running

Sammy Winjiru wins first London title, Irina Mikitenko captures second

Olympic champion Sammy Winjiru of Kenya captured his first London Marathon title in course record time Sunday, finishing the race in 2 hours, 5 minutes, 10 seconds. Joining Winjiru on the podium were the same two who finished behind him in Beijing, only flip flopped. Beijing bronze medalist Tsegay Kebede of Ethiopia finished second, while silver medalist Jaouad Gharib of Morocco [read more...]

London Marathon preview (Sun. April 26)

The London Marathon is Sunday April 27, marking two consecutive weeks of major marathons. If the London is anything like the show at Boston this week, running fans are in for a treat. Though the race does not have the hype of Boston, London features many elite runners including Beijing Olympic champion Sammy Wanjiru, Beijing bronze medalist Tsegaye Kebede and Americans [read more...]

Boston Marathon 2009 preview

Monday, April 20, is the 113th running of the Boston Marathon, in what should be a great race. Robert Kipkoech Cheruiyot of Kenya dominated the field last year, winning in 2:07:46 after taking the lead at the 5k mark and never looking back. The course record holder (2:07:14) captured his fourth Boston title (2003, 05, 07, 08) and will be looking [read more...]

Big race is in one week, how do I prepare?

So the Horsetooth Half Marathon is one week away. You've been training for eight weeks or more. You've done the long runs. You've done the intervals. And hills. And been eating correctly. And read this blog everyday (OK probably not). But the point is, your body is ready to run the race and with one week to go you do not [read more...]

You might be a runner if…

Alright everyone, I had to do it: a list of habits, rituals, body abnormalities and sayings that make us runners who we are. The list is compiled by members of the Facebook group, Everything is Funner with a Runner. And I must say I agree with many of the statements. Here are my 20 favorite, "You might be a runner if's..." You can [read more...]

Are runners more attractive than general population?

Alright this isn't the most newsworthy of posts, but this question caught my eye surfing the net today: are runners more attractive than the general population? Mark Remy, for Runner's World on his blog RW Daily, posed this question and RW ran a homepage poll a while back. The results were mixed as 54 percent responded "Absolutely," 22 percent "Maybe, But [read more...]

The best songs to add to your running playlist

I think one of the most enjoyable aspects of running is when I throw on the ol' iPod shuffle and let the music dictate the pace of my run. I can start out with a bang to the Ramones "Blitzkreig Bop," then settle into a slower pace with Jack Johnson's "F-Stop Blues" and on my longer runs, fall into a [read more...]

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April 2009