Three Male Celebrities who Crushed Marathons
Last month I wrote a series of stories for RunHaven about celebrity marathon times. I thought it would be fun to recap the fastest times! This post features the fastest male times.
Three Female Celebrities who Crushed Marathons
Sarah Palin (3:59:36) Sarah Palin ran a 3:59:36 in the 2005 Humpy’s Marathon in Anchorage, Ala. She was 41 years old at the time. She also served as the governor of Alaska for three years and ran as John McCain’s…
Trip Expenses: Scandinavian Midsummer 2015
Destination marathoning may cost less than you think. Here’s a quick recap of the expenses during my 13 day trip to Scandinavia in June of 2015. I went to run the Midnight Sun Marathon in Tromsø, Norway (race review here). I…
Review: Midnight Sun Marathon-Tromsø, Norway (June 20, 2015)
Overview Race Name: Midnight Sun Marathon Date: June 20, 2015 Country: Norway (2nd country) Start Time: 8:30pm Cutoff Time: 5.5 hours Hotel: Radisson Blu Hotel, Tromsø (4 star) Size: 866 in marathon Course: Two Out and Backs Scenery: Superb Hills: Hilly first…
Naked Bike Ride 2015
Saturday, June 27th was the 12th annual Naked Bike Ride in Portland, Oregon. Operating under the motto “as bare as you dare”, an estimated 10,000 riders meandered through the streets of Portland in the nude. The ride organizers hope to…
Running Djurgården, Stockholm, Sweden
Runners everywhere agree there’s something special about a new running route and the feeling is multiplied tenfold when you run in a place you may never see again. On June 16th (tisdag) I met up with two Swedes and got lost…
Heat Acclimitization
Summer is here if you are in the northern hemisphere! For most of us, this means waking up early to get a run in or hitting up the dreaded treadmill after work. On days with poor air quality this is…
Review: VA Wine Country Half Marathon (May 30, 2015)
I covered this race for RunHaven.com so they have my in-depth review on their website. You can read it read my full race review on RunHaven. I found the course to be mostly gentle rolling hills. The race is late…
Review: Coastal Delaware Marathon (May 3, 2015)
Overview Race Name: Coastal Delaware Run Festival Marathon Date: May 3, 2015 Country: USA (1st country) Start Time: 7am Cutoff Time: 7 hours Hotel: Sea Esta III (2 star) Size: 317 in marathon Course: Big Loop Scenery: Beach, marsh, neighborhoods Hills: Mostly flat…
Grant Fisher Becomes 7th High Schooler to Go Sub 4 in the Mile
Grant Fisher had a good Thursday. He went out and ran a 3min 59.38 second mile. He is now tied for the third fastest High School mile time. He is one of seven High Schoolers to go sub 4 minutes.
Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch our arms farther…
It’s hard to wake up before 6am on a Saturday. It’s hot and you gotta beat the heat. Eighteen miles covers a lot of ground and you get a real feel for the city when you run through it while it sleeps.
Review: Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon (March 14, 2015)
The Rock ‘n’ Roll DC Half Marathon happens in Washington DC around the second weekend in March. The race is early in March and you can get some pretty rough weather. In 2015, temperatures were in the 50s and it rained.