Happy New Year Runners!

I wanted to take a moment to wish all of you readers a very Happy New Year!
I’ve been taking a short break this week enjoying the holidays, but I’ll return with new articles next week.
The marathon season will also jump back into gear very shortly with some big races right around the corner. Major [...]

Training: How can I avoid stiff legs after a run in the cold?

A reader from Oregon named Scott writes in the following question:
“After a long run (say 3 hours), as soon as I stop, my legs, which were just tired up until that point, stiffen up and start to really hurt. This only lasts an hour or two — it’s back to mild soreness by the next [...]

2007 Marathon Year in Review: The Ugly

This is part III of my series, 2007 Marathon Year in Review: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Part I: The Good
Part II: The Bad
Part III: The Ugly (this article)
2007 had its moments. For a lot of marathon runners, it will be a year that they would like to soon forget. This is despite all [...]

2007 Marathon Year in Review: The Bad

This is part III of my series, 2007 Marathon Year in Review: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Part I: The Good
Part II: The Bad (this article)
Part III: The Ugly
As I continue with my look back at the 2007 Year in Marathon Running, I now move on “the bad”. These are the moments that gave [...]

2007 Marathon Year in Review: The Good

This is part III of my series, 2007 Marathon Year in Review: The good, the bad and the ugly.
Part I: The Good (this article)
Part II: The Bad
Part III: The Ugly
2007 was a wild year for marathon running. It will be a year that will be remembered for incredible performances, freakish weather and bad race management. [...]

2007 Product of the Year Award: Nuun active hydration

Running Advice and News announces our pick for 2007 Product of the Year: Nuun active hydration fluid-replacement drink.
Nuun takes the guess-work out of hydration for endurance sports.
Nuun active hydration is a phenomenal product for marathon runners, triathletes and other long-distance athletes. It handles one of the most important elements of any athlete’s race-day needs: replenishing [...]

Races: London Marathon announces 2008 Men’s Elite Field

UPDATE: Live broadcast information for the Flora London Marathon is available by clicking here.
UPDATE: For more London Marathon pre-race coverage, click here.
The London Marathon has annouced it’s men’s elite field for the 2008 running. Defending champion Martin Lel will return in April in a bid to try to win his third Flora London Marathon in [...]

Training Diaries: Coach Joe’s Boston Marathon Training Week 3-5

Somehow the last few Sunday’s have been busy enough that I haven’t been able to write in my Boston training diaries. I’ll get you up-to-date here with a snapshot of the last couple of weeks.

Weeks 3 and 4 were actually pretty good. I spent the timing increasing the distance of my runs and getting a [...]