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Archives for October 2009
Running Research Discussed on NPR Science Friday
October 31, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Quick post here to alert you to a story/interview about running research from the October 30th episode of NPR Science Friday with Ira Flatow. Thanks to @korevec on Twitter for alerting me to the story. The description of the segment is provided below: “Runners from around the world are converging on New York City, preparing […]
Help Matt Allen Run Against Cancer: Running the 2010 Disney Marathon for Charity
October 28, 2009 By 2 Comments
One of my running friends on Twitter, Matt Allen (@mattallenphoto), is preparing to run the 2010 Disney Marathon with Team in Training, a fundraising group that is part of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. His goal is to raise $4000 to contribute to the efforts of the LLS and their goal of eradicating blood cancers […]
Running for Weight Loss – Stories of Personal Transformation
October 25, 2009 By 12 Comments
We all have our reasons for why we started to run. For some of us, it’s the personal challenge of trying to accomplish a goal as seemingly impossible as completing a chosen race, whether it be as small scale as a local 5k or as large scale as a marathon. For some of us, the […]
ING Run For Something Better: Running the 2010 Disney Marathon to Combat Childhood Obesity
October 19, 2009 By Leave a Comment
One of the flyers in my race packet from the 2009 Hartford Marathon was for a program known as the ING Run For Something Better. ING sponsors the Hartford Marathon (among others), and the Run For Something Better Program “helps fund running and fitness education programs in schools to show kids how exercise can help […]
Sherpa John and The Run Across New Hampshire
October 18, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I posted a story a few weeks ago about a NH ultrarunner, Sherpa John (check out his blog here), who was planning to run his second annual Run Across New Hampshire from the westernmost point of the state at the VT border near Brattleboro to the easternmost point in Odiorne State Park in Rye (on […]
Nike Free Run+ & Free 7.0 V2: New Models Coming in 2010
October 17, 2009 By 13 Comments
The Running Warehouse Blog has released details about two new Nike Free models set to be released sometime around Summer 2010 (the post also discusses new models in the popular Lunar line as well as some others). As a big fan of the original Nike Free 3.0, I’m a bit disappointed with the direction the […]
Vibram Fivefingers: New Models On-Line (Trek, Moc, and Performa)
October 17, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Vibram has now updated their website with several of the new Fivefingers models. These include the Fivefingers KSO Trek for trailrunning (available in Men’s only for now – though there is a petition out for a women’s VFF Trek to be developed), and the Vibram Fivefingers Moc (Men’s) and Performa (Women’s). Below are photos of […]
Manchester City Marathon: Course Map and Elevation Profile
October 15, 2009 By 1 Comment
Yes, I’m a bit crazy, and I’ll be running another marathon on November 1 (only 3 weeks removed from my finishing of the 2009 ING Hartford Marathon). Next up is the Manchester City Marathon in Manchester, NH. This is something of a home-town race for me since I work in Manchester and run on the […]
Race Report: 2009 Hartford Marathon
October 11, 2009 By 21 Comments
When it comes to races, marathons are truly a different beast than any other distance I have run, both mentally and physically. We spend months training and obsessing about marathon strategy, but unfortunately sometimes things don’t go our way on race day, which can lead to disappointment. Yesterday I ran the 2009 ING Hartford Marathon […]
2009 ING Hartford Marathon – Video Recap
October 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment
Video recaps from the 2009 ING Hartford Marathon – so far I’ve only found one, if you know of any others feel free to drop me a comment!
Hartford Marathon Course Maps and Elevation Details
October 6, 2009 By Leave a Comment
I will be running the 2009 ING Hartford Marathon this Saturday (Oct. 10). As has been the case with my previous two marathons, I’m now beginning to obsess about the course map and elevation profile. For those who might be interested, I thought that I’d share some details regarding the course that I’ve pulled together […]
