Thanks, Jack... the Grandest Marshal of them all

I'm excited to announce that Jack Fultz, winner of the 1976 Boston Marathon and one of the nicest guys you'll ever meet, has accepted my invitation to be the Grand Marshal of the inaugural Super Sunday 5K/10K this weekend!

Read the Super Sunday press release...
New England Runners to Tackle Cancer before Sunday's Big Game

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Spirit of the Marathon - Encore Feb 21st

I saw the Spirit of the Marathon movie last night... a cool flick following 6 5 runners as they prepare for the 2005 Chicago Marathon. The movie covers elite runners (race favorites Daniel Njenga and Deena Kastor) as well as first-timers very well, but it comes up a bit short for the rest of us who have run a few marathons and qualified for Boston. They tried though with Ryan Bradley... and if the dude's knee hadn't given out on him 2 months before Chicago, he would've been the star of the film. Instead, 70 year old Jerry "I run it for the t-shirt" Meyers steals the show.

The last half-hour of the film is simply awesome; solid marathon footage with music pumping and lots of emotion. Really made me want to go for a run... and were it not for last week's hip surgery, I would've been out running last night. The Hanson-Brooks Project runners get lots of airtime (how can you miss that running singlet?) and the elite finish is crazy-intense. (no spoiler here) If you missed it last night, mark your calendar for the encore on Feb. 21st. - one night only.

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Defending champs running Boston

Robert Cheruiyot and Lidiya Grigoryeva, the 2007 Boston Marathon champions, will return to defend their titles on April 21st in the 112th running of the race. Cheruiyot, last year's World Marathon Majors winner, is aiming for his 4th Boston victory.

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It's never too cold to run... but cover those ears.

If it's cold where you are and you're planning to run Boston, you've probably dealt with the dilemma of running on bitter cold days. How many layers? Gloves or mittens? Clif Bar or Gu? Well, at least you don't have to worry about "Is it too cold?" because the NYT's Gina Kolata has more running wisdom for us. As long as you keep moving, you'll be OK... unless you forgot the hat and subsequently crack your friggin' ear off like Jennifer Davis. DOH!

She took off a glove to touch her ears so she could find out just how cold they were. To her shock, one of her ears cracked. “It was sort of like semi-frozen meat,” she recalled.

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post #1 - this is a test.

this is the first of my random, infrequent posts about running. note, however, that i am not a runner, so take it with 1/2 a grain of salt.

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