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Entries from August 2006

Americans Sweep World Long Distance Mountain Running Challenge

August 21st, 2006 · No Comments

From the World Mountain Running Association message board:

Emma Murray (AUS) retains her title, but USA sweep the board in the men’s Pike Peak Marathon. (Colorado – USA)
Predictions about the winner of the men’s World Long Distance Challenge were correct in identifying local boy Matt Carpenter, six times winner on this course in previous years, as […]

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Tags: Matt Carpenter · Mountain Running · Trail Running · World Mountain Running Championships

Jonathan Wyatt dominating again.

August 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Looks like Jonathan Wyatt is the King of the Mountain again this year:
World mountain running champion Jonathan Wyatt of Wellington, is in top form a month out from defending his world title in Turkey.
Wyatt has won the first three Grand Prix mountain races in Europe, his latest victory being in Telfes Austria on the 11km […]

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Tags: Grand Prix · Jonathan Wyatt · Mountain Running · Trail Running

How much running is too much?

August 2nd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Use this in your arguements with people who say running isn’t good for you (notice those people are almost always fat, lazy or smokers…)
A few years ago, the National Academies’ Institute of Medicine released a study recommending an hour a day of exercise for all Americans. A runner logging miles at an eight-minute per mile […]

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Tags: The Science · Trail Running · Ultra Running