Keys to a Sub-4 Hour Marathon

Keys to a Sub-4 Hour Marathon

Introduction This post is my training advice to aspiring new and old marathoners who would like to run a sub-4 hour marathon. I've done a 3:57 Marathon in just a little over a month ago, so while good and bad moments of the training and the race are still fresh in my memory, I should share my exper

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Running Wiser or Confused?

I thought that with more experience comes more wisdom. So far, I have been running for 1year and 9months and have been confident as a runner. But today I felt a little uncomfortable reading the latest edition of Runner's World Magazine September 2009, about "The Rules" in page 55. It talks about t

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Usain Bolt 9.58 100m New World Record Berlin

Oh my gosh, I just saw in CNN Usain Bolt again broke the 100meter world record in Berlin with 9.58seconds! This time he really looked serious in breaking the record, no more cocky energy wasting moves before the finish line. His speed was 37.6Kms/hour. His previous record in Beijing Olympics last ye

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Fun Fun Fun! Kenny Rogers' Urbanite Run

Kenny Rogers' Urbanite Run Race Results Here In the past, I would rate a race with how well I performed, not how the organizers performed. If I get I new PR, I'd be in a great mood. If not, I had a bad race the rest of the day is downhill for me. Simple as that. As long as the race organizers give

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My Running Recession due to ITBS

My Running Recession due to ITBS

2 weeks after my Milo Marathon race, I started to go back to running and slowly build-up my mileage. However, I've noticed something wrong, the outermost side of my left leg would get sore after 4miles (6kms) no matter how slow or fast I ran. Then I realized I had the dreaded Iliotibial Band Syndrom

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adiZero Gram Challenge

adiZero Gram Challenge

Among the famous running shoe brands that I haven't tried yet, but would like to try someday is Adidas. After all, this is the brand that the great Haile Gebrselassie has been wearing all these years and for breaking 26 of those long distance world records. During his 2 marathon world record runs, h

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Kenny Rogers' Urbanite Meal

Okay, so now we runners are all excited to run the Kenny Rogers Urbanite Run this coming August 15, 2009, but some of us who have registered, like Beth, are actually more (if not equally) excited to try out the Kenny Roger's Urbanite Meal (that is included in the P600.00 registration fee). After all

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