Check out the New York Road Runner 2009 Auction page. The auction will raise funds for New York Road Runners youth running programs which currently serve almost 100,000 low-income children each week in New York City, nationally, and in the Cape Town region of South Africa. Some of the events and services lined up […]

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As a Boston native the Boston Marathon has a special place in my heart. When I was a little kid my parents would bring me and my brother to the top of Heartbreak Hill and we would give out oranges and water to the runners (….maybe that means that from an early age I knew […]

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As reported in the New York Times online today, Americans Ryan Hall and Kara Goucher fell short in their quest for victory at the 2009 Boston Marathon. However, both placed very respectably in third.
Trismarter.com Sports Nutritionist Mary Ellen Bingham cruised to a 3:34 finish, a full 6 minutes faster than her time last year. The entire […]

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April 20, 2009. 6 days to go.
You’ve been preparing for the 113th Boston Marathon for months. Training groups, long runs, hills, weights, rest days.
So what’s the one thing that’s most likely to prevent you from having an excellent day when you toe the line in Hopkinton? Nutrition.
Take a look at this excellent article written by […]

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