Posted: Wednesday, 16 January 2008

In her new book,
Run Your First Marathon,Grete Waitz, nine-time winner of the New York City marathon, points out one of the wonderful draws of the marathon. “No matter who we are,” she writes, “at some point we are all first-time marathoners. All of us share that. That’s the beauty of the race — Olympians and all-comers share the same event.”
Posted: Wednesday, 16 January 2008

I'm don't remember exactly when I joined my first running club, but I have vivid memories of the club itself. It was the Ann Arbor (Michigan) Track Club, and someone I'd met at a race must have persuaded me to attend a track workout.
Posted: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
Perhaps you’ve gone the route of zero training or preparation before your season-launching swagger to the ski lifts in November. You may then remember how bad of an idea it was. You skied your brains out on the first day and ended up sore as heck — or as sometimes happens to green legs, ended up taking out a knee.
Posted: Tuesday, 15 January 2008
The good and bad of the aero position
Posted: Monday, 14 January 2008

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.