victims were AKPC_IDS... 

• Runner’s High? Or Runner’s Madness?

  Runner’s high? Doesn’t running have enough benefits without having to be an intoxicant? AKPC_IDS...