Running Articles
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What if? What I learned from Bernard Lagat
How many times do runners wonder “What if?” Karla Bruning takes a lesson from Bernard Lagat at the Continental Airlines Fifth Avenue Mile.
Published in RunnersWorld.com
What Runners Should Know About Protein
Every runner knows they need carbs, but protein is just as crucial to muscle recovery after a workout.
Published in Active.com
NYC Marathon: When Right Goes Wrong
Runners tend to be goal-oriented people. Whatever the goal may be, we plot, we plan and we train to make it happen—running right, eating right, sleeping right, doing everything “right.” But what happens when something goes wrong? Reassessing goals and shifting expectations are among the hardest things a runner can do, especially when the goal is in sight.
Published in The Washington Times Communities, mentioned in The Baltimore Sun “Exercists” blog
New York City Marathon: The Agony and the Ecstasy
Training for marathons, runners experience the agony and the ecstasy—nagging injuries and euphoric long runs—of the journey to hell and back.
Published in The Washington Times Communities, mentioned in The New York Times “On the Run” blog
The Best Runners of The Decade
These 10 runners thoroughly dominated the decade we call the “aughts.” Who made the cut? Drum roll please…
Published in FoxSports.com, The Washington Times Communities, TheSportsBank.net and RunKarlaRun.com
The Chicago Marathon: Homecoming
Chicago, I’m coming home. On October 11th, I’m running the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. It’s my third marathon, but it might be my most significant. October 11th will mark the 6th anniversary of my father’s death.
Published in The Washington Times Communities, TheSportsBank.net, and RunKarlaRun.com
The Chicago Marathon: A Run Down Memory Lane
It was dark. It was brisk. It was electric. It was the 6th anniversary of my father’s death, and I was about to literally run down memory lane.
Published in The Washington Times Communities, TheSportsBank.net, and RunKarlaRun.com
Because You Only Get One First Marathon
I hated running. Hated it. Flames on the side of my face, breathing, breathless, heaving breaths, to borrow a sentiment from Mrs. White in the movie Clue. So why, oh why, am I running the New York City Marathon?
Published in TheSportsBank.net
I did it. I ran the 2007 ING New York City Marathon. And I did it in a tiara. Come Sunday morning, after 6 months of training and anticipation, there was only one thing to do: put the tiara on my head, shoes on my feet and run like I’ve never run before.
Published in TheSportsBank.net
Marathon Redux Part I: Training
I set out to run the 2008 ING New York City Marathon with a lofty goal: drop 1 hour off my previous time. Gulp. Over the course of 16 weeks, I logged 500 miles and 6 races only to discover, to my absolute shock, that training actually pays off. Who knew?
Published in TheSportsBank.net
Marathon Redux Part II: The Race
This was it. The moment of truth. The ING New York City Marathon redux. So did I succeed in my lofty goal and drop an hour off my time? Read on to find out…
Published in TheSportsBank.net