Running

      Used to be, athletes only coveted “finisher’’ medals if they completed something quite noteworthy, like a marathon or triathlon.       Those days, fellow runners, are over.       Instead, just about everyone who crosses […]

You read and hear about new year’s resolutions until you’re ready to throw your phone out the window. The problem is, nearly all of them require commitment. It’s just about like anything else in life […]

They say it’s the Holy Grail of running and who can argue? The Boston Marathon, chugging along since the 1800s, truly is the gold standard for those who take the one-foot-in-front-of-the-other thing really seriously. Why? […]

Fast running depends on consistent training and if someone is constantly battling injuries, that speed premise can wind up right on the living room sofa. Rick Mingione, one of the fastest runners for his age […]

It’s beginning to look a lot like winter, even if the official start is a couple weeks away. So it’s time to start thinking about ways to cope with the cold weather when planning that […]

When it comes to cessation programs, smokers might want to run for their lives. By that, we mean getting into a running lifestyle that makes you quit, no questions asked. We mention this because Thursday […]

If you’re a runner, it just wouldn’t be winter without the Winter Series. How could you face those cold, dreary days without a Sunday race – a dozen of them – and all the trimmings, […]

The world’s fastest 70-year-old living marathon runner doesn’t sound like he’s going to rest until he becomes the fastest 70-year-old marathon runner of all time. He only has to run about one second per mile […]

Is it just me or does it seem like there are more and more hamstring injuries slowing and sidelining professional athletes? In particular, football and baseball players, who aren’t in as much constant motion as […]