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Archive for March, 2007


This Week Last Year: New Rules and Bulgarian Split Squats

This week last year, not much happened at Run to Win. I was too busy packing up and moving into my new home, and had a distinct lack of an internet connection. The only things that got discussed were how much

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Help Cure Multiple Sclerosis

Runners as a general rule are pretty generous people. The vast majority of races that we take part in have some sort of non-profit beneficiary, and many of us raise money on the side for the race charity or another charity that we want to support. Some fitness events are created for the sole purpose [...]

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Map My Run beta has launched

Map My Run has launched a beta service that finally has full integration of a training log with their mapping software. It also integrates an elevation map and captures more data about your runs than the original version of Map My Run. I have been using their site almost exclusively for mapping as they have [...]

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Online Registration is closed for the 2007 Beach to Beacon

Online registration has closed for the 2007 Beach to Beacon 10k. You can request that a paper application be mailed to you, however, and if you send it in early enough you may be able to get one of the few open slots that have been held for mail-in registration. My guess is that most [...]

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All Nike shoes will be Nike+ compatible by year’s end

The Nike+ shoes that integrate with a runner’s iPod are about to become much more widely available. In an article discussing the upcoming future for Nike and it’s financial stability, there was a remark from Nike President and Chief Executive Mark Parker about the future of their running shoes. The company wouldn’t disclose everything that’s [...]

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Is it okay for elite athletes to DNF?

Dennis wrote an article over at Complete Running asking, “is it okay for elite athletes to drop out of races?” I’ve seen this happen in a lot of races in the last few years, from 10Ks to major marathons and it’s something I’ll never understand. To me, it shows not just a lack of commitment [...]

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Appropriate gear for working out with music

In a continuing collaboration with Scott over at Straight to the Bar, March is the month of Music and other audio topics. After first determing whether you should wear headphones or not, and then determining whether you should listen to calm or aggressive music, and perhaps mixing in a podcast or two, you may be [...]

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My Eastern States 20 Miler training run

Last night, I published my Eastern States 20 Miler race plan. The race was going to be my last long run before beginning my taper for the Boston Marathon. My race plan had four distinct sections to it. Miles 1 and 2 The first couple of miles were going to serve as my warm up. [...]

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