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WARDIAN WINS ING MIAMI MARATHON
From Press Release
MIAMI -- Veteran marathoner Michael Wardian, who arrived in South Florida less than 24 hours before the race after working an 80-hour week as a shipping broker, outclassed the field in the ING Miami Marathon and Half Marathon Sunday.
Winter Flight 8K Postponed until Feb. 21
Due to some wintry weather, the Winter Flight 8K in Salisbury, NC, scheduled for Jan. 30 has been postponed until Feb. 21 at 2:00 pm. For more info, see the race website: http://www.salisburyrowanrunners.com/index.htm
Little Rock Marathon Unveils 2010 Finisher’s Medal
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
(Little Rock, January 25, 2010) – Little Rock Marathon race officials unveiled the 2010 version of the world’s largest marathon finisher’s medal during a press conference today.
The Little Rock Marathon is presented by the Arkansas Democrat Gazette and will be held March 5 – 7 in downtown Little Rock.
WOMEN RUNNERS NOW MAJORITY AT ING MIAMI MARATHON
From Press Release
Burger King, McDonald's or Taco Bell.
That used to be a daily decision for Orlando resident Ana Caminas.
Not anymore.
The 56-year-old mother of three has transformed herself from a self-described "couch potato" into a lean marathon running machine typical of so many participants in this year’s ING Miami Marathon and Half-Marathon®, which will be held on the streets of Miami, Miami Beach and Coconut Grove on January 31, 2010.
Back to Basics for 2010
By Pete Rea/ZAP Fitness/Running Journal/January 2010
I have enjoyed penning Learning from the Young Guns now for almost five years, and I am even more excited about the next half decade. I receive countless e-mails each month from loyal Running Journal readers with positive feedback, constructive criticism, and suggestions for future columns or research. I appreciate all of the correspondence. Recently I received an e-mail asking me to do a simple review of many of the basic principles of healthy training and adaptation for improvement we have been talking about the last 41 months.
Heal the Body, Heal the Mind
By Richard Ferguson, PhD/Running Journal/December 2009
Injuries are a part of running that we would like to think will never or rarely occur. However, the longer our running careers, the greater the likelihood that any injury will occur. The harder we train will also increase the chances of some physical injury. Sooner or later the hamstring strain, tendonitis, stress fracture, or a multitude of other conditions will cause us to be forced to miss training for either a few days or for an extended period. And as we all know, when we want to run and our bodies won’t let us, then psychologically we aren’t the most pleasant people in the world to be around.
The Top Dozen American Long Distance Running Performances
By Pete Rea/ZAP Fitness/Running Journal/November 2009
Living full time at a training center for runners, one would imagine our topic of conversation is 90 percent running related. Lately nothing could be further from the truth. With politics and finance majors from Princeton as well as well as MBAs, exercise science, and psychology majors, we discuss and debate global politics and classic literature as much as we do performances on the roads and tracks.
Training Plan For a 50 miler or 100K
By Ray Krolewicz/Running Journal/October 2009
Last month’s column addressed the issue of training for ultras. This month will examine specific training for an event in the 50-mile/100K range. (I will skip the 50K runs, since they are so close in time and distance as the marathon, that many of the excellent marathon guides work for 50K training.)
