Races: US Men’s Olympic Marathon Trials Preview

Holy cow! There is no doubt what’s at the center of the marathon world this weekend: New York City! With both the US Men’s Marathon Olympic Trials and the ING New York City Marathon going on, there will be no lack of excitement.
Men’s US Olympic Marathon Trial
Saturday morning, November 3rd, the top American runners [...]

TV: “Marathon Challenge” on NOVA

The award winning television show NOVA is presenting a one-hour look at first-time marathon running tonight - October 30th - at 8:00PM ET. NOVA airs on the PBS network.
NOVA follows a group of novice runners as they train for their first marathon - under the coaching of three time Boston Marathon winner Uta Pippig. [...]

Races: ING New York City Marathon & US Olympic Marathon Trials Television and Internet Coverage

The two biggest events of the season are coming up this weekend! On Saturday, November 3rd, it’s the US Olympic Men’s Marathon Trials. Then on Sunday it’s the ING New York City Marathon. Both events will be held in New York City, on two different courses.
Update: for post-race coverage of the US Men’s Olympic [...]

Training: How do I deal with the post-marathon blues?

As many of the big Fall marathons have come to the close, I’ve had a lot of people asking about what some people might call “runner’s depression.” They are feeling blue or melancholy after the completion of their event and they just don’t know why. This is very common for both experienced and first-time runners. [...]

Races: Marine Corps Marathon 2007

The Marine Corps Marathon 2007 is in the books. It looks like the weather was good for marathon running this morning with partly cloudy skies, light winds and highs in the low 60s.
Below is some early coverage from USA Today on the race winners:
USA Today Rookie Kristen Henehan wins Marine Corps Marathon
“Kristen Henehan, a three-time [...]

Coach Debate: Marathon pacing by Coach Joe

Coach Dean Hebert and I agree on many things related to marathon pacing, but we have different approaches on how to select a final goal pace. This article is my initial entry in our Great Coach Debate 2007 point-counter point series. His response is posted just below this one. Then, either we will take each [...]

Coach Debate: Marathon Pacing Counter-point by Coach Dean

Editor’s note: This is part two in a series. Below is Coach Dean’s response to the points I made in part I of the Great Coach Debate 2007. We hope that you enjoy reading our respective views and that this illustrates some of the variety in approaches to this topic. Part I is located here. [...]

Races: History of the New York City Marathon

With the ING New York City Marathon coming up next week, you’ll be seeing a number of articles appear here about its history, course and the elite race line-up. Check back as we approach the biggest marathon of the season on November 4th, 2007!
The ING New York City Marathon is the largest marathon in the [...]