Mar 10

It was a cold Disney Princess Half Marathon 2010. Evidence of a cold morning could be seen all along the race route, with jackets and blankets spread all over.

I found some amazing photos from Disney half marathon, some of them would be perfect for sports photo galleries & libraries.

Hi Mickey!

See more Disney Princess Half Marathon 2010 pictures / photos at Disunplugged

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Mar 01

It was a great weekend of marathon running, I found pictures from some of marathon races that happened over the weekend.

2010 Hyannis Marathon Race photos & Pictures

The local paper had a great photo taken at the start of the race : a picture of Dad with his wheel chair bound son just ahead of the leading pack. See photo at cod times site

2010 Gasparilla Half & Full Marathon photos & Pictures

The notable thing about thsi race was the 41 year old winner, Terri Rejimbai won the womens half in a time of 1 hr 22 mins. See pictures at st petersburg website

2010 Cowtown marathon photos & pictures

The largest running field over the weekend, 21000 runners turned up. I wondered why the winner had a slow finish time in the low 2:30s. This picture tells it all

See more pictures at flickr

2010 Standard Chartered Hong Kong marathon photos & pictures

See photo of the winner at peoples website

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Mar 01

The Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Full & Half Marathon took to the streets of New Orleans on Sunday morning.

Forty-five bands rocked on 24 stages across the entire half-marathon and marathon courses.

16,000 runners came up dressed in the best marathon costumes that made it a good day for stock photos, sports photo galleries & sports photo library.

Special mention goes to Philip Lawrence, who made Sunday’s run his 107th marathon in 24 years.

One great photo from Rock N Roll Mardi Gras Marathon was this one!

See More Mardi Gras race photos at Deessnke flickr photostream

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Dec 14

23,000 marathon runners hit the streets of Hawaii for the 2009 Honolulu marathon. I don’t know why this race is so popular with Japanese runners, 15,000 of them ran the race.

A lady, Honolulu photographer, who lives along the Honolulu marathon route took some awesome photos, from the images you would have been forgiven if you thought the images were of Tokyo marathon. The Japanese were all over.

honolulu marathon water point

The Honolulu marathon picture below (see the Sign inside) must have been spotted at the 20 mile mark. A point when most runners are dazed & hungry and might not tell the difference between Vaseline & Butter!

honolulu marathon sign

For more honolulu marathon photos visit honolulu marathon photographer

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Dec 07

2009 Rock and Roll Las Vegas Marathon was brilliant. Famous Las Vegas strip provided a perfect background for some amazing photos.

Images were hard to come by but I was able to come across this two 2009 Las Vegas pictures.

Runners dressed as super heroes at 2009 Rock & Roll Las vegas marathon

Runners dressed as super heroes at 2009 Rock & Roll Las vegas marathon

las vegas marathonIf you are going to say I do, Do it doing the thing you love.

Las Vegas marathon has drive in wedding chapels along the route where runners can say I do or for renew marriage vows for the already married.

All images courtesy of las vegas sun, vist the site for more las vegas marathon photos, the lasvegassun website

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Dec 03

The flat arch foot type is a flat foot when observed from the side. The following is description of a flat arch foot.

flat-arch-footAnd if runner with this flat arch foot were to step on a slab of cement, the following would be the imprint.

flat-foot- imprintIt would leave an imprint of almost the entire bottom of the foot

Shoe Type for the flat arch foot

According to Zappos the best shoe for flat arch foot are stability shoes & motion control shoes.

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Oct 31

Paula Radcliffe trains on an eight-day cycle, working for seven days and then enjoying one of complete rest.

Paula Radcliffe Daily Runs : Weekly Miles

She runs some 22 miles a day (12-15 in the morning and another seven in the early evening) with Lough (her husband and coach) at her side, on his bicycle;

Paula Radcliffe Gym Training

In between, she does an hour-long session of core strength exercises.

To Run faster and stronger – Rest, Rest & Rest

When she is not training, she sleeps – a lot. ‘I’m usually in bed by ten and I don’t get up until around nine,’ she says. ‘Then I have another two hours sleep in the afternoon. You really need that sleep when you train as hard as I do.

Sorry, instead of rest I should have said, Sleep, sleep and sleep.

Source : Paula Radcliffe Interview Courtesy of Guardian Newspaper UK.

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Oct 23

Prevention is better than cure! My parents and teachers always said that.

One injury prevention method for runners is Massage. Remembering to massage your feet, massaging lower & upper leg, massaging the calf and massaging the quads can help prevent running Injuries.

If you cant afford a Professional massage or have no time for a date with massage pro, you can also do your own self massage.

The following video demonstrates how to do a self massage. You will learn how to massage away muscle pain and soreness from your legs and feet. You will learn Self massage techniques that will prevent injuries and have your feet screaming with pleasure or at least feeling better fast.

Lets roll!

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Oct 09

A good reason why running is not just for the young.

As Mexico City Games decathlon champion Bill Toomey once said in Track & Field News: “Competition’s too much fun to be left to the kids.”

If you stopped engaging in sports you must have forgotten the last time you had fun. Maybe you should join a running club and remind yourself how fun life is.

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Sep 25

Marine Corps Marathon is a must sought marathon by runners. Marine Corps is popularly known as “the peoples marathon”. The traditional Marine Corps Marathon course is 26.2 miles and a 10K race also allows runners of all ages to join in a shorter 6.2 mile event.

Training & Running Tips for Marine Corps marathon

1. Train hard but remember to take a rest.

2. If a day or two of training is missed due to injury or illness or other reason, don’t try to cram two days of training into one. Lost days are simply days.

3. Train at your projected marathon pace.

4. Try to train at the time of the day the race starts and in the predicted weather condition as much as possible.

5. Do the long runs.

6. Remember to stretch

7. Do speed works round a track, it just makes your legs feel better.

8. Listen to your body, If you feel tired take a rest, if you feel pain go easy, if the pain is too much stop running.

9. Remember to stay hydrated.

10. Remember to have fun.

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