Can You Outrun a Fart? Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
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Running Roundup
Running Roundup – A collection of running-related links
Not just running for office, but running, period: Run Oregon is not a political blog, but that doesn’t mean that we ignore the running prowess of politicians and candidates. This is an interesting story about which of the [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
If you’re into running souvenirs and had $77,000 to spare…: then you could have bought the shoes that Roger Bannister wore when he became the first person to run a mile in under 4 minutes. Of course, if I wore those shoes and ran a mile, [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
Running as the fountain of youth: A recent study found that older athletes typically have the fitness profile of much younger people. That’s probably not a surprise for regular runners, especially if you’ve run a race against Joe [read more...]
Running Roundup: A collection of running-related links
What to do about runners who’ve served suspensions for using performance-enhancing drugs is pretty fascinating once you dig deep into it. On the one hand, such runners have paid their debts to the running community, and if you believe in [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
I’m pretty sure this is going to be a topic on which Matt Rasmussen and Marilyn Tycer disagree with me about … but when I read this story about a new trend of building pub-sheds in the backyard, a personal pub was not what came to my [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
1) Sadly, distance running is not free from cheating. Two time Boston and Chicago marathons winner Rita Jeptoo lost her appeal of her positive blood doping test result. She’s been banned for two years. 2) For more on Jeptoo, Shalene [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
I don’t know much about costume running other than what I’ve read here on Run Oregon,* but here’s one runner’s quest for the perfect Princess Leia costume – naturally, for one of those Run Disney events. * (Well, my [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
* Has cheating/blood doping reared its ugly head in professional running? Boston Marathon winner Rita Jeptoo’s reported failed drug test in October (since confirmed by the positive result of her “B sample”) might suggest so. Her [read more...]
Running Roundup – a collection of running-related links
* The problem: You are stuck at the airport (like, say, Chicago O’Hare) with some hours-long delay. ARGH. If only you could running. Laps inside the airport terminal are a possibility, but (1) it’s not clear that TSA wouldn’t frown [read more...]
