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No Guinness World Record for Fauja
Fauja Singh’s Guinness World Record will remain unofficial for the time being until the necessary documentation is found to prove his age. Because he is unable to produce a birth certificate from 1911, Guinness is unable to recognize the claim. He does have his birthdate listed on his passport and a letter from the Queen [...] Read More » -
Product Review – ReSkin Re-Usable Blister Prevention Bandages
Ouch my aching feet! I had recently bought a pair of brand new (casual, non-running) shoes and went through the pain of blisters and chafing associated with breaking them in. I resorted to the usual band-aid method, but when the shoes are too tight the band-aids easily come off exposing the blister and the pain [...] Read More » -
What could be more painful than finishing a marathon?
Many women would argue that childbirth is the most painful thing that they will experience, nowhere near as bad as finishing a marathon. On Sunday, Amber Miller did both. The 27 year old Chicago mother of two signed up for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon in February and found out she was pregnant two [...] Read More » -
Toronto traffic woes ready to resume?
Many Torontonians thought their prayers were answered when one of its fall marathons was moved to the spring alleviating the resulting traffic headaches. But it’s looking like the battle is about to resume between two new events scheduled weeks apart in the spring. Read the article Let’s hear from our readers on this one. Do [...] Read More » -
Does a marathon impact the local economy as much as you think?
This weekend marks the 34th annual Bank of America Chicago Marathon. It is estimated that $171 million will be pumped into the local economy…or at least that’s what they say. Once you delve deeper however, those numbers just don’t seem to add up according to University of Chicago economics professor Allen Sanderson. Sanderson says that [...] Read More » -
What to do in Kona, Hawaii during race week
Many triathletes are heading to Kona next weekend for the 2011 Ford Ironman World Championships, some along with friends and family. While your “Ironman” will no doubt be getting in some last minute training, there is plenty for you to see and do rather than lounge around in the hotel. This article gives you a [...] Read More » -
Is a 2-hour Marathon Possible?
This seems to be asked after every time the men’s marathon record is broken. The answer to that question is a definite yes according to most people leaving them to follow up by asking when. It took 95 years from when the first record was set by American Johnny Hayes in 1908 with a time [...] Read More » -
The Fastest City in Canada is…
Want to get faster? Then the simple answer is head to Guelph and set up shop with coach Dave Scott-Thomas and the Speed River Track and Field Club. The club has already sent two athletes to the Beijing Olympics and hopes to send four to London in 2012. Read more Read More » -
Jefferson in Jeopardy?
We could have a new Mascot Marathon Guinness World Record this weekend if “Mudonna”, a big fluffy pink pig and official mascot of the Saint Paul Saints baseball team is successful in the attempt at the Twin Cities Marathon in Minneapolis. Underneath all the fur will be Seigo Masubuchi, a Japanese marathoner hoping to raise [...] Read More »