"My first understanding was that you could not become a distance runner quickly. I began gradually, not doing too much"
Henry Rono
Some background on Henry Rono who amazingly broke 4 world records in 81 days in 1978 : 10,000M, 5,000M, 3,000M Steeplechase and the 3,000M. No pacers which is unheard of today. I actually got to see him run back when I was running at the University of Arizona.
This week for interview Tuesday I talk to Mike Ekbundit
By the way if you have missed any of the Interview Tuesdays you can find them here: BlugrassRunner Interviews
iRunFar.com's This Week in Running: April 1, 2019
LetsRun.com's The Week That Was in Running: March 25-31, 2019
This is funny because pretty sure no one would cheat to get in to Barkley, maybe to get out of it:) . I always like good satire.
More April 1st humor - do they get your vote:)
No matter how much you love running there will be those times you have issues Mustering Motivation
A report on this year's Hurt 100 where the rain returned
Well Barkley Marathons 2019 is over and as with 2018 there were no finishers. John Kelly writes on his non-finish where he finished loop 2 with plenty of time to spare and feeling good but finding no motivation to continue on. Makes sense in light of an article he just wrote that I linked to last week: Look How Tough I Am
Another article on the Barkley 2019 and another year of no finishers
Canadian Trail Running's article on this year's Barkley
Some thoughts from David Roche on training for your first half-marathon or less trail race. Yea with all the Ultra trail running talk it may be missed that there are shorter trail races and the truth is they can be great fun.
A look at relay races - not the ones on the track but road and cross-country relays. I have done the the Hood to Coast Relay which was fun and here in KY we have the Bourbon Chase Relay
Glad to see Joshua Cheptegei win the Men's Senior Worlds Cross-Country after his epic melt down in 2017. It would still be great to see more name runners take part in this race as they used to do uears ago. I think the US was in the race but hard to tell with an 11th place team finish for the men, I guess a team made up of mostly Kenyan born runners does not guarantee a top finish.
In the Women's Senior Cross-Country race Helen Obiri won in a close hard fought race. The US women did only slightly better than the men in 8th place.
Good article on the World's Cross-Country which at one time was one of the biggest events of the year, every year, but now may be Sport's Best Kept Secret
Toni Reavis on the state of Track and Field in light of the recent Cross-Country worlds in Aarhus Denmark
Ultra Running Magazine Spring Shoe Review 2019
If you train at MAF (Maximum Aerobic Function per Phil Maffetone) here 7 reasons you may not progress and what to do about it
Masters News
Connie Gardner looks at her running ultras often being the easiest part of her day
World records at this years Indoor Championships in Torun Poland
Nice to see others who have kept up running for quite a number of years as has Maddy Collinge who has been running for 42+ years
(If you have a race in the area, including surrounding states, let me know and I will post about it)
Running groups are a great way to get to know people but also a great way to help you progress and get out and run. If you are in the Elizabethtown KY area check out the Running Soles Group and if you are closer to Campbellsville check out the Campbellsville Running Club. Have another local running group in KY let me know and I will list it.
Check out these Race Companies for local races: Good Times Even Services & Central Kentucky Race Management. For trail and Ultra races in Kentucky and Virginia check out Next Opportunity Events
I have run a 1/2 marathon and Marathon here, actually my first ever win at the marathon, and the trails are great. Run The (un)Pleasant Hill Trail Runs (5K, 10K & 25K)at the Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill on April 13, 2019
Run the Kentucky Derby Festival 1/2 Marathon or Marathon April 27, 2019 - got my BQ there for 2016 and looking to get it for 2020
If you are in the Somerset KY area June 1, 2019 think about running the Over My Head 5K. All Proceeds will go to support Over My Head Somerset. The Local Homeless shelter in Somerset & Pulaski County - Consider making an extra donation.
Looking for other races around the world, here is where I get most of the ones I list: ahotuMarathons (covers the world), American Trail Running Assoc. (Mostly US but does have other races on the list), Running in the USA & Trail Runner Magazine
Races this Coming Week
Marathon Des Sables, Sahara Desert, Morocco - April 7-13, 2019
Yamacraw 50K, 20K & 10K, Stearns, KY - April 6, 2019
Ultra Trail Costa Rica , El Castillo, Costa Rica - April 6, 2019
Forget the PR-Mohican 50K, Loudonville, OH - April 6, 2019
Maria's Spring Fling 3/6/12/24hr, Kennesaw, GA - April 6, 2019
American River 50, Folsom, CA - April 6, 2019
Umstead 100, Raleigh, NC - April 6, 2019
Rotterdam Marathon, Rotterdam, Netherlands - April 7, 2019
Carlsbad 5000, Carlsbad, CA - April 7, 2019
Past Weekend Race Results
Badger Mountain Challenge, Richland, WA - March 29, 2019
Greebrier Ultra's, Boonesboro, MD - March 29, 2019
IAAF World X-Country Championships, Aarhus, Denmark - March 30, 2019
Blackbeard's Revenge, Corolla, NC - March 30, 2019
Georgia Death Race, Vogel State Park, GA - March 30, 2019
Crown King Scramble, Crown King, AZ - March 30, 2019
The Barkley Marathons, Frozen Head State Park, TN - March 30 - 31, 2019
Knoxville Marathon, Knoxville, TN - March 31, 2019
Henry Rono in the 1978 Commonwealth Games 5000M
The RUNdown #26 from the Ridge RUNers
Trailer from Training for Ultra on his film Sub-4 to States - Matt Daniels
Not running related but for sure endurance related as this is a goal race for the future
Quite the run for the M85 World Record in the 400m at the Indoor Masters Championships in Torun Poland
Tips from Anton on Running a 100 Miler
Born to Run: The Kenyan Secrets
Why do we run - Why do you run?
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