“How long is a marathon?” If you are one of the over 500,000 runners who completed a marathon in 2013, you already know it is 26.2 miles or 42.2 kilometres. However, many non-runners or curious individuals have no idea. And even if they know the numbers, they have a hard time understanding exactly how long it really is. Continue reading
Here is an introduction to the alphabet soup of acronyms and abbreviations that runners use. Continue reading
“Among US runners both male and female, who would kick your butt in a 5K? Who runs for weight loss? Who runs to avoid clocking their boss on bad days? Do girls just wanna have fun… or do guys wanna? Find out what makes the wearers of sports bras and Speedos tick.” Continue reading
There is a new running documentary set to be released this fall on the life of distance runner—and politician—Wesley Korir. The documentary has many Canadian connections. It is produced by Toronto-based media development and production company Storystream Creative. Additionally, Korir is married to Canadian Tarah Korir (nee McKay) and, before being elected to the Kenyan parliament, lived in Canada parts of the year. Korir is a staple on the Canadian race scene. He placed 4th in the 2014 Ottawa Marathon, with a time of 2:09:17.
A look at the ‘dark underbelly’ of the running epidemic 🙂 Video by Studio C.
