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Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8s 8K Run 2009 Race Plans Unveiled
Past Champs Kimaiyo and Kiptoo will Return
Press Release -- 6-10-09 --Kingsport, TN
On Saturday night July 11th, at the witching hour of 9:58 pm, the streets of Kingsport will once again be lit with candles and swarming with runners for the 20th running of the Indian Path Medical Center & SunTrust Bank Crazy 8s 8K Run. Crazy 8s, the World’s Fastest 8K, is the largest road race in Northeast Tennessee, and one of the most popular events in Kingsport’s Fun Fest.
Mardi Gras Marathon to Rock 'n' Roll in 2010
Biggest party in marathoning set for February 28, 2010
Running USA Wire
NEW ORLEANS, La. - (June 9, 2009) - The Competitor Group and the New Orleans Track Club have announced a multi-year licensing agreement for the Mardi Gras Marathon. The Rock 'n' Roll Series will add the Mardi Gras Marathon to its schedule of races, hosting the Rock 'n' Roll Mardi Gras Marathon & ½ Marathon in New Orleans on Sunday, February 28, 2010.
USATF Awards Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon With USA Masters Half Marathon Championship For Three Years
From Press Release
MELBOURNE, FL (May 12) – The USA Masters Half Marathon Championship was a big hit with competitors, officials and spectators alike in February when it was contested as part of the 2009 State Farm Melbourne & Beaches Music Marathon.
Now, it will become an official fixture at the event for several years to come.
Matui Wins "Battle of the Sexes" at the 10th Country Music Marathon
Russia's Tatiana Pushkareva takes the women's title
From Dan Cruz
courtesy Running USA wire
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - (April 25, 2009) - Amos Matui of Kenya won the Country Music Marathon on Saturday with a time of 2 hours, 13 minutes, 41 seconds and he also won the "Battle of the Sexes" event, earning a $10,000 bonus on top of the $10,000 winner's prize.
Gems In Our Midst
South is Home to Many Elites Who Shaped Our Running Landscape
By Pete Rea/ZAP Fitness/Running Journal/June 2009
The South has a long and deep tradition of professional sports stars. From Hank Aaron and Tom Glavine on the Diamond, Dan Marino and Johnny Unitas on the Gridiron, and of course Dominique Wilkins and Dwayne Wade on the Hardwood, the Southern states are as rich as any region in terms of our athletes paid to perform their craft.
What is Mental Toughness?
By Richard Ferguson PhD/Running Journal/June 2009
I often hear runners talking about mental toughness and the need to become more mentally tough. Coaches often stress mental toughness and how their athletes need to become more mentally tough. However, very few people can actually define what mental toughness is and very few coaches can tell their athletes just how they can improve their mental toughness.
Twelve Gather for Supper
By Dallas Smith/Running Journal/May 2009
We sit around a long table in a restaurant on Nashville’s Music Row, five women and seven men, eating, drinking and talking. A meeting is in progress.
But this meeting is not one called by any of the usual functionaries; it’s more important than that. It is a meeting of friends sharing the simple joy of companionship, the comfort that in its better moments, human society sometimes provides.
Find Consistency With Minor Changes
By Pete Rea/ZAP Fitness/Running Journal/April 2009
The late Oscar Wilde once said that consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginative. Wilde was not a runner. Despite participating in a sport where tinkering, tweaking, and schedule flexibility can be key to health and progression, the one quality virtually all top endurance athletes share is consistency. Month after month of healthy consistent training trumps short term large jumps in volume or intensity nine times out of 10.
