The Olympian for Mexico, now competing for the U.S., looks to break 2:10 in his second attempt at a marathon. Read the full article for Runner’s World.
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Why the fastest women in the world wheel through Illinois cornfields
“I don’t think there’s another program in the United States for any sport that is as dominant as the University of Illinois is in Paralympic track and field.” Read the full article for espnW.
Puskedra Family Shares Good News About Baby Daughter’s Health
Relieved dad Luke will be ready if he gets the Olympic call; otherwise, he’ll run the Chicago Marathon in the fall. Read the full story for Runner’s World.
Are Sacral Stress Fractures on the Rise?
Though the injury remains relatively rare, it has affected many elite athletes and can require two months or more off running. Read the full article for Runner’s World.
Can Foam Rolling Give You a Mental Boost?
Some runners think of foam rolling as a necessary evil at best, a tortuous experience at worst. Elite distance runner Chelsea Reilly Sodaro, however, views the 30 to 45 minutes she spends daily on rolling and other forms of self-therapy as a much-needed release from the stress and tension of hard training. Read the full article for Runner’s World.
9 Tried-and-True Approaches to Recovery
In the field of recovery science, evidence supports the use of both cutting-edge gadgets and old-fashioned chestnuts. When choosing from this menu of options to develop your own personalized R&R recipe, consider not only what you have access to but also what fits into your lifestyle and sounds fun—for instance, yoga won’t calm your muscles or your mind if you feel anxious about getting on the mat. Check out the following nine approaches to recovery, see when to use them, and discover what elite runners do to maximize the benefits. Read the full article for Runner’s World.
Heading to Chicago Marathon, Deena Kastor and Joan Benoit Samuelson are Fast Friends
In 1984, 11-year-old Deena Kastor sat in her living room with her parents, eyes glued to the first women’s Olympic Marathon. American Joan Benoit Samuelson emerged from the tunnel into the Los Angeles Coliseum to claim the gold, waving her white hat. “No matter what my profession turned out to be in life, her performance that day would’ve inspired me to be better,” Kastor said during a recent visit to Chicago. Read the full article for Runner’s World.
5 Things No One Tells You About Running As You Get Older
Even if you’ve never had the urge to lace up a pair of running shoes, you can’t help but feel inspired by 42-year-old Deena Kastor. This fall, she’ll return to the Bank of America Chicago Marathon—a race she won a decade ago—aiming to run 26.2 miles faster than any American woman age 40 or older ever has. Over more than 20 years of logging miles and winning races, Kastor has absorbed a lesson or two about running. Read the full article for Prevention.com.
The Green Flash Blazes Through Chicago
Lionel Sanders doesn’t swim that well — at least, not for an elite long-distance triathlete. He typically comes out of the water about four minutes after the race leaders. But just wait till the run portion of the swim-bike-run event — about 10K in, he’ll catch up. That come-from-behind strategy has served him well, making the 27-year-old Canadian — who visited Chicago on Monday — the youngest top-10 Ironman in the world. This year alone, he’s won four out of his six half or full Ironman races and has his sights set on the Ironman World Championship in Kona in October. Read the full article for A Sweat Life.
How to Blast Past Your Biggest Fitness Challenges
On Sunday, 25-year-old Tatyana McFadden will line up with 45,000 other runners in the starting corral of the Bank of America Chicago Marathon. But this champion marathoner (she’s won Chicago four times and holds the women’s wheelchair course record, in addition to being a Paralympics sprinter) has had to work harder than most of her fellow competitors to get where she is today. Read the full story on Shape.com.