This Running Life

1. Boulder marathon postponed

2. Is a The “D” word

3. How physical fitness can promote school success

4. A 16 yr old will shoot for the US marathon Trials

5. A boulder runner copes with running in a flooded area

1. Soldiers in Kuwait will run the Akron marathon–in Kuwait.

2. New Garmin GPS watches look really nice

3. Sprint training for distance runners

4. Racing does not define a runner

5. Mental Games–Finding Focus on the Edge (I struggle with this A LOT)

1.  Cool new twist on the iPhone running arm band.  Check it out.

2. The Science and History of farting

3. Not always a fan of her writing (sass is best dispensed in small doses), but this one is excellent. Something I needed to read

4. As a guy who ran the last half of his last marathon with chocolate gel on his face, I needed this

5. Actually thinking about getting a pair…

1. Candace Burt’s hydration pack p[ersonality test

2. Further proof that Pearl izumi ad creators are insensitive BUTTHEADS (they have since apologized, but still…)

3. From my friend Brooke:  8 dog-friendly races

4. Alberto Salazar’s training philosophy

5. Is there an ideal running body type?

1. September has a different meaning now

2. Nyad answers critics

3. The secret to upping your weekly mileage

4. Lance wins…a lawsuit

5. A Kuku Penthouse???

1. Ian Sharman reflects on his Grand Slam Summer

2. Killian Jornet stuck on a mountain

3. Shaun Evans is a SUPERSTAR

4. Photos rom Wasatch 100

5. Lateral Squat Walk

1. More on Nyad’s swim and skepticism about how she did it

2. Interview with Clark and Sharman after Wasatch 100

3. How significant are heel impacts at causing injury?

4. We were made to move

5. This is sad and riveting!  (Here’s the diagnosis)

1. High school kid wants to break the 4 minute mile.

2. The elite field is taking shape for Chicago

3. Read this twice.  Excellent. As a Professor and Department Chair, I can relate to his situation

4. Cross country season is starting and this piece is a great way to kick it off

5. Observations on good running technique

1. The Drama surrounding the “Grand Slam of Ultrarunning”

2. Good summary on trademark law and why the dude who runs the “Grand Slam of Ultrarunning” thingy has little to stand on

3. Good thoughts on governing bodies in ultra running (thanks Ultrarunner podcast)

4 . A brief history of women’s running (great video of Joan Benoit in 1984 Olympics. If you don’t lose it beginning at 3:23, then you aren’t alive)

5. The Seven Dwarves of Training