1. Intense study may harm workouts
2. Big security changes for Wineglass Marathon
3. Wilson Bridge Half Marathon canceled due to government shutdown
4. Five running rules you can “bend”
5. Fall trail running gear preview
bonus: Trail running in a wetsuit?
1. Weird things seen on the run
2. Environmental impact of running events
3. I find this disturbing! “BAA has not yet approved any bibs for any charity that supports those killed or injured in the blasts”
4. Dakota Jones UROC race report. Funny stuff.
5. Dangers of specialization. My old high school football coach railed against specialization. Seems it is the norm these days as kids mature.
3. NYC Marathon bans hydration packs
4. Meb feared that he was a targeted by feds following Boston bombings.
5. The future of coach education (a must-read if considering entering coaching)
1. New marathon World Record! (No word yet if he followed the Brian MacKenzie plan)
2. Sub-2 hour marathon a ways off
3. This guy broke the tape before Kipsang
4. This is a handy thing!
5. Stunning views from UROC!!
1. Photographer will bike 40,000 kilometers around the world taking pictures
2. When an athlete pulls out of a big race
3. Wilson Kipsang will go for the world record at the Berlin Marathon
4. Los Angeles wants to host the 2016 marathon trials
1. Nice ESPN piece on Jornet and the raising the profile of endurance sports
2. Lose weight fast with the “10,000 foot diet”
3. This, ironically, makes me want to go run
4. Three hill workouts for a faster 5K
5. Rumble in the Rockies. Would be fun to watch this
1. No, running does NOT hurt your knees.
2. The only IM Tahoe recap I care to read. (If Scott wrote recipes, i’d still read it)
3. Pregnant weight-lifter stirs debate
4. Great piece about not giving yourself choices in training.
5. Looks like an interesting book
1. Woman misses turn at half marathon, wins marathon!
2. Tips for buying trail shoes
3. More celebrities to run NYC marathon with Pamela Anderson
4. Kathmandu marathon, an interesting race to say the least
1. This is quite true. Try this: make yourself smile late in a hard run or race., You’d be surprised how it works
2. State of the Sport: largest road races
3. He is running Quad-Cities Marathon backward, while juggling.
4. Pamela Anderson will run the NYC marathon. Hopefully with a good sports bra.
5. The art of running
1. Cool album of Desi Davila’s career
2. Teens are getting more exercise and veggies
3. Intro to trail running, pt. 2 (part 1 came back in August)
4. A photo is worth a thousand miles
5. Curious who got that awesome “running concierge” job? Here ya go.
Get ready for goosebumps. Well done, Mike Bowen
1. Just how long DID Rocky run during his training run/music video on Rocky II? (Hint: a LOT farther than most boxers!)
2. Races to add to your bucket list
3. Davila returning to marathoning in Berlin
4. Inspiring!
5. Makes me appreciate Bryon even more!
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