Races Off The Beaten Path

So you’ve run the Marine Corps Marathon, the Chicago Marathon, the New York Marathon and even the Flying Pig Marathon, but now you’re looking for something a little different. Although running a marathon anywhere is a unique experience in the scope of life’s experiences, some marathons add to the interest

The Agony of De-Feet

The Boston Marathon. The Peachtree Road Race. The Fifth Avenue Mile. And now, the Glamour Stiletto Run.

Beat the Doldrums

In the closing scene of “Finding Nemo,” the “tank gang” from P. Sherman’s dental office finally pull off the escape they’ve dreamt about for years. After Dr. Sherman places them in plastic bags to change the tank water, they roll their bags across the counter to an open window, freefall into the bushes below, [...]

Of(f) Course, You Are

Of all the volunteer duties that accompany a road race, one of the toughest has to be course marshal. These are the people who keep runners heading in the right direction and prevent short cuts. They also keep cars and cyclists from colliding with race participants and alert an aid station if someone needs help. [...]

Running Upstream

Last Weekend I ran the San Francisco ING Bay to Breakers which is as much street theater as it is a race. Elite runners line up first followed by seeded runners followed by people who actually intend to run the race followed by a lot of crazy people in costumes. There are also [...]

Taking 100 Kids to Bloomsday

Now that I have your attention, I will explain….ok, where do I start?
Well I guess I will begin with “What is Bloomsday?”
Bloomsday is a 12 km race that first began on May 1, 1977, and runs through downtown Spokane, Washington. Over 1,000 runners participated in the inaugural Bloomsday Run, which was billed “Run [...]

Runners Who Are Racing This Weekend

I see that, according to the CRN Race Calendar, there are seven people racing this weekend. That’s including myself. Was that last mention overly narcissistic?
Anyway, head on over and wish me them luck!
P.S. TRIATHLONS are more than welcome on the calendar.

A View From the Top: Governor’s Bay Bridge 10K

The Governor’s Bay Bridge 10K Race (Md.) was cancelled for the 4th time in six years last week. This is a race in distress.
The race, put on by the Annapolis Striders, is a point-to-point 10K race that leaves at 8 a.m. from sea level at the start of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge on the [...]

Thinking of a Running a Marathon? Think Again

This is an article that provides advice for when is the right time in your running career for running a marathon, in addition to providing suggestions for how to approach training form marathons both mentally and physically.

Video of the Week: Steve Prefontaine

In 1972 Steve Prefontaine set the American record in the 1972 5k (13:22.8) and was set to compete in the 1972 Olympic Games. The race shown in this video is the epitome of drive and determination. You can practically feel the lactic acid building up in your legs and your lungs as you watch [...]

How To Recognize a Marathoner

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

(Thanks to Pamalamadingdong for the tip!)

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Opinion: Guts & Glory

There’s a perception among recreational runners that one of the main things that separates us from the elites is the ability of those at the top of our sport to tough it out, to endure more pain than we can. The thinking goes that folks like Paula Radcliffe, Meb Keflezighi, Martin Lel and Deena Kastor [...]

Planning a Trail Race: Part Four

(Read parts one, two and three of this series.)

Race Logistics
Lots of different things make up the logistics on race day.

Course markings.
Make sure people won’t get lost on your course becuase if they do you may be responsible. Mark your course clearly the day before the race. Typical trail markings [...]

Planning a Trail Race: Part Three

(Read parts one and two of this five-part series.)

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Before I begin part 3 I do need to remind you of the time committment in planning a race. As you can tell by the sporadic updates to this 5 part series, I have been busy. Planning a trail races takes A LOT [...]

Planning a Trail Race: Part Two

(Read parts one and three of this series.)

In part one of this series we looked at the basics to getting started as a new race
director. By now you should have your race date, distance, location, size and name. Those
things alone aren’t going to get you very far. Very early on you should begin the process [...]

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