Race Results: Eugene Marathon

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I’ve heard some good initial reports coming from folks that ran in the Eugene Marathon today. I’ll have a guest race report or even two coming in. The weather was just spectacular up here in [...]

Motivation: Mid-season blues and seeing the big picture

There comes a point when we hit the middle of the training season, when the excitement of the has worn off and we’re still a long way from the end. It’s at that point that I’ve noticed my athletes going through a sort of mid-season blues. The training runs are getting long. They’re doing a [...]

Races: Eugene’s Inaguarl Marathon

This weekend, Eugene Oregon steps to the plate to host its first major marathon. For those that don’t live in the Northwest, the unusual thing about that is that Eugene is a town with a serious running history. Eugene is home to the University of Oregon, home of one of the greatest distance running programs [...]

Preview: I’ll take five pounds of crazy to go please.

As we get into the heat of the marathon season, no punn intended, I’ve been setting goals and trying to think of what to do next myself. My crazy friends, Karl and Andy, are on-board with this craziness and so I thought that I’d share with you what we have on tap.
At the end of [...]

Coach Joe has had the flu. . .

Oh dear readers, I haven’t forgotten about you. I’ve had the flu the last couple of days.
Check back tomorrow as I resume coverage of all kinds of things marathon related.
Upcoming:
New article: dealing with the mid-season blues
Looking ahead: Eugene Marathon, Vancouver Marathon, San Diego Rock N Roll Marathon
Training: what to do while getting [...]

Race Report: London Marathon 2007

In a tactical, fast, and somewhat crazy race, it came down to the weather again this Spring. The London Marathon had assembled one of the most complete elite fileds anyone can remember. But with temperatures approaching 70 degrees (68 degrees at the finish for the elite men) and humidity around 65%, the conditions were not [...]

London Marathon: Get ready for a great show-down

The Flora London Marathon is here! Although most American runners don’t seem to be as interested as London as they were in last week’s Boston Marathon - this could be one of the greatest fields of elite runners ever assembled.
Just check out the elite men and women:
The 2007 London Marathon Elite Lineup Follows:
Men’s Field [...]

Race Report (Guest Writer): American River 50 Miler 2007

Roger Corell contributes this race report as a guest writer from the American River 50 miler, held outside of Sacramento, CA on April 14th 2007. The American River race course heads generally toward the mountains and ends with significant elevation gain. Running Wild plans to feature a Q/A with another of the runners in the [...]