May 2010
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“I get up every morning determined to both change the world and have one hell of...”
– E. B. White
April 2010
26 posts
“If you run, you are a runner. It doesn’t matter how fast or how far. It...”
– John Bingham
“I am jealous of everyone who will be running from Hopkinton to Copley Square on...”
– Kara Goucher
“Smile. It makes a world of difference.
Dance. Who knows when you won’t be able...”
– Unknown
“I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we’re...”
– Alberto Salazar, three-time winner of the NYC marathon
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“Running long and hard is an ideal antidepressant, since it’s hard to run...”
– Monte Davis
“For me, as for so many runners, there really are no finish lines. Runs end;...”
– Dean Karnazes
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“If you want to become the best runner you can be, start now. Don’t spend...”
– Priscilla Welch
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With the Taper Comes Self-Doubt
Tapering always bothers me. I have too much time to think and am filled with self-doubt. Instead of being psyched for my upcoming race, I’m usually easily distracted and tend to think more about the missed workouts or bad runs than the accomplishments I’ve made.
When my friends are anxious about their futures, it is so easy for me to encourage them. Why is it, then, that when the...
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“Ask yourself: ‘Can I give more?’. The answer is usually:...”
– Paul Tergat, Kenyan professional marathoner
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Did Facebook Help Evolve the Marathon Trend?
More people than ever are running marathons thanks, a Time article says, to Facebook and other social media platforms.
Running USA reports that last year there was a 10 percent jump in marathon finishers. About 467,000 runners finished marathons last year, which is the highest number of finishers to date.
The largest increase in marathon runners from 2008 to 2009 is women ages 18 to 24. The...
“You have a choice. You can throw in the towel, or you can use it to wipe the...”
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Study: Cherry Juice Help Runners Recover
Drinking cherry juice can help marathon runners recover after their long runs, according to scientists.
In a recent study, runners who drank tart cherry juice before and after races recovered better than those who didn’t because of the antioxidants in the cherry juice which helps the body resist damage and repair itself.
“Participating in long-distance endurance events, such as a...
“A run begins the moment you forget you are running.”
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“Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the...”
– Erica Jong
“Be soft. Do not let the world make you hard. Do not let the world steal your...”
– Unknown
“Courage is the ladder on which all other virtues mount.”
– Clare Boothe Luce
March 2010
38 posts
“You’re braver than you believe, and stronger than you seem, and smarter than you...”
– A. A. Milne
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“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
– Oscar Wilde
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“You were once wild here. Don’t let them tame you.”
– Isadora Duncan
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Best of the Rest: Running Stories from Around the...
LA Times: Running from the Recession
For 10 years, Michael Ward had a routine: Up at 4 a.m., breakfast, catch the bus to work as an editor at an aviation newsletter, then leave at 6 p.m. and back to his one-bedroom, one-bathroom Santa Monica apartment. But on May 1, 2009, when it was time to get up, Ward, 39, didn’t. He had been laid off the day before. He lay in bed for hours, angry,...
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“Don’t compromise yourself. You’re all you’ve got.”
– Janis Joplin
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Doctors Theories on Marathon Running
I adore Paul D. Thompson, M.D. I “met” him yesterday via phone. He’s a well-known cardiologist and marathon runner, who published a history of medical research related to the Boston Marathon. I also adore Bill Roberts, M.D., who is a Minnesota-based doctor who studies marathon runners.
Anyone who studies marathon runners is pretty much my kind of guy. More importantly, with...
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“The moments of happiness we enjoy take us by surprise. It is not that we seize...”
– Ashley Montagu
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Princess Bea Prepares for London Marathon
Princess Beatrice, 21, has revealed she will try to run the London Marathon tied to a world-record 31 people.
It will take all of the runners more than six hours to complete the race. Princess Bea told The Sun that because the runners are not allowed to split up throughout the course of the race that no one will be able to go to the bathroom throughout the race.
“The boys all went...
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“Courage does not always roar. Courage is sometimes the voice at the end of the...”
– Mary Anne Ramacher
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Marathon Running Leads to Heart Complications
Marathon runners are at risk for high blood pressure and heart complications because endurance training can stress the cardiovascular system, according to researchers who will present their study at Monday’s American College of Cardiology meeting in Atlanta.
Marathon runners had increased blood pressure and stiffness in the aorta, the major artery to the heart.
Though heart doctors have...
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“We cannot live for ourselves alone. Our lives are connected by a thousand...”
– Herman Melville
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“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely...”
– Marilyn Monroe