I received an email this afternoon from Guy Kawasaki letting me know about Alltop, a new aggregator of all sorts of news and topics. Run to Win has been featured on their Running Page, and there are a lot of other quality running websites also listed. If you have a few moments, you may want…
The warm temperatures this evening were offset by a steady breeze, but the recent layer of rock dust laid down along the path did make it difficult to breathe in places. Both the men’s and women’s races saw some new faces in front this week, with both winners taking at least a couple of minutes…
I met Ryan Lee in August of 2007. He was a speaker at a conference that I attended, and the first night there he came into a small party we were having in a back room at the Ruth’s Chris Steak House in Austin. We chatted a little, and the next thing that you know…
This guest article was written by John Harker, a cardio kickboxing teacher in Santa Cruz, California. I have incorporated Tabata intervals into my workouts for a few years now, and they are a very effective way to get a lot of work done in a very short amount of time. The Tabata workout is a…
This week last year, Scott and I began a new monthly series on alternate exercises. Scott’s introductory article was about walking your dog, which is good for both you and the pooch. Since last year I have started training with a few guys that have trained their dogs to run with them, and they’ll lope…
Things are not looking so good for Justin Gatlin. His appeal to reduce his ban from 4 years to 2 years was rejected by CAS. USATF President Bill Roe had this to say: “USA Track & Field respects the decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport regarding Justin Gatlin’s eligibility. This case has been…
Just a quick note that if you entered the lottery for the 2008 New York City Marathon, the results are available. Just do a search for your name in their entrant database: Good luck for anybody that tried to get in through the lottery!
The 4th Weekly Back Cove race was last evening, and the photos are already online. I especially enjoyed the photo of the guy pretending to be my logo in front of the banner! All of the fast guys were out last night, which almost made me regret my decision to run slow this week. (Almost.)…
Michael Johnson holds the 200m and 400m world records, and until recently had 5 Olympic Gold medals. That’s about to change, though, as he is voluntarily returning one of his Olympic Gold medals now that he knows it wasn’t not achieved legally. In the 2000 Sydney Olympics, 3 of the 4 runners on the 1600m…
(Photo Credit: Trail Monster) Local runner and adventurer Chris Douglas was on his way to the start of a 2500 mile walk from Colorado to Maine this weekend when his car was struck in a head-on collision, killing him at the scene. His girlfriend’s car was hit when another vehicle crossed the center line. The…