Women Shouldn’t Be Allowed to Run With The Boys

Not according to the IAAF anyway, which is the sport’s international governing body. They currently have a motion in place to invalidate all world records for women who ran in “mixed” races that included men. For a very high profile example of what...

Runner’s World – Cancer Issue

While I will occasionally read something from their website, I very rarely purchase an issue of Runner’s World anymore. When I was younger, I was subscribed for years, but around the time that I got to college it just didn’t seem relevant to me anymore....

2011 Delaware Marathon Race Report

Last week, I followed up the RRCA National Convention with a very short trip into Delaware for a marathon. Hey, if I’m going to be away from my wife for a week, I might as well get another state out of the way, right? I left my hotel in Virginia at 3:00 in the...

Marathon Experiences

Last week, I asked some questions about how you feel about your marathon through Twitter and Facebook. It’s interesting the range of responses that folks have when it comes to their fears, what aggravates them, and their best experiences. So…let’s...

Marathons: By the Numbers

I saw this infographic recently and had to share it…more information about the state of Marathoning in one handy reference than you thought you needed. And yes, I know that that isn’t a picture of Haile Gebreselassie…I didn’t make the image,...