#extreme running

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Barkley Marathons. Not all pain is gain...

Barkley Marathons. Not all pain is gain…

The marathon, at a distance of 42.195km, was once considered by many to be the ultimate test of human endurance. Legend has it that a Greek messenger, Pheidippides, ran from Marathon to Athens in 490BC to announce that the Persians have been defeated in the battle of Marathon, in which Pheidippides was fighting in. It is said that he ran the entire distance without stopping and burst into the…

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What Is The Perfect Running Shoe?

What Is The Perfect Running Shoe?

If you are like me, each week provides several different surfaces to run on; dirt, rock, roots, pavement, gravel and then you add flat, incline, rolling, climbing and then there’s slower miles, speed workouts, walking and hiking.  For each, footwear is vital for getting you from point A to point B.  And, if you are like me, you have a lot of different choices.  What is that old saying? “I have…

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Take a run on the wild side

Take a run on the wild side

You feel a long way from anywhere when running the marathon at the North Pole, so why do people do it? At the finish line of the North Pole marathon. Photograph: Mike King

Anyone who knows Richard Donovan won’t be surprised to hear he has already registered domain names such as lunarmarathon.com or marsmarathon.com. Not that his wildly adventurous imagination ends there.

“Somebody had…

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[toughproject-blog]

Don’t cry – run!

[mettamuscle]

two years ago, right after my first ultramarathon, i was trail running on little st. simon's island off the coast of georgia and i almost stepped on a ten-foot-long alligator.

[pondera]

10km run, 30 Horse Jumps, 3 water obstacles, Freezing River Run and a Nasty Hill. Best worst idea ever or worst best idea ever?

[mediasetfree]

Mike Erhedt, Project America Run,  will run across America in honor of our fallen troops in Afghanistan.  

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