Will Run for Health

Dr. Lee Miller wrote a piece arguing that, due to health care savings and productivity increases inherent in being more fit, that we should lobby for tax breaks to cover fitness expenses. The case that he presents about the health care savings associated with active people versus sedentary people is tempting.
However, in the more immediate [...]

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 [...]

Will Run for Money

We all enjoy the benefits of running and the enhanced quality of life it brings, but wouldn’t it be great to get paid for it? No, I’m not talking about becoming a professional runner and winning races and making money, I’m talking about being paid to just be a runner. Sound farfetched? [...]

2007 Boston Marathon Results

Robert Cheruiyot of Kenya won his second straight Boston Marathon in a time of 2:14:13, gaining an astounding 20 seconds on runner-up James Kwambai of Kenya in the last two kilometres. The times for all runners were slowed by rain and wind. Cheruiyot’s time was the slowest to win at Boston in thirty [...]

Ethical Running

It’s not often that ethical dilemmas occur during road races (at least those that don’t involve Rosie Ruiz), but two recent incidents got me thinking about how much responsibility each of us has to watch out for our fellow runners.
In a 10K race recently, one of my teammates was up front the entire race, trading [...]

Back Away From the Headphones, Ma’am

Those runners planning to do this summer’s Grandma’s Marathon or any of the shorter distances surrounding the main event in Duluth, Minn., might find the course both quieter and noisier. (You may remember that CompleteRunning wrote about this very subject a while ago.)

Marathon organizers last week announced they would formally ban headphones and all portable [...]

Running Isn’t Sexy

Back in the 1970’s and 80’s the first aerobic craze hit North America. Kenneth Cooper got people excited about exercise with his bestselling book, “Aerobics” in 1968. Running burst onto the scene as a popular activity and athletes like Frank Shorter and Bill Rodgers became cultural icons.
My experience in the 1980’s and into the [...]

Runner’s World to Acquire Running Times Magazine

Via Scott Dunlap’s A Trail Runner’s Blog comes word that Rodale, Inc. is acquiring Running Times magazine.
From Scott’s blog:

Today, Rodale, Inc., publisher of Runner’s World magazine, announced the acquisition of Running Times Magazine for an undisclosed price. Both magazines have been doing well in the last few years (Runner’s World has a base rate of [...]

Try To Avoid These ‘Stunning’ Performances

This month plenty of runners are contemplating not only resolutions but race calendars. Chances are there are some significant milestones on those upcoming lists, such as a half or full marathon, triathlon, trail run or other endurance events that will test the bodyís limits.
A huge goal in all of this annual planning is staying healthy. [...]

Is Running a Dying Sport?

Ostensibly, it is ludicrous to question the health of running. The sport is experiencing unprecedented growth in its numbers as countless numbers take up the sport around the world. Participation in road races around the world is burgeoning and fields numbering in the tens of thousands are commonplace. In the United States, 8.1 million people [...]

Running With Headphones … As Bad as Running With Scissors?

I belong to two local running clubs, and both of them have active campaigns to stamp out running with headphones. It’s not safe, they say. What about if I keep the volume down, and only use one earpiece? Nope, they say. No good. Even low volume blocks sounds you need to hear, like other runners [...]

Broadening the Definition of ‘Bandit’

The Running Chick’s article last week about the different ways to finish a race got me thinking: Is it okay to have a non-entrant pace you through part of a race?
I’ve been reading and listening to a lot of runners recount their big fall races and noticed many had prearranged company on the course, people [...]

‘Digital’ Marathons

The New York Times published stories all last week about running in general and the ING NYC marathon in particular.
If you have even a passing interest in this distance, you might want to check out some of the coverage. One article that caught my eye—in the Style section, no less—debates all the gadgets many runners [...]

High School Girls and Running

A recent Washington Post article explores the special challenges faced by high school girls who run: “In girls’ cross-country,” Post writer Eli Saslow states, “runners are more likely to regress than progress.”
He continues:

College and high school coaches estimate that about 80 percent of female runners will level off, at least temporarily, because of physiological changes. [...]

Man Runs Sub Three Hour Marathon While Juggling

Most people who run a marathon have their hands full.
Not Michal Kapral. Today, at the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, Michal Kapral ran 26.2 miles while juggling! And, just in case you aren’t yet duly impressed, he did it in the astounding time of two hours, 57 minutes — a finish time most runners can only dream [...]

75 Year-Old Ed Whitlock Runs Marathon in an Amazing 3 Hours 8 Minutes

Only a fraction of a percentage of people will ever run a marathon, and a fraction of a percentage of those people will run that marathon in less than three hours.
At 70 years of age, Ed Whitlock became the only man on earth known to have run a marathon in under three hours. Five years [...]