30 September 2010
I recently met marathoner Dana Casanave at the Tupelo Marathon back in September. She is an extremely impressive woman, mother of three; who transformed her life by losing 70 lbs by running. Now she is helping transform the lives of South African orphans. Dana is in the process of running 52 marathons in 52 weekends […]
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29 September 2010
Hinson Lake took place just one week after the NC24, the National 24 Hour Championship. Boy do I wish there was just a little more time between these too events. It seems that most people prepared to run substantial mileage would have chosen to do so at Nationals. Therefore, seeing any impressive performances at Hinson would really […]
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22 September 2010
On September 18, I ran the North Coast 24 Hour Endurance Run. This race was the National Championship, which means the top 3 men and women who run at least the national standard (135 miles for men and 120 miles for women) earn the right to compete on Team USA in the World Championship. Dan Horvath, […]
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21 September 2010
Two women of different generations, different backgrounds, will join in common cause next Sunday when the Upper Cumberland’s second annual Komen Race for the Cure 5K kicks off. Hundreds of runners will join them. The 5K starts at Tucker Stadium at 2:00 p.m., September 26. Race village opens at noon. Local runner Jill White is […]
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20 September 2010
Millions of Americans love to run for a host of many reasons. There are many more that would love to run but claim they just can’t. That it is too hard. The video below shows the inspirational story of Ben Davis and his transformation from a 358-lb lazy sofa ornament into a marathon and ultra-athlete […]
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17 September 2010
(Below is an excerpt from a short story by elite runner Dallas Smith. Click the link at the bottom of this post to read the rest full story.) The King of Caribbean Marathons and a Boy Who Wanted a Watch by Dallas Smith It seemed likely I’d never find Jason. A couple months after I’d […]
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14 September 2010
Anyone can run a 5K if they are willing to get off their sofa and work towards that goal. Cool Running (CoolRunning.com) has come up with a widely popular training plan called the ‘Couch-to-5K Running Plan’ to help people get in shape and run their first 5k (3.11 mile) race. The program starts off with […]
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07 September 2010
Here is the 2010 Tupelo Marathon finisher’s medal for the full marathon that took place on September 5th, 2010. Justin Radke was the male winner with a time of 2:40:08. Leah Thorvilson was the female winner, for the third year in a row, with a time of 2:54:29. Complete List of Tupelo Marathon Finishers and […]
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01 September 2010
Every serious marathon runner at some point sets their aim on qualifying and running the Boston Marathon. Since all marathons are not created equal, it becomes essential to picking out a fast course, where the highest percentage of runners qualify for Boston. Here is a look at the Top 10 Boston qualifying marathons in 2009. […]
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29 August 2010
The inaugural ‘Blister In The Sun’ Marathon took place on August 8, 2010 on a very hot day in Cookeville, TN. The race consisted of 5 hilly laps through Cane Creek Park. The race was one by race director Josh Hite with a time of 3:32:07. The first female to cross the line was Anoine […]
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