Archive for March, 2008

by Don Herres

Sex doesn’t last for more than twelve hours at a time.
You can meet new people and develop meaningful relationships during trail running.
It’s easier to explain the injuries.
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by Casey McGuire
Mobile Alabama- Thirteen straight wins for the Kenyans in the Azalea Trail Run. As the U.S. has been a distant second, most years, it appears this year will be no different. They have the will, but don’t have the willing contestants this year.
Last year, and the year before, it was Kenyan Samuel Ndereba […]

25 running tips

by Tarquin Cooper
1 Watch your footing
‘Make sure your heel strikes the ground first, rather than the ball of your foot,’ advises Sajjad Afzal, a podiatrist to UK athletes. ‘Run smoothly and rhythmically.’ If you hit the ground with the side or the ball of your foot, it will roll. This has a domino […]

“Training: Don’t worry too much about a plan–keep it simple and minimize anything that distracts from the actual doing. Investigate what it is you love about running and then do it–A LOT. For me, that means running LOTS of miles on beautiful trails, always in pursuit…” -Tony Krupicka
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With very special guests Nikki Kimball & Ian Torrence
The University of Utah and Karl Meltzer will hosting the Utah Ultrarunning Camp on July 9-13, 2008. The camp is focused on the ultra runner looking to expand his knowledge and improve on performance, generally on mountain courses.
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Forests are known to harbour most of the world’s dangerous predators such as lions and venomous snakes.
They are key to the sustenance of life as water catchments, rain sources and providers of clean air.
Above all, a forest at the heart of Central Province has continued to produce a breed of predators who have preyed on […]

by Suzanne Girard Eberle
Vegetarian runners must put a little more thought and planning into their daily diet to ensure they incorporate alternate sources of these nutrients. Relax, though, about planning specific meals or “combining” foods to meet your protein needs: Eating an adequate number of calories and a variety of wholesome foods throughout the day […]

“Is there anything typical about my days? Most start with a run.” -Topher Gaylord
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by Donald Buraglio
Each year, on the last weekend in June, the world’s toughest endurance runners gather in the former Olympic Village of Squaw Valley. Over the next 24 hours, they race each other over 100 miles of the historic Western States trail, through some of the most rugged terrain of the Sierra Nevada. They climb […]

Aramex (DFM: ARMX), one of the world’s leading total transportation solutions providers, announced Sunday that its veteran runners Salameh Al Aqra and Mohammed Sweity are scheduled to compete later this month in Morocco’s Marathon Des Sables, a grueling six-day, 243 kilometer endurance footrace across the Moroccan Desert.

The Marathon Des Sables - which takes place 28 […]