Marathon cheats – grrrr!

So hard to believe that folks actually cheat (themselves) at a marathon. Especially when they have to look at themselves in the mirror every single day thereafter. Good grief – is it really worth it?! So disappointing.

Runners are getting ready to “compete” in the New York Marathon Sunday November

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Supporting Sustainability and Reducing Waste

Major sporting events like marathons can use up to hundreds of thousands of plastic bottles, not to mention create waste, as runners discard disposable cups and/or bottles along the race course.

Many events are beginning to limit the use of single-serve plastic water bottles. The Harrow Half Marathon in London,

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Holy smokes – did you hear about this?

American woman breaks cycling land speed world record

On Sunday, the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah extreme cyclist Denise Mueller-Korenek not only smashed her own world record, but the long-standing men’s record as well.

Read on to find out how this cyclist hit the remarkable speed of 296 km/h to

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Planning your first marathon this fall?

Check out this Runner’s World article, The Less-Is-More Marathon Plan, about how to run your best marathon ever on just 3 days a week. Here’s an excerpt:

“The restrictions on mileage will decrease over-training and burnout, and with several days of cross-training, it should cut your injury-risk substantially. This may

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Congratulations Steve Gathje – you’re amazing!

The official definition of a running streak, as adopted by the Streak Runners International, Inc., and United States Running Streak Association, Inc., is to run at least one mile (1.61 kilometers) within each calendar day.

Seems impossible, but Steve Gathje did it – ran every day (once every 24 hours),

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