Friday, August 4, 2017

Weekly RunDown #48

Brendan Foster
“If I hadn’t been a good runner, I would have been a bad runner – but I would still have been a runner.” 
Brendan Foster

Brendan Foster is retiring from commentating after this years world's in London which starts Friday.  When I first started running Brendan was one of the guys I looked up to as he just seemed a workman like guy when he ran as you saw the effort he put out in his races.  If you are in the UK you can watch this BBC program on him - Brendan Foster: A Life in Athletics.  If anyone knows a way to to watch this in the US let me know as I would like to see it, hope it ends up on Youtube at some time.

Nice article on the Bob Graham Round by Hugh Symonds

iRunFar.com's This Week in Running: July 31, 2017

A look at the Alan Web's Summer of 2007 and if you do not know who Alan Web is, he holds the American Mile Record of 3:46.91

Looks like Los Angeles gets the 2028 Olympics

Desi Linden talks about finding a sense purpose in the midst of a running slump

Mario offers up 6 Simple Ways to Keep Improving as a Runner

Entries for the 2107 World Championships in London 

Here is a preview of Day One of the 2017 Worlds - Can Moe win the 10K

And a preview of the Mens's World Championship Marathon to be run Sunday the 6th and here is the Women's preview to be run the same day.

Not promoting betting here but here are some odds for the World Championships in London from LetsRun.com and elsewhere

Talk with Yuki Kawauchi as he leaves to run the 2017 World's Marathon

How do you deal with running in the heat - here are some suggestions

More advice on safely running in the summer

Thinking of doing a 100 miler Magda Boulet talks on how to deal with the daunting prospect

Team USA gets 5 medals at 2017 World Mountain Running Championships

This is becoming real to me as I get older. I really need to strengthen my ankles among other areas

I think I need to finish a 100 miler first - The Edge of Possible

Looks like a beautiful place to run

One of the keys to a successful ultra is getting pacing right

Ian Corless' preview of the Tromso Skyrace this weekend

To get ready for the 2107 Chicago Marathon Galen Rupp is running the Philadelphia Rock 'N' Roll Half Marathon


Masters Running News
10 Ways to Run Forever - things to keep in mind as you keep running while getting older

Article on dealing with masters placing in races

The World Masters Rankings


Races this Coming Week
2017 IAAF World Track Championships, London, UK - August 4-13, 2017
Ouray 100 Mile Endurance, Ouray, CO - August 4-6, 2017
Tromso Skyrace,  Norway -  August 4-5, 2017
30th Angeles Crest 100, Wrightwood, CA - August 5-6, 2017
North Downs Way 100,  Farnham, UK   - August 5-6, 2017

Past Weekend Race Results
Swiss Irontail, Switzerland  - July 28 - 30, 2017
Burning River 100,  Willoughby Hills, Ohio - July 29, 2017
Speedgoat 50K, Snowbird, UT - July 29, 2017
Pen Llyn Ultra Marathon, Plas Heli, Wales  -  July 29, 2017


1977 British National Cross Country Championships


74' European Championships 5000m


Alan Web's Mile Record


Short film on the 2016 Leadville 100 - "Moments at Elevation"

Moments at Elevation from Isaiah Jay on Vimeo.

Speedgoat Film on Karl Meltzer


Running the Georgia Death Race - This is one I would like to try one day


Dan Plews talks about Ironman racing on LCHF


And Dr. Francesca Conte talks about Low-Carb High-Fat Ultra Endurance - Part 1


The Mogollon Monster 100


Billy Yang footage from this years Western States 100

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