Why 50 Marathons in 50 days is impressive

I have written previously about how Dean Karnazes and Sam Thompson were running 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days. By the way, Sam finished his marathons on the 22nd of August. Today, I am going to use those 50 marathon events as examples of why doing something...

2006 Lewiston-Auburn 5k Bridge Run

The L-A 5K Bridge Run was this morning, and course records were set on both sides of the gender line. Kristen Barry won the race in 17:19 to beat the women’s 2002 record of 17:36 set by Tina Meserve, and Ethan Hemphill broke Scott Brown’s 2003 record of...

Athletes Against Doping

I was reading over on Joan Nesbit Mabe’s site and saw that she was supporting a new organization called “Athletes Against Doping”. Their message is fairly simple and straight forward: Today it isn’t good enough to be just a good athlete by...

Complete Running Network first impressions

The Complete Running Network launched at the beginning of the week, and I would like to share my first impressions of the service. First, I like the new look of the site. The old site was very bland and not at all exciting. The new site is crisp, modern, and pleasant...

Running takes practice

Over at Complete Running, Jank wrote an article about teaching his six year old to run by jogging to the end of the block and back. We’re set up, physiologically, to sprint. The whole “Fight-or-Flight” response, and that instinct, is what�s honed in...

Will Italy be banned from world cup soccer?

The Juventus soccer club in Italy has recently been given a very hefty fine for match fixing. They have threatened to bring the matter before an administrative court to plead their case that they do not deserve such harsh penalties. There is a small problem with that...

Complete Running Network is now online!

For those who have been anticipating it, and for those who have no idea what it is, the Complete Running website has redesigned itself, hired over a dozen new writers, and is now live! You can find them at CompleteRunning.com. When I first looked at their home page, I...