Live from Ragnar Del Sol — 8:30PM Day 1

Lake Pleasant, Arizona – 8:30PM – Sitting in a darkened parking lot with a few dozen vans, our runner is about an hour out. There is a band playing songs, most of which seem to be about Tequila. Our van still smells good, but that will soon change.

A band plays songs about Tequila in [...]

Broadcast: Los Angeles Marathon Television Coverage Information

The Los Angeles Marathon will be held this weekend on March 2nd, 2008 starting at 8:15AM.
The race will be broadcast live on Los Angeles NBC4 and Telemundo 52.
Marathon Start times are as follows:
L.A. Marathon Hand Crank Wheelchairs – 7:45am
Wheelchair Race - 7:50am
Marathon Start - 8:15 am
Check the LA Marathon web-site at www.lamarathon.com for more [...]

Ragnar Del Sol Relay 2008 - Pre-race

When I arrived in Phoenix yesterday, I suddenly remembered why people live here: it’s the weather — not the summer weather mind you, the winter weather. I left the chilly Pacific Northwest behind and was greeted by 75 degree sunshine and blue skies. The evening last night was cool and clear, but the low temperatures [...]

Gear: Addidas launches new 2008 Boston Marathon product line

If you’re heading for Boston, you can now get your first look at the 2008 Boston Marathon gear from Addidas. Addidas is the official apparel supplier of the Boston Marathon.

To view and order Men’s Boston Marathon running gear, click here.
To view and order Women’s Boston Marathon running gear, click here.
There is also a selection of [...]

Training: Does hill running make you faster?

As many runners are now in the early stages of their seasons, I thought I would write something on hill running. Common perception would lead us to believe that running hills makes us stronger, but how does that relate to running speed? There are actually a lot of questions that surround running hills. For example:
1. [...]

Races: Seattle Marathon parts with title sponsor

As a follow-up to our reporting last December, the Seattle Marathon has now lost its title sponsor — the University of Washington Medical Center. The marathon got in hot water with runners and the public after publicizing the race as a “charity” benefit for the University of Washington Medical Center when it was revealed by [...]

Body in Focus: Taking care of your IT Band

Editor’s Note: Today we welcome TJ Ford as a contributing editor to Running Advice and News. TJ is a sports massage practitioner in Portland, Oregon and an avid marathon runner. She will run the Los Angeles Marathon next weekend and then the Race for the Roses in Portland in April. TJ will focus on theraputic [...]

Motivation: Earthworms beware, you are about to be crushed

It wasn’t a particularly good day for the earthworms in my neighborhood.
One moment, so it feels, we’re pounding out the miles and training for marathons, the next we’re chasing a new baby around the living-room floor, or just taking a break for the off-season. For whatever reason, there are times when we runners let it [...]