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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In my 5 years of marathon running I have seen some awesome Slogans written on runners T-shirts. The best are those slogans written on the backside of runners T-shirts. If you are behind a runner with a slogan written on his backside, the message can either inspire you or piss you off!
Slogans On running T-shirts that inspire
1. Pain is only temporary
2. Lets kick some ASSSSSS
3. Just do it
4. Its a piece of cake
5. I will let my running do the talking
Running T-shirt Slogans that can piss you off
1. You are now last
2. If you cant keep up with me, be a spectator
3. At least am not last – from a runner who beat you to the finish line.
4. I dont know what shit you drunk this morning
5. See you at the finish
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I was reading a running shorts review on runners world that featured eight running shorts. One interesting aspect of the shorts is the names, without the word shorts next to them you wouldn’t know what they are. Some of the names would be mistaken for: fish oil, ammunition, sports team, sports drinks.
1. Mens Nike Pinnacle Shorts
2. Mens Hind Omega Shorts
3. Womens Adidas Adistar shorts
4. Womens Moving Comfort Endurance shorts
5. Mens Brook sharper
6. Mens Under Armour Pacer shorts – This was the best name
7. Women Zoots sports Ultra run shorts
8. Womens New Balance Mira Shorts
Read the full reviews at runners world
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I just came across this list of benefits of marathon running.
* Increased energy
* Improved health
* A sense of accomplishment
* Increased discipline
* Quality time outdoors
* A chance to show off to the opposite sex that you can do it
* Of course, great-looking legs (Never underestimate the power of lean, muscular legs.)
Source : Soyouwanna.com
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One way to make a statement at a marathon is to turn up dressed in a fancy costume. If you cant come up with an original running costume idea you may steal ideas from fellow runners.
Two popular marathon running costume ideas
Elvis costume
Spiderman costume
Save the rhino costume
 Save the rhino costume at Flora London Marathon Running 26 miles is hard and what about bringing the Eiffel tower along with you
 This Parisian was spotted at 2009 New York Marathon More costume ideas can be seen at elite feet
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1. San Francisco Road Runners Club
San francisco road runners club is located around castro neighbourhood.
2. Golden Gate Running Club
Golden gate running club is located around pacific heights neighbourhood.
3. Dolphin Southend Running Club
Dolphin southend running club is located in outerrichmond area.
4. The San Francisco marathon club
The running club is located around Potrero hill neighborhood.
5. Nike Run Club San Francisco
Nike Run Club San Francisco is located around Union Square Neighborhood.
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This picture from Atlanta Marathon is what I call a running picture. I can feel the intense pace this guys are in this shot.You can feel the motion and speed.
Check the image at flickr
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Different runners have different goals as to why they run a marathon. One popular reason is lose weight.
Fitness and dietary experts say marathons increasingly are the exercise equivalent of crash diets, with similarly disappointing results. There’s no evidence that running a marathon leads to lasting weight loss, marathon researchers say. And it’s unknown how often such runs initiate a lifetime of steady exercise. Indeed, in a long-term fitness sense, marathons are really sprints; the true marathon is the exercise program that lasts for decades, fitness experts say.
For you to lose weight from marathon running you have to make a life time commitment. Promise to keep running for the rest of your life because if you engage in marathon running you may see instant result but if you stop you shall region all the pounds you have lost.
Eric Zorn, a popular Chicago Tribune columnist, chronicled with passion and humor his training for the 1998 Chicago Marathon. Along the way he convinced scores of other novices to follow suit. But after three successful marathons, Mr. Zorn gave it up, and he eventually regained the 40 pounds he’d lost.
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If you’ve never run a marathon or you’re trying to run your fastest time ever, you may consider registering and running in one of these flat marathon courses around USA. Most of this marathon allow you to qualify for Boston marathon.
Chicago Marathon.
Chicago is a flat and fast marathon. Many of over 30,000 runners run it for its speed. The only downside is that the weather can be unpredictable some years, too hot of too cold defeating the flat course advantage.
Philadelphia Marathon
This Pennsylvania marathon has a flat course, the fact that the marathon is ran in late November when the weather is cool gives it an ideal marathon environment for a fast race.
Carlifornia International Marathon
Held in Sacramento California, the marathon is touted as “The Fastest Course in the West.”
Cleveland Marathon
Held in cleveland Ohio in Mid May.
Flat marathons around New York
Mohawk-Hudson River Marathon
This Albany New York marathon, Running Times magazine calls it one of the fastest marathon routes in the country.
Wineglass Marathon
The marathon is held in Corning New York. The Wineglass Marathon yields one of the highest percentages of runners qualifying for the Boston Marathon.
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After a run it is recommended to drink a recovery drink to replenish lost energy, fluid and electrolytes.
Water as running Recovery drink
The cheapest and most popular recovery drink is good old water. Water helps in restoring lost water through sweating and cooling down the body. Drinking water also helps in preparing the stomach for proper food digestion. Experts tend to agree that rehydrating with water until urine is pale yellow is the way to go.
Sports Energy Drinks
Drinkigng a sports energy drink with a mix of carbs, protein and sodium within an hour of finishing the race is crucial.
Carbohydrate Milk Drink
The chocolate milk has the magic 4:1 carbohydrate to protein ratio, is cheap and tastes good.
Whatever you choose, drink what you enjoy
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