Friday, June 1, 2018

Weekly RunDown #90

Charlie Spedding winning the 1984 London Marathon
"Success is measured by how much I fulfill the talent I was born with"
Charlie Spedding

Today's quote is from Charlie Spedding's Book From Last to First.  I highly recommend this book as it is not only a great read about how he got to be one of best marathoners of his time and once held the British marathon record, but also has great insights on just how much the way one thinks affects ones performance.  What I also found great about this book is that it recounted many races I remember watching so that was an added bonus for me.

If you do not know who Charlie Spedding is here are some articles on him:
If you know the whereabouts of Charlie Spedding and what came of his Lose a Million Pounds campaign let me know as the site associated with his endeavor does not seem to work.

This weeks Interview Tuesday is with local Kentucky doctor, and recent Boston Marathon finisher, Patrick Jenkins.

iRunFar's The Week in Running - May 29, 2018

LetsRun.com's The Week That Was in Running: May 21-27, 2018

Sad to hear that Dick Quax passed away on the 27th.  He was one of the runners I watched regularly when I started running.

Nice blog post by Joseph Fuller on Following the Career of Dick Quax

Athletics Illustrated's interview with Dick Quax from 2014

László Tábori, Hungarian Miler - third man under 4:00 -  and Influential Coach of American Runners, Dies at 86

A look at the Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon: A Race Like No Other

From Zero to Trail Hero - Part 1 and Part 2

A look at Ultramarathon Training

What are your reasons for running an ultra - here are 6 of Sophie's reasons

Harvey Lewis is attempting to break the FKT on the Appalachian Trail.  If you want to follow Harvey you can do so here.

Part 1 of Rachel sharing about her trip to the Western States Training Weekend

You may have thought Gordy Ainsleigh was the first to finish the Western States 100 but here is a good story of The Forgotten First Finishers

iRunFar.com ran a safety survey 6 months ago and here are the results

The 2020 Tokyo Olympic marathon course will make for an interesting finish with the last 3k at an average 10% grade.

A look at why expecting a race to be easy will in the end make it hard

Looking at injuries as opportunities

Primal Endurance podcast #151 with Dr. Mark Cucuzzella

CNN looks at The Barkley Marathons

Ian Corless talks about Walking, Running and Climbing with Trekking Poles

A look at running shoes and something to think about: Everything You Know About Running Shoes is Wrong

A preview of this weeks Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira

Need something to listen to - check out my Podcasts and More Podcast post

July 7th in Elizabethtown, KY Running Soles will be hosting the Freeman Lake Summer Trail Challenge.  You can run a 10K or 5k and if really inspired run both

Here in the South-Central Kentucky area we have our own running camp if you are a JV or Varsity distance runner. Look at attending the 3 day KY Elite Distance Running Camp being help July 12-14 in Somerset KY.  This camp is put on by KY 2000 AA State Cross-Country Champion Daniel Roberts who I interviewed at the end of February.  The price for the camp is $50 but it increases after April 15, 2018 at 11:59pm EDT.   You can also get information at the KY Elite Running Facebook page

If you are going to be in the Nancy Kentucky area July 21st, 2018 you might consider doing the Mud Mayhem & Fun Lake Cumberland 5K Obstacle Challenge.  The race proceeds go to help the local Phoenix Racing


Masters Running News
Link to the British Masters Athletic Federation

heck out the World Masters Rankings


Races this Coming Week
Bryce Canyon Ultra Marathons, Hatch, UT - June 1-2, 2018
Kettle Moraine 100, LaGrange, WI - June 1-2, 2018
War Hammer 100, Stanton, KY - June 2-3, 2018
Ultra SkyMarathon Madeira,  Santana, Portugal - June 1-3, 2018
Steamboat Marathon and 1/2 Marathon, Steamboat Springs, CO - June 3, 2018


Past Weekend Race Results
Azores Trail Run, Horta, Portugal - May 25 & 26, 2018
Calico Centennial Celebration, North Muddy Mountains, NV - May 26, 2018
London 2 Brighton Challenge, London, UK - May 26-27, 2018
Zegama-Aizkorri Marathon, Zegama, Spain - May 27, 2018


Charlie Spedding - AAA 10,000m Champion 1983

1984 London Marathon


Dick Quax winning Silver at the 76' Olympics in Montreal


Zegama-Aizkorri 2018


Zegama-Aizkorri 2018 Vertical Kilo


Sweepers | Ginger Runner


Trail Menorca Camí de Cavalls 2018


This Week's MTN Outhouse News




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