Runners Illustrated

Running – Post Accident

Team USA’s Lisa Buohler has been given a second chance. By Alix Shutello Lisa Buohler, the number 1 ranked female duathlete in the US, went out on her bike one day and didn’t come back. After being hit by an SUV traveling 60 MPH, Buohler woke up in the hospital with multiple spinal fractures, a lacerated liver, a fractured sternum, fractures in her foot, hand and knee, and a lung contusion. She had been literally stitched and stapled together – but despite this, Buohler asked when she could get up to go to the World Championships, only a few days…

Challenge des Montagnes F4the first ultra trail of central Africa Cameroon, Africa November 17th – 25th 2012 The Challenge des Montagnes F4 is a 4-day self-sufficient ultra trail race with 4 stages of 40 kilometers (total of 160 km) each through the beautiful landscape of the west Cameroon. The race is along a dirt track that links various villages in Cameroon. The races ebbs and flows through mountains and will provide a challenging yet geographically-beautiful race experience. The cultural experience of this race is also a strong reason to consider testing your endurance. Consider how interesting it would be…

By Alix Shutello Few will ever say that they ran in the Badwater Ultramaraton, but those that do are part of a special community of people. The race, which started Monday at 8am with three start waves, continues on as Tuesday comes to a close. So far, we have our winner, Mike Morton of Florida. As of right now, 27….no, now 28 as of a few seconds ago, have finished the race. The 28th was the 4th female, Hannah Robbers (25) of Hawaii. About an hour before her, 27th place finisher, Alan Webb (70) years old, who’s done Badwater 10 times,…

Thanks to British Athlete, Laura Watson, for her excellent race write up on her tales at Ironman South Africa. Ironman South Africa By Laura Watson Crashing was not part of the pre-race week plan. I had been training for Ironman South Africa, my second Ironman. Five days before the race, my two buddies and I were out for a short spin along the race course just to freshen up our legs. The edge of the road was rough, and the Tarmac lip led onto gravel. We were almost back to our rented house when Nick, riding just ahead of me,…

By David Haas A diagnosis of mesothelioma, breast cancer or any other form of cancer is always frightening. The treatments can seem scary, and the worries that arise due to the treatment options can make the treatment even harder. Anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer of any type should consider adding running to their daily routine. Running and Fitness Physical fitness is part of maintaining a healthy body, even during cancer treatments. According to the National Cancer Institute, adults should strive to obtain around 30 minutes of exercise five days a week (http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/prevention/physical activity). This is the minimum requirement…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contacts: David Olsen: 410.206.0919 – David@MarketBuildersPR.com Watch Asea Athletes Tell Their Stories http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l7d6kLoHbxI New Research Shows Link to Drinking ASEA and Likely Glycogen Sparing for Athletes Study finds that after drinking ASEA for one week, athletes experienced shift in 43 metabolites Salt Lake City, Utah – ASEA, LLC announces the release of groundbreaking findings at the Experimental Biology 2012 Conference in San Diego of a new study from the Human Performance Laboratory showing increased power output and endurance among competitive athletes. The study supervised by Dr. David C. Nieman, DrPH, FACSM at the Human Performance Laboratory,…

By Alix Shutello In four years, Ferg Hawke went from fat to fit to famous. He’s renown for his epic 2nd place finishes at Badwater, a record-breaking finish at the Marathon De Sables and has competed in hundreds of races including Western States and other international races. Now, after a few years off, he’s coming back better than before. In 1987 Ferg Hawke was 30, overweight and according to his doctor, on the road to destruction with “dangerously high blood pressure.” He was prescribed blood pressure medication and informed that he was at high risk for heart disease, stroke, and…

In my first blog post ever, I wrote an article entitled, Running Pregnant – Before, During, and After Baby – It’s A No Brainer for Runners, in 2008. It became one of my most popular posts and basically was the inspiration behind launching Runners Illustrated. In the article, I reminisced about how I ran the 2002 San Diego Marathon two months pregnant. Women from around the world commented on the post and I thought, gee I am onto something here. As we move our way from Spring to Summer, and because I am surrounded by 3 pregnant women at work, I figured it was a…

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Running – Post Accident

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