“To be a consistent winner means preparing not just one day, one month or even one year - but for a lifetime.” -Bill Rodgers
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by Jennifer Swacina
PRESCOTT - As part of the Earth Day celebration April 19 at Granite Creek Park in Prescott, Thomas Arnold plans to run a total of 100 miles back and forth from the park to the Verde River headwaters near Paulden.
And he is looking for others to join him.
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THE oldest and longest-running tribute run for World War II Veterans will be on the highways of Central Luzon again for its 23rd staging this coming April 8 and 9, 2008.
Billed as the Araw ng Kagitingan Ultra-Marathon, the 102-kilometer retracing of the 1942 infamous Death March Trail, from Mariveles, Bataan to the City of San […]

by Casey McGuire
Ultrarunners, who are you people? Why would someone run so far is such a short time? Well, I thought, I love trail running so much that if I had it in me to do such a thing, then I probably would also. So, I thought I’d challenge myself to […]

by Jeff Galloway
In training for your race goal, you improved your fitness, your attitude and your energy level. This doesn’t have to go away after the race. By setting new goals and other projects ahead of time, you can maintain your enhanced fitness and move on to other running experiences.
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“There’s a lot to be said for LSD–long, slow distance in this case.” -Joe Henderson, 1969
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For every mile you run on trails, you add one minute to your life. This enables you, at the age of 85, to spend an additional five months in a nursing home at $5,000/month.
The only reason you took up […]

by Sue Ellen Ross
Moving from the couch to the running trail is easier for some people than for others. But it doesn’t take a lot to get going once you decide to take up this health hobby, according to Michael Casey, exercise specialist at Fitness Pointe.
“All you need is a pair of shoes and somewhere […]

 
by Christine Dobrowolski, DPM
Millions of runners take to the streets, tracks and trails everyday. People run for health, for fitness, for stress relief and for fun. There are casual joggers, the trail runners, sprinters, marathon runners and elite competitors. Despite these differences, all runners are susceptible to foot problems. Common foot and ankle conditions in […]

“…Mike from the Goo Goo Dolls mentioned that he’d done a local 50K not too long ago. I couldn’t let another ‘rock guy’ tackle an ultra distance while I just ran marathons. Mike didn’t know it at the time, but the gauntlet had been laid down. So, imitation being the highest form […]