Update 7/09/10: I just put up a post about my first run in the new Vibram Fivefingers Bikila. Check out my very preliminary Vibram Fivefingers Bikila review here. There’s some new news on the Vibram Fivefingers front. Justin Owings of the Birthday Shoes Blog, with info obtained in part from a German site called Voy […]
Archives for July 2009
Running Down Memory Lane: Wolcott Elementary, Conard High, and "The Perimeter"
July 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment
“The Perimeter.” Mere mention of the phrase still strikes fear into my now 34-year-old heart. “The Perimeter” is a blast from my past, and one that I have not-so-fond memories of. I was never much of a runner in High School. I played soccer and tennis, neither particularly well, and running was always viewed as […]
Runblogger’s Report: What Have I Done on My Summer Vacation?
July 24, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Remember back when you were in elementary school and your teacher asked you to report on what you did with your summer vacation? Well, this post is my attempt at providing just such a (mid-summer) report. Image by Claudio.Ar (Out until Jul 27th) One of the perks of being a professor at a small college […]
RoadID: Safety on Your Runs
July 22, 2009 By 2 Comments
I’ve been thinking of buying a RoadID for quite some time, but never really thought it was all that necessary for running around the neighborhoods near my house. This summer, however, I took a trip to Florida and made the mistake of running in the noontime sun one day. I brought icewater and my cellphone, […]
The Perfect Mile: Roger Bannister, John Landy, and One of the Greatest Races of All Time
July 20, 2009 By 4 Comments
The final of the one-mile race at the Empire Games in Vancouver, Canada on Aug. 7, 1954 might just be the greatest running race of all time. The race featured two of the titans of middle-distance running, Roger Bannister of England, and John Landy of Australia. Both of these men were world famous runners, both […]
The 2009 Badwater Ultramarathon (with video)
July 17, 2009 By 4 Comments
Image via Wikipedia The 32nd Badwater Ultramarathon, presented by AdventureCORPS Inc., was run from July 13-15 2009. Although I have never run an ultramarathon, I find this race to be particularly compelling for a number of reasons. For one, the race is insanely difficult. Touted as “the world’s toughest foot race,” the course is described […]
Kara Goucher to Run the Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago Half-Marathon on August 2, 2009
July 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Image via Wikipedia Matt Fitzgerald reports on Competitor.com that Kara Goucher has announced that she will be running the Rock ‘N’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon on August 2, 2009 (thanks to @simpsoka from the Kathy Runs blog for alerting me to this). She will follow this up by competing in the World Championships Marathon in […]
Great Races: Hicham El Guerrouj Sets the Mile World Record
July 12, 2009 By 1 Comment
Image via Wikipedia Sir Roger Bannister was the first runner to break the 4:00 barrier for a mile run. Bannister’s time of 3:59.4 in a race in Oxford in 1954 was a monumental moment not just in the history of running, but in the history of all sport. Since 1954, Bannister’s record has been improved […]
Hands-Free Dog Leash for Running: Any Recommendations?
July 10, 2009 By 4 Comments
If you look through recent posts on this blog, you’ll see that I’ve become quite the dog runner lately. Jack has accompanied me on all but 1 of my runs in the last few weeks, and he’s become a great partner on the road. The one issue that I have to deal with is that […]
Run the 2009 NYC Half-Marathon for the Fresh Air Fund
July 10, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I received an e-mail from a representative of the Fresh Air Fund asking me to post the below opportunity to run the NYC Half-Marathon on August 16th as a Fresh-Air Fund-Racer – sounds like a great cause! Below is the text of the annoouncement: “The Fresh Air Fund is looking for runners and sponsors to […]
Roger Bannister: Video of the First Sub 4-Minute Mile
July 9, 2009 By 1 Comment
I’ve recently been listening to the audiobook version of “The Perfect Mile: Three Athletes, One Goal, and Less Than Four Minutes to Achieve It” by Neal Bascomb. The book recounts the story of Roger Bannister, John Landy, and Wes Santee as they competed to become the first runner to break the 4-minute mile barrier. It’s […]
ColorSchemer ColorPix: An Easy Way to Identify Color Hex Codes
July 8, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the issues I have run into frequently while working on my blogs and/or the webpages that I maintain is the ability to easily identify Hex codes for colors that I like. The color Hex code (or Hexadecimal code) is a six digit/letter combination used to identify specific colors in HTML or on CSS […]
Running With Dogs – Tips from a Dog Runner
July 7, 2009 By 15 Comments
I’ve written a few posts recently (here and here) about running with my 2-year-old black lab named Jack (his classic “take me for a run!” look can be seen in the picture to the left). This has gotten me thinking about the general topic of running with dogs, so I hopped onto Google and began […]
A Dog Running Milestone: Jack Breaks 20 Miles in a Week
July 6, 2009 By 2 Comments
In an earlier dog running post, I talked about how my favorite running partner is a 2-year-old black lab named Jack. He’s an awesome pup (most of the time!), and an enthusiastic runner. Until this summer, Jack would accompany me on runs once or twice a week, and it was usually at times when I […]
Vibram Fivefingers on Wired.com: The Barefoot Running Trend is Growing
Image by peemmfivekay via Flickr A few days ago, Wired.com posted a story on the Vibram Fivefingers running shoe/foot-glove (not sure exactly what to call it, but you can see an image to the left). If you’re not familiar with this contraption, it’s basically a glove-like shoe that allows you to essentially run “barefoot” with […]