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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Athletes receive $4,000 each.
Written by: Sean McKeon
The USA Track and Field Foundation has announced they will award 26 elite athlete development grants for 2010. Each year the USATF Foundation awards grants to deserving post-collegiate track and field athletes. In order to qualify for a grant an athlete must meet minimum performance and financial need standards.
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Despite a bad economy, road race participant numbers continue to grow.
Written By: David Monti
(c) 2009 Race Results Weekly, used with permission.
NEW YORK (29-Dec) — Participation in American road races grew by a healthy 11% in 2009, according to a detailed analysis prepared by Race Results Weekly, the wire service of distance running.
Our second photo gallery comes from our partners at PhotoRun.net. Check out some more great shots of everthing from the winners to the running Elvis!
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There was hot running on a cold day in Sin City.
Written by: Mario Fraioli
Despite live bands, white Bengal tigers, dancing girls and a pre-race fireworks display, it was a pair of Kenyans who stole the show Sunday morning at the inaugural Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Marathon.
Taking her first stab at the 26.2-mile distance, [...]
Written by: Matt Fitzgerald
There are lots of good books on endurance sports nutrition. There’s Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, by Monique Ryan; Nutrition Periodization for Endurance Athletes, by Bob Seebohar; Performance Nutrition for Runners, by yours truly; and many others. Most of these books contain a chapter on weight management. But body weight and [...]
Low vitamin D levels are very likely limiting your running performance, and may compromise your health.
Written by: Reyana Ewing, MPH, RD, CLE
As runners we want to do everything possible to perform well and have a great season. We are meticulous about our training schedules, hydration, sleeping habits, etc. Yet many times we fall short [...]
Mebrahtom “Meb” Keflezighi becomes the first American winner of the ING New York City Marathon since 1982.
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There was a lot of talk about a possible American winner of the 2009 ING New York City Marathon on Sunday. Most of that talk centered on Ryan Hall, but it was 2004 Olympic Marathon silver [...]
The new athlete engineered weight loss system Forze demonstrates how their product can be used to increase running performance. With the use of the Alter-G anti-gravity treadmill, we are able to see the direct correlation between body weight and performance.
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Round two of IAAF World Championships previews, this time the focus is on the middle-distance events. These races are always the most exciting of the meet because they are long enough to employ tactics yet short enough to keep the attention of even the most casual track and field fan. One of the hardest things [...]
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