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Each year, thousands of women and men take to the streets of London at midnight and Power Walk a marathon — in their bras. The annual event, Walk the Walk’s MoonWalk, raises awareness and funds for breast cancer causes, and it’s making its way to New York City this summer — the place where it started 16 [...]
You’re running a 5K. Your pace is good. You feel strong. And then … A zombie jumps out in front of you and tries to eat your brain. No, you’re not dreaming, and no, this isn’t a horror film. It’s all part of a growing trend of races focused on making racing fun and attainable [...]
Cool event alert. April 26 is Run To Work Day 2013. What it is: The event encourages people all over the world to run to or from work and donate the money they would otherwise have spent on travel and parking to charity. In light of the Boston Marathon bombings, the website has added The One [...]
We have two special guests for our 50th podcast episode. Bob and Trish Evans are a husband and wife creative duo. They are experienced jugglers who hold world records for joggling (juggling while running) for male and female in the 5K and 10K. Trish's 5K PR is 19:46, and Bob's is 16:34. They also competed [...]
Carefully monitoring #Sandy; currently anticipating NO CHANGES to #ingnycm events. Pls check nyrr.org for updates & STAY SAFE. — The INGNYC Marathon (@INGNYCMarathon) October 29, 2012 Due to Hurricane Sandy, it's still unknown whether the New York Marathon will go on this Sunday, November 4th. According to a tweet from the New York Marathon's official [...]
Chuck Engle calls himself the “marathon junkie.” So far, Chuck has completed 295 marathons with a 2 hour 44 minute average time! That's not all- he finished in first place in 148 of those marathons! We wanted to chat with Chuck on the podcast to hear his thoughts on racing and running in general. He [...]
Keith Levasseur ran the Baltimore Marathon on October 13th. In flip-flop sandals. He is currently in the process of contacting the Guinness Book of World Records to enter his feat in as the fastest marathon time in sandals. His time was 2 hours and 46 minutes! We shared his story on our Facebook page earlier [...]
In this blog post, Women's Health's RUN 10 FEED 10 Chicago Action Hero Jessica Laiti shares how she got started running, and why she's excited about the upcoming race. WalkJogRun: Why did you decide to sign up for the RUN 10 FEED 10 event? Jessica Laiti: I signed up for RUN 10 FEED 10 because [...]
Yesterday we headed to the Chicago Marathon media center at the Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Three weeks ago, we sat down with Wesley Korir to talk about his plans for the Chicago Marathon this Sunday, October 7th. We had an exclusive interview with Craig Leon, an elite runner on the field this year for the [...]
It's finally the month of Halloween! There are many running and walking events taking place this month with a Halloween theme. What better way to make up for all the Halloween treats you'll be eating this month than running a local race? Are you running a Halloween event this month? Which one? Don't forget to [...]
