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Friday Funny: John Belushi's Little Chocolate Donuts

Blog:  If you've never seen this John Belushi video from Saturday Night Live, check it out.  For those of you who remember it, enjoy watching it again.  It always makes me laugh.

Tales of the tape: The 10 best running films of all-time.

Blog:  Canada.com has put together a list of the 10 top running films of all time. 





Click here to check out which flicks made the list



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The anniversary of Roger Bannister Breaking the 4 Minute Mile

Blog:  I meant to post this the the other day.  I'm sorry that I forgot to do so.

On May 6th, 1954 he ran it in 3 min 59.4 s.

Enjoy the video!

Gadget Geeks Get Ready to Run!

Blog:  This is a great pic of runners getting their gadgets (watches & GPS units) ready before a race. 

This pic is from The Complete Running Blog Network.  It's a great website and definitely worth checking out.

Post-Run Yoga Poses

Blog:  Since I just posted the pre-run yoga poses, I had to post the video of the post-run poses, right?  Here's the video.  Nameste!

Pre-Run Yoga Poses

Blog:  Here's a video that gives you some good yoga poses for before you run.

Brazilian marathon runner De Lima set to miss Beijing

The Brazilian runner who was attacked while leading the marathon at the 2004 Olympics, will miss the Beijing Games because of injury.

Vanderlei de Lima was leading with around six kilometres to run in Athens when a former Irish priest Cornelius Horan ran across the course and bundled him into the crowd.

He struggled free and despite losing 20 seconds went on to finish third.

However a nagging injury in the back of his left thigh has ruled him out on Sunday's Prague marathon, his last chance to qualify.

story courtesy Radio New Zealand

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Running from the Paparazzi

Blog:  A company in Los Angeles has come up with several different kinds of running and walking tours.  One of them is called, "Running from the Paparazzi".  It's a 4 mile run that will take you down Wilshire Boulevard and Rodeo Drive.  Along the way, you'll do a little window shopping, celebrity watching and running from the Paparazzi.  Only $60 -- and you get a cupcake at the end.

They have other tours, too.  Click here to visit their website


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A Little More on the Treadmill vs. Running Outside Debate

Blog:  I posted an article the other day regarding which is better -- running outside or on a treadmill.  Here's another article about it.

Click here to read it


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Nick Arciniaga: Top American Finisher at the Boston Marathon

Blog:  Nick Arciniaga, the top American finisher at the Boston Marathon, had to overcome a few obstacles at the first of this year.  He sprained his ankle and couldn't run for 3 weeks.  He then witnessed his teammate get hit by a car during a training run.  Luckily, he was able to put it all behind him and make it to Boston.

Click here to read this story

story written by Cheryl Lowe



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