I have not been around for a while. Could not run due to my ankles, suffering from the down economy like the rest of the world, trying but failing to get the razor out of my Gillette Mach3 (do not ask why)....but I am better now. Recent family reunion and white water rafting soothed the soul. And my ankles have started to cooperate. I am back!
The Berlin Marathon will be run on Sunday September 20, 2009. The Berlin is the site of the men's World Record for marathon time: 2:03:59 – set by Haile Gebrselassie from Ethiopia in 2008, breaking his own record from set at the Berlin in 2007 of 2:04:26. The women's record is 2:15:25 held by Paula Radcliffe of the United Kingdom set on April 13, 2003 at the London Marathon.
Are you a trail runner? This Active.com article has an excellent description of the difference between trail runners and road runners. I say the article is excellent because it is right on. I should know. I am a trail runner. The article talks about many difference between road runners and the 6.2 million trail runners. As the author of the article, Adam W. Chase, President of the All American Trail Running Association, says, the basic difference boils down to a psychological one: Road Runners are into competition; Trail Runners are into the intrinsic experience. Read the article. Decide if you qualify as a trail runner.
This page contains all entries posted to Run Well *** Finish Strong in August 2009. They are listed from oldest to newest.
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