Friday, March 6, 2020

Weekly RunDown #178


"You can hurt more than you ever thought possible, 
then continue until you discover that hurting isn't that big a deal."
Scott Jurek

My Training Overview #37 - being sick sucks, especially when things have been going well - but need to find good in the time down

iRunFar.com's This Week in Running: March 2, 2020

How second place trials runner Jacob Riley trained

Article on USA Marathon Trials second placer Molly Seidel

LetsRun.com's take on the Men's & Women's Trials races

Rupp has been ready at both the 2016 and 2020 Olympic Trials - better than others .

Toni Reavis also looks at the hills of Atlanta and why.

Jim Walmsley on this 22nd place and 2:15 debut marathon at the trials

Sadly this guy will be more known for his bathroom break than getting a 2 min PR and 6th at the trials

By the way Jim was not the only trail runner at the trials

May not have been the mass start Tokyo Marathon but quite the race.

Lots of races being affected by the Coronavirus as the 1/2 Marathon World Championships have been postponed.

Also, Rome Marathon was canceled and Paris Marathon postponed

A preview of this weeks Transgrancanaria 128K race and a preview by Ian Corless

Live coverage on iRunFar here

Sleep is a tough object as we all know we need it and the stress of getting it can lead to not doing so.  David Roche looks at sleep and how there is a place to accept where you are, not out fo complacency but also not to stress about it.

Another Kenyan, now a Bahrainian, gets a 4 year ban for PED

Matches up with something I read before that eh new controversial Nike shoes do not make everyone faster

A look at running and the common cold - something we all have to face at some time

Peter Defty looks at how Your Fat Adapted Future begins with Mitochondria - also see video below

While for sure there are some fast times out there today when you look back you will see we are not that far ahead today as we may think

Wow, that is some heel


Masters News
Running while aging - one runner looks to become the second oldest finisher at WSER

Jennie Rice and Gene Dykes are still going strong - You're never to old to be serious about your running

An interview with Meghan Laws


Local, to Kentucky, Races and Events
(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.  There is now a running group starting over in Burkesville, for info check out their FB Page- Burkesville 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

New race with the last man, or women, standing format like Big's Backyard Ultra - Kentucky Last Sole Standing, May 2, 2020

A good race in Somerset KY, and for a good cause, is the Over My Head 5K June 6, 2020

Always a fun race, well races, is the Freeman Lake Summer Trail Challenge 5K and 10K on July 11th, 2010 - Run either race or both

Next Opportunity Events Hot Hot Hundred is August 8th and this year they have added a 50K

A great race to add to your list is the 8hr Backyard Classic in Elizabethtown, KY on August 15, 2020

The Lake Cumberland 1/2 Marathon is Sept 12th in Somerset KY

If you want to check out a great trail but do not want to do an ultra try the Rugged Red Half Marathon in the Red River Gorge, KY on Sept 26, 2020 - Register here

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
Transgrancanary, Las Palams de Gran Canaria  March 6, 2020
Chattanooga 100, Chattanooga, TN - March 6, 2020
Way Too Cool 50K, Cool, CA - March 7, 2020
Mesquite Canyon Trail Runs, Waddell, AZ - March 7, 2020
Old Pueblo Endurance Runs, Sonoita, AZ - March 7, 2020
Ozark Highlands 50K, Norfork, AR - March 7, 2020


Past Weekend Race Results
US Olympic Trials, Atlanta, GA - Feb 29, 2020
Copper Corridor 50K, Superior, AZ - Feb 29, 2020
Caumsett 50K, East Islip, NY - March 1, 2020


Olympic Marathon Trials Footage


Paul Tierney:Running the Wainwrights


2020 Sr. Mens English Championships - look at all those runners at the start


Joss Naylor's Run - 1996


YOUR Fat  Adapted Future begins with Mitochondria

Mtn Outhouse News from March 1, 2020


Nice video on the TOR Des Geants


Running the Kalalau Trail



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