Texan, Elizabeth Howard, handily won the female race at the recently held Rocky Raccoon 100 in the pines and toe-grabbing roots of Huntsville State park. Howard’s 15:45:03 was easily strong enough for second overall and her time is the second fastest female time in course history.
Kevin Patrick over at Endurance Planet recently created a cool [...]

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I was fortunate enough to be able to get in contact and interview fellow Texas resident Chris Tokarz, the female winner of the 2009 Rockledge Rumble 50 km trail run.
Chris is a fairly newcomer to the trail and road racing scene but she is not letting her inexperience stop her from running past nearly everyone [...]

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Unless you are really deep into U.S. running you probably don’t know Kara Goucher.
Goucher (age: 30) is the top U.S. woman at this year’s Boston marathon and in her marathon debut at the 2008 New York City marathon, she finished on the podium with 3rd place (2:25:53). Goucher competed in the 2008 Olympics in both [...]

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A little over a week until the Boston marathon!
For the Ryan Hall groupies (Do they exist in the running world?) out there or those just wanting insight from a top American long distance runner, here are a couple items you may enjoy.
Competitor Radio Interview with Ryan Hall on Boston Marathon
The radio interview is fairly short [...]

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There is a good little interview of U.S. marathoner Ryan Hall on Competitor Radio. This 25 year old runner is extremely impressive to watch. After going sub 1 hr (59:43) at the Houston half marathon and winning the Olympic trials (2:09:02) recently in New York City , this guy has definitely shown us he has [...]

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I wanted to start adding some interviews to the blog so what better way to get it all started than by convincing a good friend who recently finished the Houston Marathon to share some of her personal insights into training, family, racing, and even beer. Stephanie has been an avid runner for as long as [...]

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