When the Waikiki tourism industry wanted marketing consultant Tom Kiely to establish more TV exposure for the region in the late 1980s, Kiely created a lifeguard competition, then a one-week mountain-bike series. After the cyclists finished dusting themselves off at Kualoa Ranch, they pedaled straight to the eastern shore to dive into the water, which […]

 
Training is an important aspect of being a runner. Whether you are a beginner and you are looking to increase your stamina or you’ve been running for a while and want to run faster or train for an event such as a marathon, training is something that is an essential part of the sport.

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If you’ve been wanting to make running history, your opportunity is just a month away, when the first Texas Independence Relay makes its way from Gonzales to the San Jacinto Monument. That’s more than 200 miles and two days of history.
For history buffs, there’s the opportunity to run through Gonzales, home of the “Come and […]

“If you run 100 miles a week, you can eat anything you want–Why? Because (a) you’ll burn all the calories you consume, (b) you deserve it, and (c) you’ll be injured soon and back on a restricted diet anyway.” –Don Kardong
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There are a lot of things to keep in mind when preparing for your first marathon—and I’m not talking about the months of training you already have planned and in some cases, finished. I’m talking about the race itself—the actual day (and week) in which you are going to run those 26.2 miles. Once you […]

When you are seriously working towards a key race, you are using a focused running program. You do your long runs, easy runs, tempo runs and intervals. Great ! But something is missing in this picture: Goal Pace Running!
Why you need to run at goal pace during your training
Running a race is exciting. […]

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“I like running because it’s a challenge. If you run hard, there’s the pain–and you’ve got to work your way through the pain. You know, lately it seems all you hear is ‘Don’t overdo it’ and ‘Don’t push yourself.’ Well, I think that’s a lot of bull. If you push the […]

 
Tom Borschel, 43
Idaho falls, Idaho
How I got hooked: “I fell in love with trail running when I took a land-surveying course my freshman year of college. Four of us had to survey and map an entire 1,500-foot-high mountain above the University of Utah. To speed up the project, I ran up and down the […]