Lite - Features - Too many female marathon runners experience breast pain @ Tue Apr 23 2013

Lite - Features - Too many female marathon runners experience breast pain @ Tue Apr 23 2013: "LONDON, April 23 — A new British study finds that more than a third of women who run marathons suffer from breast pain when jogging — and that four out of 10 do nothing about it. But researchers say women could improve their odds with a better sports bra."

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Research backs walking workout

Research backs walking workout: "omparing walkers to runners is like comparing Barry Manilow to the Rolling Stones.

One gets all the respect and the other ... well, not so much.

But a new study out of the University of California, Berkeley, has given walkers a much-needed boost in respect, not to mention added validation that walking is bona fide exercise."

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How Runners Should React to Hip Pain | STACK Fitness

How Runners Should React to Hip Pain | STACK Fitness: "Runners need to be constantly aware of their bodies. In particular, these high-impact athletes need to watch how their bodies adapt to extra mileage and its effect on their biomechanical chain."

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Spring running - Get ready for spring running

Spring running - Get ready for spring running: "Now that the weather is starting to get warmer and there's more hours of daylight in the evening, you may be itching to get outside and run. But if you took a bit of a running break during the winter, don't expect to be running at the same level as you did in the fall."

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Dick Hoyt: Devoted father, 72, who has pushed his disabled son in more than 1000 races WILL run another Boston Marathon even though Monday's was meant to be his last | Mail Online

Dick Hoyt: Devoted father, 72, who has pushed his disabled son in more than 1000 races WILL run another Boston Marathon even though Monday's was meant to be his last | Mail Online: "Father-and-son running team Dick and Rick Hoyt were competing in their 31st Boston Marathon
Dick has finished more than 1,091 races pushing his 51-year-old son, who has cerebral palsy, in a specially designed chair
Inspirational team was stopped at 25-mile mark after bombs went off
Dick Hoyt now says they will compete again next year"

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Scotland Yard Bolsters Police Presence at London Marathon - NYTimes.com

Scotland Yard Bolsters Police Presence at London Marathon - NYTimes.com: "As the police in the United States hunted down and traded fire with the men suspected in the Boston bombings, Scotland Yard said on Friday that it had increased the number of officers assigned to guard the London Marathon on Sunday by several hundred to reassure runners and spectators of their safety."

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Increased Security for Central Park Race - NYTimes.com

Increased Security for Central Park Race - NYTimes.com: "New York Road Runners has increased security at its four-mile race this weekend in Central Park in response to the bomb attacks at the Boston Marathon."

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Boston Tribute at Salt Lake City Marathon - NYTimes.com

Boston Tribute at Salt Lake City Marathon - NYTimes.com: "Salt Lake City marathoners paused for a moment of silence Saturday, then joined in a rousing rendition of “Sweet Caroline” to honor Boston’s bombing victims. Many wore blue-and-yellow ribbons and official Boston Marathon gear from previous races, including the race Monday in which two blasts killed three people and injured nearly 200."

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Pavegen harvests energy from Paris Marathon runners

Pavegen harvests energy from Paris Marathon runners: "While the term "electrifying" can sometimes be used to describe breathtaking performance in sports, it's not often you'll find it used for marathon runners. Yet, that's precisely the word I'd use to describe this year's Paris Marathon, which took place on Sunday April 7. You see, as the feet of almost 40,000 runners hit a 25-meter (82-foot) installation of special tiles at the beginning of the 26-mile (42-km) course, kinetic energy was harvested and turned into usable electricity."

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Snow May Cancel Colorado Marathon | Runner's World & Running Times

Snow May Cancel Colorado Marathon | Runner's World & Running Times: "The inaugural Horsetooth Marathon, scheduled for Sunday in Fort Collins, Colorado, may be canceled because of a large snowstorm earlier this week."

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Marathon advice: Elite marathon running | Athletics Weekly

Marathon advice: Elite marathon running | Athletics Weekly: "In many respects the marathon is like no other event. For a start it’s over four times longer than the next bona fide track distance and apart from the walking events it is held on tarmac, although the start and finishes are usually on a synthetic surface."

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Greater Manchester runner Stockport Harrier Stephen Jones says Boston bombing won’t put us off running races including April 28th's Greater Manchester Marathon - Manchester Evening News

Greater Manchester runner Stockport Harrier Stephen Jones says Boston bombing won’t put us off running races including April 28th's Greater Manchester Marathon - Manchester Evening News: "ng races around the world – including the Greater Manchester Marathon later this month"

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