After a 5 month marathon hiatus, I decided to toss my hat back in the fray and registered for the 2016 Beijing Marathon on September 17, 2016. I’m ramping up my mileage so my legs won’t feel like jelly and I’ve…
My marathon training centers around my travel plans. When I find a race I want to run, I drop everything and start looking for races 14 days before and after to try and make a pairing. If I find two races…
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…
Here’s a list of the seven biggest marathons in the world. The United States and Japan host the lion’s share of the largest marathons around the world. Hosting tens of thousands of runners requires a big city and the marathons on…
Running sucks when you first start. You overheat and start cramping after a few minutes, the (hopefully) center of your knees hurt, your hips tighten, your shoulders get sore and the track regulars are laughing at you the whole way. After…
Ran and Written by John Bacon If a 10k or half marathon run completely on flat, packed sand with a fantastic ocean view isn’t enough to make your day, an after party featuring mimosas and pizza certainly will. On May…
Overview The same sign brigade was out in force at the 2016 Boston Marathon. Spectators usually line marathon courses and provide runners with food, alcohol and funny signs to keep them distracted. The most popular signs tend to focus on not…
Spartathalon Let’s start with our honorable mention and nod to history. The Spartathalon began in 1982 when five RAF officers arrived in Greece to see if it was possible to run the 153 miles from Athens to Sparta in 36 hours.…
Race organizers of the Fiord Ultra Marathon released a statement today saying that Arturo Rueda, 57 of Mexico, died while running a 100-mile race in Patagonia. The official statement says Arturo “died in the area of greatest altitude of the route of…
Reza Baluchi of Pompano Beach, FL is finalizing preparations to run 3500 miles in the Caribbean Sea inside a plastic bubble. He anticipates spending 21 to 45 days in his homemade “hydro pod” to complete this feat. Temperatures inside the bubble…