Happy Halloween!   1. Hill running is ALWAYS a good thing, no matter your level 2. Read this in my print edition of the mag and wanna get the book 3. The importance of interval training in Ultra running–if you want to go farther and faster easier 4. Nice perspective on the “too young to…

1. Probably the best explanation of why starting too fast in a marathon is a bad idea 2. Drama! 3. Time spent exercising does not counter time spent sitting. (Time to look for my standing desk!) 4. The perfect warm up for running workouts. (for weightlifting, you warm up by eating bacon.) 5. Running 13.1…

1. Really tingle-inducing article about Bill Rodgers, Frank Shorter and my sport 2. The most important mile of her life 3. Nice slideshow from the Marine Corps Marathon 4. Cross Country gaining in popularity in Chicago.  Good news for running as a whole 5. Marathoning a melting pot in NY

1. Charity running beginning to ebb.  (Thanks Norm for the link) 2.  “A day without running is not a day.” 3. Lots of politicians have run MCM (Clarence Thomas ran a 3:11?!) 4. Cool breakdown of registration cost distribution at MCM 5. Importance of a race-day strategy

1. 25 things non-runners don’t get about runners 2. The pain of tapering for a marathon (I do.  I do feel like a “psychopathic hamster”) 3. How to avoid common running foot issues 4. Do calf raises prevent calf injuries in running 5. Profile of Janet Bawcom, who will run her first NYC marathon    

1. Cool interview with Ian Sharman 2. Six year old runs half marathon. 3. Crazy ways to run a marathon 4. World’s first glow-in-the-dark path 5. How music helps your workouts

1. Ryan Hall has dropped out of the NYC Marathon.  I love the guy, but what’s up with him–this keeps happening? 2. SF gives residents who wish to complain about the Nike Women’s Marathon a sex-phone line 3. No halloween masks allowed at the Marine Corps Marathon 4. Great read about Bill Rodgers and the…

1. Runner knits 12 foot scarf while running KC marathon 2. Western States winner Pam Smith on training with kids 3. Urine Trouble 4. Mentor police office pushes Cerebral Palsy teen to 13.1 finish 5. Entrepreneurship lessons derived from trail running   Bonus: Fantastic article.  Especially regarding keeping EASY runs EASY, and slower than you…

1. Boogie, the half-marathon running dog, died.  😦 2. Three tips to right at the right intensity 3. I think I can 4. Be proud–even if your training was ugly 5. Early thoughts on North American women’s Ultra runner of the year

1. Alberto Salazar’s 10 golden rules 2. Marine Corps Marathon is a GO! 3. The role of the glutes in achilles injuries. 4. Trail running and creativity 5. Six Celebrity Chefs tackle 26.2 miles

1. Man runs marathon in Chewbacca costume 2. Dos and Don’ts of injury management close to your marathon 3. Raw and honest race report and anguish from pro Trail runner Dakota Jones 4. Heel strike or tow strike?  Which is best? This might surprise you 5. Why the mirror is sabotaging your fitness