TODAY ON RUNN3R - Running STORIES

Furniture Shopping

runeatrepeat — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 05:26:26 UTC

When we moved from Maryland to California a few weeks ago we only took clothes, small kitchen dishes/appliances, my standing desk and a super old family chair. We didnat take that table in the background. This means we need a ton of stuff now. I realize itas going to take a lot of time and money to...

Ogden Classic Race Is Changing to Half Marathon - Wheeling Intelligencer

www.theintelligencer.net — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:16:08 UTC

Ogden Classic Race Is Changing to Half Marathon Wheeling Intelligencer WHEELING - Wheeling's annual distance race is taking a step forward next year, as the Ogden Newspapers 20K Classic Run and...

Ogden Classic Race Is Changing to Half Marathon - Wheeling News Register

www.news-register.net — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:12:25 UTC

Ogden Classic Race Is Changing to Half Marathon Wheeling News Register WHEELING - Wheeling's annual distance race is taking a step forward next year, as the Ogden Newspapers 20K Classic Run and...

August 1-2: Galen Rupp Aims to Break 15:00 for 5000 Meters // Mo Farah Gets His European 'Distance Double' // Tirunesh Dibaba Defeats Linet Masai // Pregnant Paula Radcliffe Admits 'I Miss Competing' // Plus a Chat With Albert Salazar and Alan Webb

Peter Gambaccini — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:03:32 UTC

Dathan Ritzenhein, and Matt Tegenkamp in breaking the 13:00 barrier. His big chance will come at the DN Galan meet in Stockholm on August 6. He'll have a second chance in the 5000 in Zurich on August 19, with a 3000 in London on August 13. July 10 appearance at Gateshead brought a new personal record...

Marathon man 75-year old-resident still running after all these years - Weehawken Reporter

www.hudsonreporter.com — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 04:02:59 UTC

Donat tell 75-year-old marathon runner Leslie Mayer heas aamazinga for training for the upcoming Damon Runyon 5K Run, a cancer research benefit to be held Sunday, Aug. 15 at Yankee Stadium. And donat tell him itas aincrediblea that heas still active and fit aat his age.a aLet me tell you, there are people...

A Brief Chat With Alberto Salazar and Alan Webb

Peter Gambaccini — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:55:09 UTC

And to judge by a workout he ran Tuesday on the Nike campus in Beaverton, Oregon, Webb's headed for some solid performances. With a group of elite U.S. high school runners looking on, including the Rosa twins from New Jersey -A the high schoolers were attending a week-long Nike camp - Webb ran a six-mile...

It's Hot Atlanta ... Stay Safe by Avoiding Heat Stroke

debbiemagley@gmail.com (Debbie Curtis-Magley) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:55:00 UTC

This summer has been so hot, I'm starting to forget what cool weather feels like. While a lot of runners turn to the treadmill to get their weekly mileage, I've never been much of an indoor runner. But running in the heat can create unsafe conditions for runners who aren't careful.Last August, I wrote...

Keep things GENERAL in the General Prep Phase

www.elitetrack.com — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 03:45:19 UTC

My post-collegiate track and field group resumed training last week following the conclusion of their seasons and 4-6 weeks of complete and active recovery. This year at least half of the group will be coming in following a year of training with me and should still be in pretty good shape. And because...

Rosen Wins 800 at USATF JO Meet

noreply@blogger.com (jdf) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:42:00 UTC

Chris Dallager reports that Bloomington's Matthew Rosen won the Youth Boys 800 meter run in 2:00.68 at the USATF Junior Olympics in Sacramento on Saturday. Rosen has been busy at the meet having competed in the 400 and will be racing in the 1,500 finals on Sunday. Lauren Smith of Team Woodbury finished...

Pocono Raceway Becomes Solar-Powered

By DAVE CALDWELL — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:20:27 UTC

The Pennsylvania racetrack, site of a 500-mile Nascar Sprint Cup race, is the world's largest sports facility operating on power from the sun.

Carly Dockendorf finishes second at Canadian nationals...

noreply@blogger.com (Mercanator) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 02:09:00 UTC

TORONTO, Ontario--Former University of Washington pole vaulter Carly Dockendorf (left/photo courtesy University of Washington) finished second in her event as the Canadian national track field championships concluded Saturday at the Varsity Centre on the campus of the University of Toronto. Dockendorf,...

Seko Jr. at High School Nationals: "I Want to Run Hakone"

brett@harriers.jp (Brett Larner) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:53:00 UTC

Tenri Seko at Nationals, July 31. Click photo for full-sized image. The third son of marathon and ekiden legend Toshihiko Seko (54), Tokai Prep Urayasu H.S. senior Tenri Seko (18) ran the 800 m at the 2010 National High School Track and Field Championships July 31st on Amami island. The younger Seko...

Records continue to fall at day 5 of Junior Olympics

www.usatf.org — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:50:14 UTC

SACRAMENTO - Youth athletes continued to rewrite the record books as Jasmyne Graham and Sean Lee set National marks at day 5 of the USATF National Junior Olympic Championships. The Junior Olympics action can be found at Hughes Stadium on the campus of Sacramento City College in Sacramento, Calif. and...

Another 3 Miles in the Books!

noreply@blogger.com (Javarunner) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:14:00 UTC

This blog is about running....maybe not with coffee. I love to run, so this blog will be about my training, weight loss efforts, news, and races. Oh...and maybe about running with coffee, though that can be a safety issue. Enjoy! This morning Mark and I headed to the Monon Trail for a run. In the end...

Baseball Roundup: Burrell's Homer Lifts Giants Over Dodgers

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:41:37 UTC

Pat Burrell's two-run home run in the eighth propelled the Giants to a 2-1 victory over the Dodgers, a game in which Chad Billingsley extended his scoreless innings streak to 21 2/3.

A Few Visit Steinbrenner's Grave, but No Sign of Yankees

By TOM SPOUSTA — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 00:24:51 UTC

TRINITY, Fla. a The Bossas final resting place looked as neat and pressed as Yankee pinstripes. No flower bouquets, no gaudy makeshift shrines. Only a lone Rawlings baseball resting at the entrance to his mausoleum. Ten people a none of them Yankees a came to pay respects to George Steinbrenner on...

How is the training coming?

Tim Wilson (info@timwilson.me) — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:55:00 UTC

If you were to stop me on the road and ask me how the training is coming I would first have to ask you to run with me because I am undoubtedly in the middle of one of them. I would then have to ask you how far you want to run because when I start to talk it could almost always turn into a long run (or...

Athletics: Balciunaite wins marathon

www.nzherald.co.nz — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 23:29:56 UTC

BARCELONA - Zivile Balciunaite of Lithuania won the women's marathon at the European Championships, and 50-year-old Merlene Ottey made history as the oldest athlete to compete at the event when she ran in the 4x100 women's relay.Balciunaite...

Cotter and Williamson win Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead

ironman.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:19:37 UTC

Texans James Cotter and Kelly Williamson both led from start to finish in taking their victories at today's Whirlpool Ironman 70.3 Steelhead in Benton Harbor, Michigan. Cotter led out of the water with a 24:28 swim. Just eight seconds back was Wisconsin's Will Smith (24:36), 11 seconds ahead of Canada's...

Running can be fun even when you're not in San Marcos - San Marcos Daily Record

www.sanmarcosrecord.com — Sat, 31 Jul 2010 22:11:31 UTC

Running can be fun even when you're not in San Marcos San Marcos Daily Record Nine local women a with eight of the group being runners a decided to fly to San Francisco to run the San Francisco Marathon ...