Competitor.com’s Matt Fitzgerald spoke with Kiwi star Kim Smith after her national record (1:07:55) half marathon effort at the Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Half Marathon in New Orleans.
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Competitor.com’s Sean McKeon took a tour of the Nutrilite expo truck to learn more about the growing nutrition company. With new product offerings for endurance athletes, Nutrilite looks to continue helping runners get to the finish line fit and healthy. Check out this preview of Nutrilite’s traveling show and be sure check it out at [...]
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Competitor.com’s Matt Fitzgerald had the opportunity to chat with three-time London Marathon champion Martin Lel while at the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras Health and Fitness Expo. Lel is hoping to rebound from a disappointing 2009 and win another world marathon major title in 2010.
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Competitor.com’s Matt Fitzgerald caught up with Kenyan half marathon world record holder Sammy Wanjiru while at Rock ‘n’ Roll Mardi Gras race weekend. The 2008 Olympic marathon gold medalist says he is ready to run fast and is eying the marathon world record in the not too distant future.
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Competitor.com’s Sean McKeon got a chance to see one of the latest innovations in the world of knee support. A new company called Opedics has invented a set of running tights that will support your knee like a knee brace. Anyone that has run with a brace knows that it is not fun, but this [...]
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Competitor.com’s Sean McKeon had a chance to preview some of the best new running products from Mizuno. Get the first look at the latest and greatest apparel from the popular Japanese manufacturer, including a new self-packing jacket!
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Competitor.com’s Matt Fitzgerald caught up with author of the wildly popular book “Born to Run,” Chris McDougall. Get to know a little more about the man that has been at the forefront of the barefoot running movement!
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Competitor.com’s Sean McKeon met up with Simon Bairu after his exciting victory at the 2010 P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. Bairu defeated Amerian record holder Ryan Hall and in turn set a new personal best of 1:02:47. Learn a little more about this Canadian star and what his plans are for the [...]
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We were at the press conference to find out the plans for the big race in Arizona on Sunday. Find out what Ryan Hall, Deena Kastor, Dean Karnazes and Matt Reed had to say about their race plans.
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We caught up with Ryan Hall before the P.F. Chang’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Arizona Half Marathon. He talked about his goals for the race and about his charity The Hall Steps Foundation.
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