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Jenny Teppo is a Rock Star!

Joanna, I love how you capture the true person in your writing. Jenny is an amazing runner like you explained and at the same time she is the most humble

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Jennifer Teppo

Jennifer Teppo as born at “the hospital of champions” and hasn’t looked back since. She recently won two medals at the USATF Club National Cross Country race in Seattle.
Read Joanna Harper's story about Jennifer here...

WoW!

What a wonderful story! Thanks for sharing and making an impact

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Obstacle Races

Obstacle Races sharpens your mental abilities to plan and expedite in situations that normally would not happen in real life. Adventure racers are a fun

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Go Claudine!

I'm sitting here with a huge lump in my throat and tears in my eyes. You are a true inspiration in so many ways. First your faith to press on despite the

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Triathlon: Variety For Runners

All runners need variety, and many are still planning their racing year. A triathlon builds on your running base and can strengthen you in the meantime. Runners who haven’t done one often ask, first, “If I want to experiment with a triathlon, what is the simplest recipe for training for one if I want to continue running?”
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Success

If it's right, Do it. If it's important, Learn it. If it's essential, Master it! ~ Nancy Dornan, Entrepreneu

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Just Perfect

There are many wonderful and amazing people in masters' track and field & distance running. Without any shadow of a doubt, Coreen ranks highly among them.

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Coreen Steinbach

Coreen Steinbach is a World Masters-record holder and “running artist. ” She has taken risks, listened to her body, and taken charge of her recovery after a serious injury.
Read Cathy Utzschneider's interview with Coreen here...

The Buddy System

There’s nothing like a buddy to share the pleasures and “half” the pains of training – and to reach your best. In 20 years of coaching, I’ve found that a buddy is as important as a coach to achieving running goals. A buddy adds to the accountability and commitment to stick with the training process….and provides a second opinion, support, and makes training week-to-week more fun.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Shayla Houlihan

Steeplechase runner Shayla Houlihan is looking to qualify for the London Olympics later this year. "I love the steeplechase with every ounce of my body. I can’t even begin to explain the feeling of excitement I get every time I even think about stepping up to that starting line!"

Read Andrew Schweikert's interview here.

14 Most Beautiful Colleges for Runners

Check out this article on the 14 Most Beautiful Colleges for Runners. The writers did their best to pick from all four geographic regions of the country, and they assumed optimal weather conditions.

UltraMarathon Runner Emily Conley

Emily Conley is a mother of three, a regular woman who had the courage to start running ultramarathons. Emily ran the Lean Horse 100 in South Dakota as a fundraiser for Rett Syndrome, a neurological disorder that affects her 10 year old daughter, raising over $8,000.

Check out Andrew Schweikert's interview here.

Women's Marathon in Good Shape

We saw yesterday at the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trails in Houston that women’s marathon is in its best shape ever. Competition and performance was unprecedented yesterday, with Shalane Flanagan, the 2008 Olympic bronze medalist in the 10,000 meters, winning the Trials.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Choosing a Recovery Diet

Nancy Clark educates the hungry runner, about how to choose an optimal recovery diet to help you refuel from hard runs. She believies that engineered recovery foods are not more effective than standard foods.
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Claudine Nicholas

Claudine Nicholas was born a creative, curious type with a daredevil streak and always loved sports. She was an excellent swimmer at an early age, played several team sports, medaled in downhill snow skiing, backpacked 80 miles across the Continental Divide, went parasailing and skydiving.

By age 23 however; she could no longer ignore the severe pain in all her joints, the draining fatigue and near constant low-grade fever.
Read Claudine's story here...

A Special Day: American Record In 4 X 1600 Meter Relay

There’s at least one story behind every race, and there were many stories behind the last race at yesterday’s Boston University Mini-Meet. It was one of the busiest days there ever in terms of entrants (more than 400 runners from age 3 to 70 plus).
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Keeping that Ego in Check

Zola Budd is blogging at Cathy's Move website. Check out this great piece on reframing her ego.

Winter Nutrition

If you are a winter runner, you want to pay careful attention to your winter nutrition. Otherwise, lack of food and fluids can take the fun out of your outdoor activities. Nancy Clark's tips can to help you fuel wisely for cold weather workouts...

All-American Caroline King

Two-time First Team All-American Boston College runner Caroline King is an example of grit – a state of mind that psychologist Dr. Peter Doskoch equates with tenacity and perseverance.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Lizards Take Seattle

My club, Team Red Lizard, had a banner day at the 2001 Club National Cross Country Championships last weekend and I’d love to tell you about it.
Read more at Joanna's blog...

Happiness

I had the chance to hear Dr. David Myers speak the other month about what makes people happy.
Read more at Carmel's blog...

Club National Cross X-C Champs

The 2011 Club National Cross country race was held on Saturday 10th December at Jefferson park golf course in Seattle Washington and the women’s master’s race was a major breakthrough both for the country and for my club.
Read more at Joanna's blog...

Mirror on Mirror on the Wall

The 2011 National Runners Survey and Running USA have just released some interesting statistics on who we women runners are: our motivations, our running habits, and the race distances we prefer...
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Canadian XC Champs Now & Then

I recently ran in the Canadian Cross country championships at Jericho Beach Park in Vancouver BC. Thirty years ago I ran the same race at the same park. I’d like to tell you stories from both events.
Read more at Joanna's blog...

Miles and Fun

There are times when you want to focus just on running miles. Either you don’t feel like focusing on speed or racing and you are swamped with concerns other than running. Or you’re just starting to train for a race – even a marathon – and you want to build a base.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Being a Woman

Every girl has a princess potential

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I Think I'm in Love

I ran track and cross-country all four years of high school. It was surprising how many people would ask me, “Why do you run? It’s not even a sport…”

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Best at 64!

Leni Webber is at her best as a runner at 64. I’ve been coaching her for at least 15 years, and the age-graded times tell it all. They tell, moreover, that more years of focused training lead to better performances.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Homemade Food Gifts

Who doesn’t like yummy homemade food gifts! Whether you give a certificate for breakfast in bed or fill a tin with trail mix, food gifts are welcome treats for hungry runners. These suggestions from Nancy Clark are sure to please anyone!

The “5 Cs” of High Performance Sports

…are something for all of us to remember, whenever we’re focused on our best performance. In the fall 2011 issue of USATF Track Coach, Dr. Ralph Vernacchia, director of Western Washington University’s Center for Performance Excellence, listed five qualities beginning with “C” essential to high performance.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Competitive Running & “Muscle In The Bank”

Until recently, most studies have shown that after age 40 people lose 8 to 10% of their muscle mass each decade – and that after 70 that decline accelerates. Earlier studies have found that as people age, they not only lose muscle but also (more bad news) the remaining muscle becomes infiltrated with fat.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Saluting New York Marathoners

It’s a quiet night for New York Marathoners – the night before a culminating effort, before testing hundreds and thousands of hours of training.

I don’t offer anything original: a well-known speech that recognizes the greatness in everyone for participating and “daring”. The speech recognizes the effort of all runners who risk, whether it’s in a mile race or a marathon.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Oregon Cross Country

Last weekend I ran the USATF-Oregon association Cross country race as part of my attempt to get back into racing form. But before I get to the race, I’d like to give you some background information.
Read more at Joanna's blog...

Happy Halloween

Nutrition Resources

Where do you find quality nutrition resources? The following list from Nancy Clark offers several resources to help you find answers to your questions about eating for health and performance.

Cross Country – Give It A Try

I was talking to some runners at a local race a few week-ends ago and struck that almost none of them had tried cross country. “It seems you have to train specifically in the woods or on trails to race cross country,” said one woman. You really don’t.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

A runner's mouth has one job

With every breath you use talking about winning, the more air you waste that could be spent in a race

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MOVE!, Zola Budd, A Beginner’s Mind & A Sprint Triathlon

So I was talking with Olympian Zola Budd about MOVE! How Women Can Achieve Athletic Goals At Any Age (my forthcoming book) and about her recent and first sprint triathlon a few weeks ago. It involved a 700 yard swim (in a marina), an eight mile bike, and a 5k run.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

World Record for Marie-Louise Michelsohn

Congratulations to Marie-Louise Michelsohn for breaking the W70 World Record in the 3000 and 5000 track.
Check out the full story at Ken's blog, masterstrack.com.

Phenom Kathy Martin

It’s cool when a phenom in the sport of track and field is not one of the youngest runners: not, in fact, even a new marathon runner, but a women who is 60 years old...or young, as her results suggest. Last week was a phenomenal week even for Kathy Martin.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Kathy Martin USA Athlete of the Week

Kathryn Martin has been named USA Track & Field’s Athlete of the Week after setting an age-group (60-64) American record at the USA Masters 5 km Championships in Syracuse, N.Y. last Sunday. Click here to read more...

Stay Hungry. Stay Foolish.

Those messages from Steve Jobs – the Apple Inc. co-founder, chairman, and chief executive officer who died this past Wednesday from the ravages of pancreatic cancer – apply to running too.

His death inspired republication of his recent speeches, including one delivered at the 2005 Stanford University commencement.

The message of that speech – Stay hungry. Stay foolish – is one we, women runners, can use to our advantage.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Cathy Utzschneider in the News

Brookline, MA News interviewed WRT's Coach Cathy Utzschneider on her new book, “Move! Achieve Athletic Goals at Any Age.” The book will available on 6th November.
Read the article here...

Positive Mind for Your Best Race

It’s a good day to address the power of positive thoughts on race day. Today is the USA Masters 5k Championship in Syracuse NY – a day when a number of women have a chance to break U.S. age group records.
Read more at Cathy's blog...

Trail running

Good for you Leslie, Running surely is the route to good health and a clear mind, no matter what the weather , I have been out there and have seen you

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My first race back

This past weekend I ran my first race since I had Achilles surgery in February. I was visiting family and friends in Ontario, Canada and my very good friend Paul Roberts convinced me to run in the alumni section of a collegiate cross country meet held at my alma mater, The University of Western Ontario in London Canada.
Read more at Joanna's blog...

Gluten free Sports Diets: Winning Without Wheat

Gluten free seems to be the latest sports nutrition buzzword. Gluten is a protein in wheat, rye and barley that must be avoided by people (including runners) with celiac disease, an inherited autoimmune disorder. Click here to read Nancy's tips.

Zola was my hero!

No, I'm not an athlete. And I don't run. In fact, I've been fighting weight problems for many years. Which have only gotten worse after my surgery for

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