Commentary: Are you ladies a bunch of sissies?

There was an article in the New York Times today about women runners. Essentially, the article was a discussion of the fact that older women seem to be beating younger women in running road-races.
Even before reading the article, I had my own impressions about why older women might be beating younger ones. For one thing, [...]

Motivation: Just take that first step

It seems like every day, I have someone that is asking me how to get started; how to keep going; how to keep after their goal? How should they start their training? How can they get motivated to run today? How should they do their track workout when they’re so tired after work?
The answer is [...]

Races: Lagat wins 1,500M, Webb Eighth at World’s in Osaka

This morning at the World Track and Field Championships, Alan Webb was set to challenge for the 1,500M title, but it was another American that won the gold. Bernard Lagat, formerly of Kenya but now running for the USA, won the 1,500M, as Alan Webb faded late in the race to finish eighth.
Here was the [...]

Race Preview: Rock N Roll Half-Marathon Virginia Beach 2007

[For Post-race coverage, click here.]
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va., (August 28, 2007) – The elite athlete field is set for the seventh annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in Virginia Beach on Sunday, September 2, 2007. More than 40 men and women, including returning and past champions, promising newcomers and strong American contenders will compete for cash [...]

Training: How long should I plan between marathons?

One of my readers over on MySpace named Roxanne asked the following question: how much time should I allow between my marathons?
This is very interesting question, but it is also a tough one to answer, because the person asking it could be coming from many different angles. A runner might be wondering if they’re [...]

Races: Ironman Canada 2007 (race report)

This is the continuation of Kristy Cook’s report from Ironman Canada 2007. She’s been on the race course following the pros and watching for her friends, Cindy and Alan. For the previous chapter, click here.
It’s been two and a half hours since we saw our friends Alan and Cindy on their bikes - we expect [...]

Races: Ironman Canada 2007 (conclusion)

This is the conclusion to Kristy Cook’s account from Ironman Canada in Penticton, Canada. For the introduction, click here. For the previous chapter, click here.
The women come in and then my friends.
The women’s race was awesome with Canadians finishing 1, 2 and 3. Lisa Bentley was first in 9:40, taking her third win at [...]

Races: Hood To Coast 2007 Selected Photos

Hood To Coast 2007

Originally uploaded by Coach Joe English

After spending about 20 hours on the Hood To Coast Relay course, I’ve selected about 40 of my favorite photos.
For a slide-show of these photos, just click here.
If you are pictured in one of these photos and [...]