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Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 18, 2012 at 7:20am

Your top news links of the day… Weekend results Britain’s Great North Run half marathon: Tirunesh Dibaba won her half marathon debut, and London Marathon champ Wilson Kipsang won a close, thrilling race. Read the IAAF report. At the GNR, o...more

Trackcenter Top Twenty
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 15, 2012 at 9:24pm

If you’re a regular reader of this space, you may have noticed that the daily top ten links package has gone silent for the last few days. Truly regular readers of this space know that I’m a high school teacher and I coach cross country in th...more

Trackcenter Top Ten
by The Track & Field Superblog
posted September 6, 2012 at 10:27pm

Your top ten news links of the afternoon… The House of Run’s morning news links: start lists from the Diamond League final, Jamaicans arguing for multiple World Championships wild cards, and Oscar Pistorius’s rant. Germany’s Bj&...more

Women Talk Running Podcast Now Available!
by stephaniemp
posted August 29, 2012 at 11:23pm

The Women Talk Running podcast is now available! That's right, I along with my fellow WTS member and former collegiate distance runner, Cara Hawkins are giving you the best women's running news around each month! This time, we discuss the high and low po...more

Olympic adventures: Event Days 2, 3 and 4
by LHiggs
posted August 7, 2012 at 5:54am

I finally have some downtime after a whirlwind of Olympic events. No one could accuse us of wasting our time here! Over the last few days we have seen rowing, the women's triathlon, the bronze medal men's singles and doubles badminton (which I finally kno...more

Olympic 100 meters & Marathon previews
by carabyrd
posted August 4, 2012 at 11:33am

The 100 meters and the marathon are as different as night and day. But what they do have in common are that they both will have very strong fields at this Olympic games. The 100 meter finals will be this afternoon at 3:55 (CST) and should be shown on NBC ...more

Kara Goucher: Small steps to greatness
by therunningeconomist
posted July 14, 2012 at 10:34pm

While living in a hotel with my husband and dogs after a derecho hit western VA, I had the opportunity of interviewing Kara Goucher by telephone. Kara took time out of her 4th of July to speak with me and offered kind words of support for our situation. P...more

MCM Base Building
by Run Girl Run
posted July 11, 2012 at 9:15pm

For a lot of people, training for the Marine Corps Marathon starts this week. And in some ways, MCM training starts for me this week too. We're 16 weeks out from the race, which is the number of weeks most marathon training plans prescribe. But since...more

What is America's favorite distance to race?
by therunningeconomist
posted June 18, 2012 at 2:57pm

Towns and cities across the nation boast running events on a weekly basis. These road running events range from a mile to a marathon and longer. What is America’s favorite distance to race? The half marathon! The half marathon is 13.1 miles and typ...more

Fast Girls
by Inspiring Sports Women
posted June 2, 2012 at 9:11pm

If you are one of the women taking part in the Flora Mini-marathon or the Tri-burgh in Mayo, maybe you can get some extra inspiration from these women.'Fast Girls' is the fictional tale of a group of British sprinters looking to qualify for a World Champi...more

How Triathletes Can Avoid a Fast Start
by Loren Fogelman
posted May 13, 2012 at 8:12pm

Too frequently triathletes are told by their coaches to ignore what is going on around them. The coaches who tell you to just not do it are unaware of the power of habit. Following the crowd, going out too fast because of the other athletes around you, ...more

Canadian Half-Marathon Championships Race Recap
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted April 30, 2012 at 12:10am

Results: 1:19:01 (PR PB) 6th female.What a ride.Oh wow, where do I start! This is quite possibly the most amazing running experience I have had post-college. The entire weekend, from walking into my hotel room at 11:59pm on Friday to meet my sleepy-eyed r...more

Coaching: My perspective with a little research thrown in
by alangelier
posted April 29, 2012 at 9:47am

What makes a good coach? Well-lots of things....more

The Heteronormativity of the Nike's Women's Marathon
by The Rabbit Hole
posted April 27, 2012 at 7:10pm

I was driving to work one morning when I heard on the radio an ad for the Nike Women's Marathon. Not unusual since Nike and running go hand-in-hand. What caught my attention about this particular ad was when the female voiceover said something...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Mt. SAC, Kansas Relays and more
by carabyrd
posted April 23, 2012 at 11:53pm

First, a bit of breaking news before moving onto this past weekend’s results, USATF has named a new CEO in Max Siegel. Siegel was previously president of global operations at Dale Earnhardt Inc. and a senior vice president at Sony/BMG, and has serv...more

Track & Field/Road Racing Roundup: Boston Marathon, Texas Invite and more
by carabyrd
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:13pm

It is a long road to the 2012 London Olympics. In the sport of running, only the marathoners have been picked with Shalane Flanagan, Desiree Davilia and Kara Goucher representing the United States. We're only 67 days from the start of USA Track and ...more

Lucky #13: Dorchester Crab Run Race Report
by Run Girl Run
posted April 16, 2012 at 6:44pm

I ran half marathon #13 on Saturday. I set a new PR. I finished 4th in my age group. And finally, after years of trying, I broke two hours in a half. So lucky #13 was pretty good to me. The day started early in the morning with a two-hour drive to ...more

13-year-old Winter Vinecki: Competing for a Cause
by Laura Landgreen
posted April 16, 2012 at 10:48am

Her name is Winter Vinecki, and on April 29th, 2012, she will embark upon her quest to be the youngest person to ever complete a full marathon on every continent. But Winter isn’t doing this just to hold a world record, which she will upon successful com...more

Women's Boston Marathon Preview
by carabyrd
posted April 11, 2012 at 10:02am

It has been 40 years since the first official field of women ran the Boston Marathon. Bobbi Gibb was the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon in 1966 (banditing). Kathrine Switzer was the first women to offically enter and complete ...more

Meggan Franks on the 8 Mile Tempo Grind - never lose sight of the big picture
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted April 7, 2012 at 11:04am

On Tuesday I had planned on running an 8 mile tempo at goal half-marathon pace (5:55-6:00) with one of the MSU distance girls. To not embarrass this young lady, I am going to call her Rachel. Rachel is a red-shirt sophomore. Her freshman year ...more

Pittsburgh Marathon Director is Pretty Tough
by Pretty Tough
posted April 1, 2012 at 8:58am

Banana counting, conference calls with Homeland Security, working with local Churches that are on the Marathon route about transporting parishioners for their services on race day…. All in a day’s work for Dick’s Sporting Goods Pittsbur...more

5 weeks from Montreal (Half-Marathon)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted March 26, 2012 at 8:36am

This was my last week of “recovery” after NOLA Marathon, I did my best to run less than I wanted to. My legs feel good, and I’m itching to crank up my miles. I ran 65 miles this week and it feels like I barely ran at all.Wednesday was my...more

2012 Arkansas Marathon Race Report
by Chic Runner
posted March 8, 2012 at 3:41pm

I truly thought this race was one of my favorites that I’ve run thus far. It was hands down my slowest race by far. I really enjoyed the course, fellow runners, course support and overall race. What an experience. I am very glad I’m endi...more

Meggan Franks reflects on her win and PR at Rock n Roll New Orleans Marathon
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted March 7, 2012 at 11:29pm

Results: Marathon in 2:49:06* for 1st! + bathroom break after the half-way point (36 seconds from door to road) So 2:48:30 without it?? I’ve heard there are no potty break conversions in the marathon. :( Splits: Houston, Maddy and I h...more

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