Posts tagged with 'Marathons'

Do You Marathon? »

There is no doubt that out of all the road running distances available, the marathon has by far the most appeal. Nearly everyone who has run a 5k or a 10k will, at some stage, dream

Marathon Spectating: Do’s and Don’t’s »

Fall marathon season is approaching, and even if you’re not a marathoner, you can still be a part of the festivities. If you know somebody who is running, you can show your support by being an enthusiastic spectator.
It’s actually quite easy to be a spectator. While the runners invest several months preparing for [...]

Winning the Injury Marathon »

Distance runners are patient people. We have to run for hours to reach our goal. We train for months for one race. We know to pace ourselves for the long haul.
You won’t find too many of us trying an all-out sprint halfway through a race, just to see how it feels. Nor will you find [...]

Less Is More: The Blogfather’s Approach to Nutrition »

Article Summary: This is part one of debate on long run/marathon fueling strategies. In part one, Mark Iocchelli put forward the case for a minimalist approach to fueling (less is more). In part two, Steve Runner takes the opposite view – that fueling on the run is the advisable strategy. In part three, Lee Miller [...]

Less Is Not Enough: The PodCaster’s Approach to Nutrition »

Article Summary: This is part two of debate on long run/marathon fueling strategies. In part one, Mark Iocchelli put forward the case for a minimalist approach to fueling (less is more). In part two, Steve Runner takes the opposite view – that fueling on the run is the advisable strategy. In part three, Lee Miller [...]

Have Shoes (and Money), Marathoners Will Travel »

The travel industry is catching on that runners are good for business.

A republished Detroit-based newspaper article about half- and full-marathoners traveling the world to get in a new run included some interesting statistics:

“Marathon tourism is on the rise, coinciding with the huge increase in the number of people who now run—29.2 million in 2005, up [...]

How To Recognize a Marathoner »

From the Official User Gallery of the 2007 Flora London Marathon. Enjoy!

(Thanks to Pamalamadingdong for the tip!)

12 Tips to a Terrific Taper »

Springtime is here, and with it come a multitude of spring marathons. If you’re closing in on an upcoming marathon, your actions during the final two weeks before the race are crucial to your performance. From that point on, it’s all about the taper.
Tapering is a period of “active rest” when your body [...]

Photo of the Week: Boston 2007 »

Congratulations to these two Running Blog Family 111th Boston Marathon champs, the incomparable Running Chick With the Orange Hat, and her trusty companion, the unstoppable amazing hip.

(jeff, and Dianna, mile 7-ish; photo courtesy Renée Dekona.)

According to a story in the April 17 edition of The New York Times,
This was the most dismal day to run [...]

The Race Registration Conundrum »

This upcoming Sunday I’m joining 5,000 other runners in the La Jolla Half Marathon, a scenic and challenging seaside course that everyone must finish in under three hours. Some will likely be running with someone else’s number because they didn’t register for their own before the popular race sold out.
How do I know? For the [...]

An Insider’s Guide to the Boston Marathon »

For most marathoners, making it to the starting line in Hopkinton, Mass., is the completion of a long journey filled with endless miles of training and months of anticipation. But once you make it there, you still have a race to run, and a very difficult and entirely unique one at that. The Boston course [...]

In It for the Long Haul »

Apologies to those of you in the colder climates for last week’s “Spring has sprung” comment. I know some of you had to run in 30°F weather or slog your way through slush. It is warming up, though and it’s time to really start working on those training plans for the summer’s big [...]

There’s No Easy Way Out »

If you want to train for a marathon there is but one way to do it—train! It doesn’t matter if you are going for a sub-six-hour finish or a Boston Qualifier; you still have to train and it’s hard work and it can hurt but when you get to the end of that [...]

Proper Preparation Prevents Poor Performance »

I’m a great believer in high mileage. While we all are, as they say, an experiment of one, and no two runners react the same to a certain type of training, a few principles do apply to all of us, and we can always learn from other’s experience.
I’ve been a runner for nearly three years. [...]

A Good Old Home Town Marathon »

f you’ve ever run a marathon what you probably experienced was a start that required separating people into corrals by time to make sure the start was staggered. You probably had to shuffle along for many yards and were probably passed and then passed others for a couple of miles. The water stations stretched for [...]

Next Time »

On Sunday October 1, 2006, I ran my first marathon. The experience was exhilarating, exhausting, intense, fun, and rewarding. My family was there and supported me throughout the race and, without them, my finishing would have been in doubt. I struggled for the second half of the marathon (the hard half) and the positive words, [...]

Via Onion Radio News: Retired Marathon Runner Discovers Eaters High »

This is just too funny not to post. Retired Marathon Runner Discovers Eater’s High.
Via The Onion Radio News.