Archive for November, 2009


Oscar Pistorius Has An Unfair Advantage (Again)

You may recall a couple years ago when Oscar Pistorius was banned by the IAAF from competing because they felt that his prosthetics gave him an unfair advantage over people that still had both of their legs. This news was quite a sensation, since there seemed (at the time) to be a very good chance [...]

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Pay Attention To Traffic When You Are Running

Most Saturday mornings, I am awake and ready to run the trails nice and early. This weekend, I was a bit tired but got up anyway so that I could hang out with a friend that was staying with us for a few nights. By the time he left for a class he was taking, [...]

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Boston Marathon 2010 Registration Has Closed In Record Time

I knew that the Boston Marathon was going to close early this year. In fact, I expected it to close between Christmas and the New Year and no longer allow entrants in the same year as the race for the first time in race history. I was only partially right, however. Registration for the marathon [...]

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My Coaching Program Is Now Live!

Interested in hiring a coach for the winter to get you through to the Boston Marathon? I’ve just opened up my coaching program. Head over here for a quick 4 minute video that explains how the program is going to work: http://www.runtowin.com/coaching/signup.html

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Do you need a coach for the Boston Marathon?

Last week, I released 5 videos about how to choose your next (or first) marathon and all of the considerations that you need to take into account. As I mentioned at the end of the videos, I am going to be offering personal, 1 on 1 coaching for the Boston Marathon 2010. I’ll only be [...]

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Meb Keflezighi is an American!

I don’t understand the position that some people are taking that Meb Keflezighi is not American enough to be considered the first American to win the marathon since 1982 when Alberto Salazar won. Which is silly, because even if he had become an American citizen the week before the race he would still be an [...]

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Usain Bolt Adopted A Cheetah

The world’s fastest man has now adopted the world’s fastest sprinter, a cheetah cub that was abandoned by it’s mother on a game preserve. Naming it Lightning Bolt, the cub was among a few that were rescued by Bolt and some friends that were traveling to Kenya for a short trip. The world record-holder in [...]

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How do you go about choosing a marathon?

Last night I sat down and recorded a video explaining all of the questions you need to ask yourself before choosing your next (or first!) marathon. It wound up being a bit too long, though, so I’m going to separate it out into multiple videos that I’ll release throughout the week. The first video in [...]

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