Follow-up: Duane Slade on the Boston Marathon

During the week before the Boston Marathon, we ran profiles of some first time Boston Marathon runners. I asked them to write down some of their thoughts about the race and tell me how it went. Here is the first follow-up from Boston: Duane Slade from Mesa Arizona writes about his first-time at the Boston [...]

Coach Joe goes to Boston: Getting there.

This is the first installment in my personal journal of my experience at the 2008 Boston Marathon. My regular reader knows that I tend to write detailed, often very personal accounts, of my own races. Well with running’s most exciting weekend on tap, I figured this would be something you might like to read about. [...]

Races: Portland’s Race for the Roses sees good conditions, great spirit

PORTLAND, ORE — Portland’s Race for the Roses saw excellent running conditions this morning, with temperatures in the mid-40s, some light showers and winds. But the rain drops didn’t dampen the spirits of the 3,000 who came to run and walk the half-marathon and 5K event.
I spent the day on the course at Portland’s Race [...]

Race Story: TJ Ford at the LA Marathon

For several years I’ve wanted to run the LA marathon but got distracted with the Napa marathon and the Little Rock marathon, both held on the same day. Well, it turns out it wasn’t much worth waiting for.
The weather, which had been marathon-perfect cool and cloudy on Saturday, dawned clear and hot on Sunday. [...]

Races: Tatiana Aryasova wins Los Angeles Marathon in challenge format race

Russia’s Tatiana Aryasova won the LA Marathon in her debut marathon, finishing just ahead of a group of Kenyan men in 2:29:09. The race was staged as a challenge format that started the women ahead of the men.
Aryasova won a $100,000 bonus as part of “The Challenge,” the men-vs.-women format that gave the top female [...]

Race Report: The Ragnar Del Sol Relay with Team RxRunning1

Below is the complete race report from our Ragnar Del Sol Relay live updates — all in one post to make for easier reading. This is a narrative that was penned as the race unfolded over a one day period. The times in bold are the times when the entry was posted. Enjoy.
Lake Pleasant, Arizona [...]

Racing: USA bests Kenya at Austin Marathon

There’s a headline that you don’t see everyday.
With runners finishing first and second, Team USA beat Kenya in the team competition at the Austin Marathon yesterday.
Jacob Frey and Mike Sayenko outsprinted Kenya’s Joseph Mutinda in the final 600 meters to place first and second in 2:20:38 and 2:20:42. On the women’s side, Patti Rogers [...]

Images from PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Arizona Marathon 2008

PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Marathon 2008

Originally uploaded by Coach Joe English

Here are some selected images from the 2008 PF Chang’s Rock N Roll Marathon in Phoenix, Arizona.
There are 26 images from the race, many of the elite women’s race which we were covering on [...]