It’s time to dig through your drawers, invade the attic and rummage through the boxes of old clothes you have stowed away in the basement. We are looking for your favorite vintage t-shirt or singlet from road races, cross country meets, track competitions or teams of the past to be entered in a one-of-a-kind photo contest. From now through July 31, we’ll be taking a trip down memory lane…
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The votes are in and the winner has been selected. Click here to find out who won, and to see some of our favorite submissions. Thanks to everyone who submitted photos and votes!
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Hi there,
I live in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and every summer running in the heat and humidity proves to be a challenge for me. Even getting out by 5:30 am does not always seem to improve conditions substantially. When running tempos and intervals in warm, humid weather, I always struggle to hit the times I feel I should be able to make and end up frustrated. My question to you is: is it comparable to do these types of runs at a similar effort level and/or heart rate that I would expect under more ideal conditions? Or should I just plan to add a certain amount of time (e.g. 5, 10, 20 seconds) to each mile or interval? Should tempos and intervals each be handled differently? Any light you could shed on this would be much appreciated. Thanks for your help!
Soggy and sluggish in Philly,
Christine
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Recovery runs don’t actually accelerate muscle recovery, but they do have other important benefits.
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
If you asked a stadium-size crowd of other runners to name the most important type of running workout, some would say tempo runs, others would say long runs, and still others would say intervals of one kind or another. None would mention recovery runs. Unless I happened to be in that stadium.
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Check out these great shots from the first few days of competition at this week’s European Track & Field Championships being held in Barcelona, Spain, where Great Britain’s Mo Farah and Chris Thompson went 1-2 in the men’s 10,000 meters and Turkey’s Elvan Abeylegesse dominated the women’s race. Images courtesy of our partners at PhotoRun.net.
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Racing Weight author Matt Fitzgerald says it’s okay to gain a little weight–a little–in the off-season.
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Sarah W. Flynn, editor of Competitor New York magazine, was on hand in Central Park Wednesday when Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Killoren Bensimon took part in a training session with professional triathlete twins Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner, who went 1-2 at the Nautica NYC Triathlon on July 18. Bensimon is part of a star-studded celebrity lineup expected to participate in Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon Benefiting the American Cancer Society. Click here to check out the images from Bensimon’s training session yesterday.
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Reality TV star Kelly Bensimon, center, runs with professional triathlon twins Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner in Central Park recently.
Star of Real Housewives of NYC brings a taste of the Big Apple to the Chicago Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon.
Written by: Sarah W. Flynn
The Real Housewives of New York City star Kelly Killoren Bensimon may be better known for racking up tabloid headlines than racking up miles, but that’s not stopping her from hitting the streets of the Windy City this weekend for the Rock ‘n‘Roll Chicago Half Marathon benefiting the American Cancer Society. And who better to guide her through some pre-race prep than fellow New Yorkers—and professional triathletes—Laurel and Rebeccah Wassner?
The trio met in Central Park just days before Bensimon toes the line on Sunday as part of a star-studded celebrity lineup (Giuliana Rancic of E! News and former Bachelor Jake Pavelka, amongst others, are also slated to run). The 42-year-old model and writer gleaned tips from the Wassner twins, which touched on everything from when to eat a gel pack (“about halfway through,” advised Rebeccah) to finish line poses (Laurel suggested to “make sure to finish with a smile.”)
After taking her through their typical pre-race drills, the Wassners led Bensimon on a three-mile loop of the park, dodging photographers eager to snap a shot of the paparazzi-magnet. The chatty, chipper mom of two spoke of her excitement about returning to her home state (she grew up in Rockford, Ill.) as well as her hopes to inspire her fans—including 40,000 followers on Twitter—to get off the couch, turn off the TV, and get running.
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Jake Pavelka
Jake Pavelka set to run this weekend’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Half Marathon in the Windy City.
Written by: Mario Fraioli
Twenty-five thousand runners and walkers will take to the streets of Chicago this weekend for the second annual Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon benefiting the American Cancer Society, including a whole host of celebrities who are expected to lace up their running shoes and wind their way through the Windy City.
Among the big names expected to be on the starting line Sunday is Jake Pavelka, the star of ABC’s season 14 of The Bachelor, who has been in the center of the celebrity spotlight recently after his much ballyhooed breakup with Vienna Girardi. Pavelka, a 32-year-old commercial pilot, also took part in the tenth season of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars.
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Photo: Victah Sailer @PhotoRun.
Illinois native Tera Moody aims to succeed Kara Goucher as the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon Champion.
Interview by: Matt Fitzgerald
Tera Moody, 29, an Illinois native now living in Colorado Springs, Colo., is the runaway favorite to win Sunday’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon benefiting the American Cancer Society. Moody has a half marathon personal best of 1:12:52 and a marathon PR of 2:32:59 set in Chicago last year. A graduate of the University of Colorado now working part-time as a real estate agent, Moody placed fifth in the 2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Women’s Marathon. She spoke to us shortly before making the trip “home” for Sunday’s race, which she is approaching as an early tune-up for the Chicago Marathon in October.
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Looking for things to do in Chicago before or after the Rock ‘n’ Roll Chicago Half Marathon? We have some suggestions.
Written by: John Mendelsohn
Chicago, that toddlin’ town, is the biggest city in the American Midwest, a longtime stronghold of the Democratic party, and home to the world’s surliest airport employees, namesake of a popular blues style, and a fun place to visit, except in months when it’s absolutely beastly, like July and August and January and February.
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