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April 1, 2008

Hydration: You Need A Plan

Just as you need an organized plan for your run training, you need an organized plan for hydration during your training and during a run. If your hydration plan is the "I'll wait until I'm thirsty" approach, you are planning to fail. You would not think of putting diesel fuel into your gasoline motor car, or expecting your care will run on fumes! A hydration plan is as important as a physical training plan. Here is an article with good basic information on hydration from Run the Planet.

April 4, 2008

Shin Splints

Some get them, some do not. Active.com has some good information on shin splints. They claim it is the whole story, but is that possible? This Mayo Clinic post regarding shin splints is much more comprehensive, but may be more than you want to read. Have Fun and deal with those shin splints correctly.

April 5, 2008

Exercise and Recovery

Excellent article by Steven M. Horowitz, DC on exercise, recovery, nutrition, hydration, and training. Worth reading for the insights, especially thoughts about overtraining, overextending, and fatigue. Also discusses post training/recovery as the above apply.

Flora London Marathon

Sunday April 13, 2008 is the day of the next World Marathon Major, the Flora London Marathon.

April 7, 2008

The Boston Marathon Is 14 Days Away

This year's Boston Marathon is only two weeks away. The granddaddy runs on April 21, 2008 with a 25,000 entrant limit. Distance is 26 miles, 385 yards (42.195 Kilometers). Men's course record is 2:07:14 set in 2006 by Kenyan Robert K. Cheruiyot. Women's course record is 2:20:43 set in 2002 by Kenyan Margaret Okayo. Will this be your year to qualify?

April 13, 2008

World Record Barely Missed At Flora London Marathon

LEL-2009LondonS.jpg Martin Lel of Kenya won the Flora London Marathon with a time of 2:05:15. Freezing rain and a biting wind at the end of the race may have cost Lel a possible world record. The current world record is 2:04:26 set by Ethiopian Haile Gebrselassie on September 30, 2007 at the Berlin Marathon. The top three male finishers in the marathon (Lel, fellow Kenyan Sammy Wanjiru, and Moroccan Abderrahim Goumri) each predicted the world's record will fall after the Beijing Olympics. On the women's side Irina Mikitenko representing Germany won with a time of 2:24:14. It was only her second marathon. Second was Russian Svetlana Zakharova and third was pre-race favorite Ethiopian Gete Wami.
Photo THE ASSOCIATED PRESS/Kirsty Wigglesworth

April 17, 2008

Kilauea Volcano Runs -- Hawai'i



makoa.gifRead the legend of Makoa, the famous Hawaiian runner For the most advanced and hardy endurance runners, the 26.2 mile Volcano Marathon is known as one of the "world's toughest measured marathons." This is a SATURDAY RUN, July 26, 2008, on the big island of Hawai'i. According to Run The Planet Magazine: "The marathon take place off road on unpaved trails in the famous Hawaii Volcanoes National Park. The marathon covers extremely rough and uneven terrain, lava fields in a desert area and requires two 1,000 foot elevation changes. Weather can change from cool and dry to torrential downpour during the race. Start at 4,000 foot elevation run down to 3,000 foot and then run back up to finish at 4,000 foot level. Climate and terrain changes from wet, muddy rainforest to dry, hot desert lava fields over course of race. Considered an ultramarathon by many runners."

However, due to volcanic activity at Halema'uma'u Crater, The National Park Service agreed to reroute the two races (marathon & 10 mile) in order to avoid any possible problems associated with the current volcanic activity. The winners on the new course will be setting course records.

There is also a 10 mile and a 5 mile run. OK you Saturday run lovers, Get out to Hawai'i.

April 18, 2008

USA Saturday Runs--Updated 06-15-2008

In an effort to keep the Saturday Runner knowledgeable, this list continues to grow:

January 10, 2009, Saturday Run to Read Half-Marathon Fairmont, WV

January 19, 2008, Saturday Diamond Valley Lake Marathon Hemet/San Jacinto, CA Marathon/Half/5K

February 2, 2008, Saturday East Beach Half Marathon/5 K run/walk Norfork VA

February 9, 2008 Saturday Run With The Whales Polo Beach Park, Wailea, HI 96753 Run in Beautiful Hawaii

April 5, 2009, Saturday Moab Marathon Moab, UT Run in Canyon Country.

April 11, 2009, Saturday Eisenhower Marathon Abilene, KS Marathon/Half/10K/5K/Wa

April 19, 2008, Saturday Salt Lake City Marathon/Half Marathon Salt Lake City, UT

April 21, 2008, Monday Boston Marathon Boston, MA

April 26, 2008, Saturday Main Street 5 K Sparta, NJ

April 26, 2008, Saturday Country Music Marathon and Half Marathon Nashville TN

May 5, 2008, Monday Belfast City Marathon, Belfast, Ireland. Billed as the "Friendliest Marathon in Europe".

May 10, 2008, Saturday Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Santa Barbara, CA--Sister run to the Napa Half on July 20

May 10, 2008, Saturday Big Lake Half Marathon Alton NH Live Entertainment, Beautiful Course.

May 17, 2008, Saturday Beach to Bay Marathon Relay Corpus Christi, TX This is a relay race for teams--Always held on Armed Forces Day

May 24, 2008, Saturday Sun Valley Half Marathon, Ketchum, ID. Part of the US Race Series. Sun Valley is beautiful country.

June 7, 2008, Saturday Heart of the City Half Marathon, Burnsville, MN

June 14, 2008 Saturday Hatfield-McCoy Marathon, Half Marathon, Williamson, WV "No Feudin', Just Runnin'!

June 14, 2008, Saturday Helvetia Half Marathon, 10K, Hillsboro, OR near Portland.

June 21, 2008, Saturday Mayor's Marathon Anchorage Alaska Marathon/Marathon Relay/Half/5 mile/Kids Cup

June 21, 2008, Saturday Grandma's Marathon and Garry Bjorklund Half Marathon Duluth, MN

June 28, 2008, Saturday The Red Cross Big Five Marathon & Half Marathon Run in Africa

June 28-29, 2008 Saturday start The Western States Endurance Run 100 mile run starting at Squaw Valley, CA and ending in Auburn, CA

July 19, 2008, Saturday The Great Tibetan Marathon and Half Marathon, Leh, Ladakh, Tibetan Plateau, India Run at the Top of the World

July 20, 2008, Sunday (I know this is Sunday!!! But it is close to home and a beautiful course.) Napa-to-Sonoma Wine Country Half Marathon Napa, CA--Sister run to the Santa Barbara Half on May 10

July 24, 2008, Thursday Deseret News Marathon/10 k Salt Lake City, UT Boston Marathon qualifier.

July 26, 2008, Saturday Kilauea Volcano Runs, called one of the world's toughest measured marathons and considered an ultramarathon by many runners. Run on the big island in Hawai'i. Run around the top of an active volcano.

August 9, 2008, Saturday Provo River Trail Half Marathon Provo, UT

August 9, 2008, Saturday Run With Paula Crawfish Crawl 5K, Hillsboro, OR near Portland.

August 23, 2008, Saturday Run the US Half Marathon at Copper Mountain Copper Mountain, CO (about 1 hr 45 minutes due west of Denver International Airport)

August 23, 2008, Saturday Run With the Horses Marathon/Half Green River, WY

September 6, 2008, Saturday Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, NH (CHaD) Marathon & Half Marathon Relay, Hanover, NH

September 6, 2008, Saturday Provo City Marathon, Provo, UT

September 20, 2008, Saturday Mount Desert Island YMCA Half Marathon & 5K, Bar Harbor, ME Register Early...run limited to 400 entrants.

September 27, 2008, Saturday Lake Tahoe Marathon/Half Marathon/10K Lake Tahoe, CA

September 27, 2008, Saturday Wicked Half Marathon Salem, MA

September 28, 2008, Saturday Hampton's Marathon/Half-Marathon East Hampton, Long Island

October 4, 2008, Saturday St. George Marathon St. George, UT Registration is now closed.

October 4, 2008, Saturday Applefest Half Marathon & Two Person Relay Hollis, NH

October 11, 2008, Saturday Hartford Marathon/Half/5 K run/walk/Marathon Relay Hartford, CT

October 18, 2008, Saturday Indianapolis Marathon/Half/K/Marathon Relay/Kids Marathon

April 24, 2008

International Saturday Runs-Updated May & June 2008

On your next vacation out of the US, have a great time and take in a Saturday Run.

April 25, 2009 Saturday Dreiburgenland Marathon & Half Marathon, 12.45 K Thurmansbang, Germany. Do you speak German?

May 1, 2008 Saturday Marathon de Senart Tigery, France. Do you speak French?

May 1, 2008 Saturday Traumeel Wally Hayward Marathon & 21K,10K,5K &1K Kid's Run, Gauteng North, South Africa

May 3, 2008 Saturday Lion Foundation Fletcher Challenge Marathon & 10km, 5km Rotorua, New Zealand

May 5, 2008 Monday Deep RiverRock Belfast City Marathon & 5P Relay, Walk, Fun Run, Wheelchair Belfast, United Kingdom

May 17, 2008 Saturday Fiji Bula Marathon & Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Korotogo, Fiji

May 17, 2008 Saturday Great Wall Marathon & Half Marathon, 10K, 5K Beijing, China. Reviewers say it was the best marathon experience they ever had, but also the most grueling marathon they ever ran.

May 17, 2008 Saturday GutsMuths Rennsteiglauf & Super Marathon, Half Marathon Schmiedefeld, Germany. Do you speak German? One very positive review. Website complete with German music.

May 17, 2008 Saturday Gerolsteiner Helgoland Marathon Helgoland, Germany. Do you speak German?

May 24, 2008 Saturday Marathon de la baie du Mont St Michel Cancale, France. Do you speak French?

May 31, 2008 Saturday Stockholm Marathon Stockholm, Sweden. Do you speak Swedish? Travel site in English.

May 31, 2008 Saturday Suleskard Marathon Valle - Sirdal, Norway. Do you speak Norwegian? Website in English.

June 7, 2008 Saturday NIGHTMARATHON.IT & Half Marathon Jesolo Beach VENICE, Italy. Do you speak Italian? Main site has links to English and French pages.

June 14, 2008 Saturday LGT Liechtenstein Alpine Marathon & Half Marathon Bendern, Liechtenstein. Do you speak German?

June 14, 2008 Saturday Ostfriesland Marathon Hesel, Germany. Do you speak German?

June 14, 2008 Saturday Svalbard Turn Spitsbergen Marathon & Half Marathon, 10 km Longyearbyen, Norway. Do you speak Norwegian?

June 20, 2008 Friday Nacht Van Vlaanderen & 100K & 10K Torhout, Belgium. Do you speak Belgium? Website has link to English.

June 21, 2008 Saturday Aabenraa Mountain Marathon & 1/2 Marathon, 10K, 4.4K Aabenraa, Denmark. Do you speak Danish? Website not much "pop."

June 21, 2008 Saturday Defi Marathon & Half Marathon, 77k, 11k, 10k Walk, 5k Walk Val-de-Travers, Switzerland. Do you speak Swiss?

June 21, 2008 Saturday Drebber Marathon & Half Marathon, Relays, 9.4K, 4.7K Drebber, Germany. Do you speak German?

June 21, 2008 Saturday Midnight Sun Marathon & Marathon, Half Marathon, 10K, 4K Tromso, Norway. Website in English.

June 21, 2008 Saturday White Nights Marathon & 10K St. Petersburg, Russia. Do you speak Russian? I speak a little Russian and I still could not find a place for registration on the site. Small event. One reviewer said there was more police support than fan support. Runs by some of most beautiful areas in St. Petersburg.

June 22, 2008 Sunday Mount Kilimanjaro Marathon & Half Marathon & 10K Moshi, Tanzania. I know...this is not a Saturday run, but I have climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro and been on safari on the Serengeti, so I just had to post this run. Website in English.

June 28, 2008 Saturday Red Cross Big Five Marathon & Half Marathon Entabeni Game Reserve, South Africa. Start time is a game day decision because it depends upon where the pride of lions slept the night before!!!

June 28, 2008 Saturday Paavo Nurmi Marathon & Half Marathon, 10K Turku, Finland. Do you speak Finnish?

June 28, 2008 Saturday Safaricom Marathon & Half Marathon Lewa Wildlife Conservancy, Kenya. Website in English. Event to raise money for conservation projects.

June 28, 2008 Saturday Santa Claus Marathon & Half Marathon, 12 km run and walk, children's run 100-800 m Rovaniemi, Finland. Takes place on the arctic circle. Website in English.

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