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Houston Chronicle published an online article yesterday about USA Fit Galveston, also known as Galveston Fit. As a recurring Houston Fit member, I appreciate the USA Fit motto: “Change your life.” Participating in your local USA Fit program will change your life for the better. I like what Galveston Fit organizer Sarah Trombley said in …
Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio Marathon & 1/2 Marathon broadcast an email message today. The prices of the Marathon and 1/2 Marathon are rising $10 and $5, respectively, on September 1, 2009. This is good news for early birds … and even for procrastinators. Why? Because it says that Rock ‘n’ Roll San Antonio has …
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I found a running-related article tonight at The Salem News website that fascinated me. Jay Kumar wrote about his experience two days earlier in the Yankee Homecoming 10-miler in Newburyport, Massachusetts. It began at 6:35 PM. That’s right — PM, not AM. Having run nearly all my races in Houston and Los Angeles, I have …
Roberta McInnis wrote two days ago about how the 2010 Chevron Houston Marathon and Aramco Houston Half Marathon sold out at a torrid pace this past weekend — 17-19 July 2009. Registration for the Aramco Houston Half Marathon closed 20 hours after it opened at 12:01 a.m. Friday, and the marathon was full by 1 …
Jacob Breinholt wrote an excellent article about how to gain entry to the New York City (NYC) Marathon. Here are the four methods today: Earn a qualifying time at another marathon. Participate in the New York Road Runners (NYRR) 9+1 program. Enter the NYC Marathon Lottery. Raise money for a charity that participates in the …
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There was a crazy race last night in Buffalo, New York. It was intended for women in stiletto heels, to benefit the Ovarian Cancer National Alliance. It started at 7 p.m. Eastern Time. And it was only 0.5 kilometers long. It was called ShoeFly’s 0.5K Stiletto “Run”. According to one of the photos here, at …
Okay, here’s the deal. Not everyone can run an ultramarathon, which many define as a 100-mile race. And not everyone may run an ultramarathon. Take the famous Western States 100, for example. According to an article today online at the San Francisco Chronicle website, the Western States 100 severely limits the number of participants, especially …
Are you training for a marathon and feeling down these days? Read this article about 60-year-old marathoner Mark Stodghill from Duluth, Minnesota. In the past thirty-one years, Mr. Stodghill has finished 219 races that are at least 26.2 miles long. And his plan to finish a marathon in Montana in August will let him reach …
I saw this in the news today, and I wonder how common it has become. Rocky Mountain Half Marathon is — for the first time in its history — letting participants run virtually. Virtual participation is made possible by the combination of MapMyRun.com and a Garmin GPS watch, which would seem to be secure in …
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