Blog: Here's the "Geeky Running Shoe of the Week". Nike has equipped a pair of their shoes with a WiFi detector. When you are within about 50 meters of a signal, the lights on the shoe will light up.
I'm guessing that we'll probably see these shoes working with the iPhone soon.
Here's the article
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Terry Lemieux has been running for about 17 years
and wasn't about to let a heart attack in 2003 slow him down. Running
every second day is still his regimen.
"I've been running long enough to get the runner's high," Lemieux said. "Every benefit of running far outweighs any of the pain or discomfort."
Click here to read the rest of the article
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'The quickest way to beauty is to sweat." So goes the battle cry in
a recent issue of Anan, Tokyo's most influential women's magazine. A
year ago this same publication had boldly endorsed sex as the surefire
way of attaining and maintaining a beautiful body.
Now its paradigm has shifted, as more women equate fashion with health and the sense of true empowerment gained by strenuous workouts. And far from being sports geeks, these women don't forget to accessorize their activities with femininely attractive sports paraphernalia. "Because sporty is sexy!" declares another blurb in the Anan issue, followed by: "Women who sweat are beautiful from the very core of their beings."
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.
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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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!
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.
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!
Blog: Here's a video that gives you some good yoga poses for before you run.
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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