Running AUGUST 2009 YOUR GUIDE TO ACHIEVING A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE • New and improved Marathon and Half Marathon The New Jersey Marathon and courses in 2009 • Boston qualifier Long Branch Half Marathon Register now at Register at 2 RUNNING CONTENTS News In Brief 2 State Of The Union State of the Union: 3 Run Like A Girl City Running Tours 4 Marathon Running Running Report 5 The No Pain Marathon Program Guided Running Tours Sweat and Sightsee Simultaneously! 5 The Half Marathon Today, the running industry has a sense of responsi- 6 The Runners War on Blisters bility to lift the sport in our nation’s greatest time of Guided running tours are quickly and Chafing need. With a growing sense of the power of public becoming one of the most popu- 6 Baby On Board lar activities for runners of all levels 7 Full-Body Fueling service, and of giving back to the community that when they travel. City Running is sweeping across the country, the running indus- Tours, the first company to offer try has taken notice and action to help spread the this service in the United States, has been fortunate enough to positive effects of running during stressful times. establish a quality brand by open- ing its doors in some of the major n the running industry, there is a of running as part of a healthy and ac- everyday life, running not only markets in the country while con- RUNNING sense of optimism, opportunity, tive lifestyle with a variety of National helps the heart and other muscles, necting with runners from all over Publisher: Justin Guttman and responsibility to lift those Running Day activities, including but also lessen tension and offers the world. [email protected] I 1 646 922 1410 around us through our sport. free running events, group runs, and a healthy balance on a daily basis. City Running Tours is a team of Our optimism is built on the re- clinics. Professional athletes led by Running gives people a sense of running enthusiasts that provides Contributor: Jacquiline McDermott an opportunity to experience a city [email protected] turns from races of all distances and Deena Kastor will conduct children’s control when much else can feel sizes that are tracking as strong as clinics and lead free runs. Civic lead- out of control. in an exciting way. Our clientele Design: Carrie Reagh ever. In April, the granddaddy of all ers were involved—Houston Mayor Running has never been more im- is a unique niche of people who [email protected] races, the Boston Marathon, featured Bill White proclaimed the day ‘Hous- portant as everyone can get involved depend on running and make it Photos: ©iStockphoto.com a field of 26,388. On recent weekends ton Running Day’ and Minnesota by putting on their running shoes and an essential part of their daily rou- For more information about supplements in Central Park, New York Road Run- Governor Tim Pawlenty proclaimed stepping out of the house. Regardless tine. If they are unable to get their in the daily press, please contact: ner’s events have all boasted bigger June 3rd as ‘National Running Day’ in of age, ability, color, creed or wealth, miles in, they just wouldn’t feel Kayvan Salmanpour, 1 646 922 1400 [email protected] fields than last year, averaging more his state. The Little Rock recreational running is arguably the world’s most like themselves. We offer runners than 5,000 participants reaching race department hosted several events global sport and we want to spread a chance to exercise while learning This section was written by Mediaplanet and did not involve USA Today News or capacity. The NYC Half-Marathon and the Pasadena Forward non-profit the word of the endless benefits. For about the history, urban myths Editorial Departments. in August hosted a sold-out field of group hosted a free run around the those of us that are in the running and unofficial landmarks of some www.mediaplanet.com more than 10,000 recreational run- Rose Bowl. industry, we are not intimidated in of the great cities across the coun- ners, including the world’s leading Our sense of optimism for running these challenging times and we con- try. professional athletes. It took less than and the positive impact it can have tinue to look forward in helping oth- Ideal for the business traveler three days for the NYC Half-Marathon on society is built on the time-tested ers gain knowledge about of sport. who is tired of the hotel treadmill, A Good Cause to reach its race capacity, as runners bedrock foundations of our sport. the marathon runner who is train- were admitted on a first-come, first- • Easy accessibility—No need to be ing for a race or the recreational served basis, a change for a lottery a member of a gym or access to a runner who wants to explore new entry process which was used the court or pool, runners just need a ...arguably the and interesting routes, City Run- prior three years. sidewalk, a park, a track, or a run- world s most ners Tours offers both guided National and local running and ning trail. Runners only need them- group and personalized runs to track & field organizations from selves and no partner/team to run, global sport accommodate any athletic ability, major cities across the United States, but running with a group is always style, training regimen or specific 26.2 With Donna The National including New York, Boston, Chicago, encouraged to create camaraderie. and we want to landmarks. Marathon to Finish Breast Cancer Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Houston, • Easy to learn—Running is a Share your love of running with is the only marathon in the country Indianapolis, Minneapolis/St.Paul, sport for all ages and it is never spread the word us as we share our city with you! solely dedicated to breast cancer re- search and care. 100 percent of race Denver, Eugene, and San Diego, too late to start—it’s the most of the endless proceeds go to the cause. The course worked together to encourage oth- inclusive sport. www.cityrunningtours.com is a mostly flat, scenic tour of the ers to join the movement and get • Easy to afford—All a runner [email protected] beaches of northeast Florida. The race’s benefits. the nation and ultimately the world, needs is a good pair of sneakers 877.415.0058 namesake is Donna Deegan, a three time survivor and marathoner. Her running. and minimal equipment to begin a charitable foundation for underserved National Running Day was running routine. Registration fees women with breast cancer receives a launched as a simple idea to encour- are reasonable for races and the portion of the proceeds. The majority age everyone, everywhere to run, experience gained is much more of the funds go to the Mayo Clinic for whether it is one-mile or a marathon. than the fees. breast cancer research. The next race Mary Wittenberg, president and CEO of is February 21, 2010. Across the country, in big cities and • Good for mind, body, and spirit— New York Road Runners, and race director sm www.breastcancermarathon.com small, the day celebrated the benefits In times of extraordinary stress in of the ING New York City Marathon 3 RUNNING Marathon Running: 26.2 milesb ut why? What motivates the marathon man? What makes one want to run 26.2 miles, popular with first-time marathoners. Deegan has never been a sprinter, to voluntarily pound pavement for 42.195 kilometers? Inevitably, the contend- “People might think, ‘Disney— but she’s always loved endurance what better place to run my first running. (As she puts it, she can last er will hit the proverbial wall, but for many, it’s just such obstacles that make marathon,’” says Kathleen Duran, area more than she is fast.) While not the race worth running at all. manager at Disney Sports. “We are a just anyone can cover 100 meters pretty flat course compared to other in under 10 seconds, most healthy here is something about as Deegan is a three-time breast can- to ancient Greece, and it was one of races. We are also a qualifier for the adults can train to run, at least walk, or being able to break cer survivor. It’s fully sponsored, so all the original Olympic events in 1896. Boston Marathon, so a lot of people fine—maybe crawl, a marathon. And “Tthrough the walls and of its proceeds go directly to disease The first Boston Marathon was run come for that, as a flat course can therein lies its enigma and appeal: get to that finish line that is just so research at Mayo Clinic and Deegan’s in 1897. For hundreds of years it has make for a fast course. For the more most everyone could do it, but most satisfying,” explains Donna Deegan, own charity, which is dedicated to signified an ultimate test of willpower serious runner, this event can also people won’t. It’s still, as Duran puts it, president and founder of 26.2 with helping women with breast cancer. and strength, but in recent times it be a good chance to bring his or her “a unique accomplishment.” Donna. “Your body is saying… that’s Charity fundraising is an increas- has also become an opportunity for family to a race.” it, not another step… you want to sit ingly popular marathon motivator, travel and entertainment, with hun- Speaking of the more seasoned in the road.…but there is pure joy with a growing number of runners dreds of marathons being offered runner, participants in Disney’s in pushing through.