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 [...]

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 [...]

Product Review: Timex iControl for iPod watch

For those of you who run with your iPod, Timex has a new product that promises to help make it easier to manage your music on the run: the new Timex iControl for iPod. The new Timex Ironman Triathlon series watch includes a wireless transmitter and module that plugs into most iPods to give you [...]

Product Review: Salomon XA PRO 15 Packvest

While I was preparing for my last ultra, I spent a fair amount of time looking for a just the perfect hydration and food carrying system. What I had found is that I often didn’t want to slow down to get into a pack on my back and that fanny-pack with a hydration bladder didn’t [...]

Commentary: The Nike Bias

It’s time for some participation for you readers out there. Post your comments on this page folks. I want to hear from you on this topic. Do you hear this in your part of the country? What do you think?
So as most of you know, I live in Portland, Oregon. Portland happens to be the [...]

Training & Product Recommendation: Hydration and replenishing electrolytes with Nuun

One of the biggest issues that you’ll face in long distance races is managing your hydration. As the race gets longer, and you sweat for hours, you need to take in more and more fluid to fight off dehydration. Once you start getting dehydrated, you’ll start to experience a marked loss of performance, nausea, diarrhea, [...]

Rules: More headphone bans coming in marathons

Back on April 10th, I posted an article about the fact that USA Track and Field had adopted a new rule banning headphones in races - and at that time Grandma’s Marathon was the first to announce that they would enforce the ban. Since then, it’s been quiet (no punn intended).
On May 1st, the Napa [...]

Rules: Is it the end of the headphone for your next marathon?

iPOD aficionados beware. It may be the end to your favorite tunes out on your next marathon race course.
For those of you that are triathletes, the rules in all triathlons already reflect a ban on headphones at USA Triathlon (USAT) sanctioned events. It makes sense to eliminate headphones in triathlons, where people are speeding along [...]