U.S. Olympic track athlete Nick Symmonds is offering to advertise your Twitter handle on his arm during his 2012 season. You can bid on this unique opportunity on eBay here. Symmonds is the 4 time USA Outdoor Champion at 800 meters and defending Olympic Trials champion at 800 meters.
The 2012 U.S. Olympic Team Trials Marathon course has been modified based on feedback received from athletes and coaches after a first run of the course at the USA Half Marathon Championships last January.
The ING New York City Marathon will raise the entry fee by almost $60 for the 2012 race.
There have been so many requests for ultra distance versions of some of our t-shirt designs that we are going to create several this coming year. Below are our first four, based on the popular Top Secret distance designs.
French photographer Sacha Goldberger created an outside studio at Bois de Boulogne, a park located near Paris. From this location he took pictures of runners that agreed to sprint for him and then pose right after for a picture. Goldberger then had these runners come to his professional studio exactly one week later where he asked them to pose the same way they had before. Full gallery after the break.
What we’ve been reading this week in the world of endurance sports, including Merrell Barefoot Trail Gloves, race fees in NYC and Paula Radcliffe’s return.
Check out our latest t-shirt design, Will Run for Chocolate. This t-shirt and other fun designs are available in the Endurance Junkies Gear Shop.
I’m pretty sure this isn’t how a treadmill is intended to be used.
After all the snow last year, I bought a pair of Yaktrax, but didn’t get a chance to use them until today. Yaktrax are strap-on cleats for boots and shoes. They provide traction with abrasion-resistant steel coils and heavy-duty rubber. More info and pictures after the break.
