Running
As a widespread fitness phenomenon, running traces its roots back to the 1960s. As a competitive sport, it dates back well over two centuries. If you've fallen for the feel of the road beneath your feet and the wind on your face, or even if you’re just getting started, the Web is a great sources of running information.
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Training advice, race results, event calendars, and gear reviews are plentiful online. Web versions ... read more »
For those interested in following elite running, a number of sites offer expanded coverage, painting a detailed picture of the domestic and international professional track scene, plus coverage of cross-country, and road running.
- The sites in this section all include a variety of resources, such as feature articles, news, interviews, race photography, videos, and discussion forums. We've separated them by specialty.
For news ...
Track and Field News
is one of the biggest sources for news coverage of high school, college, and professional running. Here you'll find an archive of records, rankings, and photos from various events, and several articles on technique that first appeared in Track Coach, a sister publication of Track and Field News.
LetsRun.com
is a site created and operated by elite running and coaching duo Weldon and Robert Johnson. This site has fantastic content despite its cluttered layout. It focuses on NCAA Division I and national and international elite running, and has extremely active message boards.
Athletics Weekly
is a U.K.-based running magazine, offering coverage of the sport both in Britain and internationally. The site offers news, event results, an editor's blog, and "AW Basics," articles that provide advice and tips for beginners.
For running video footage ...
Flotrack
is a fantastic multimedia elite track and field Web site. The "Coverage" section has a list of events covered, with race footage and exclusive athlete interviews. Flotrack also has great candid coverage of the sport. For a good example of what they do, visit their page on the 2007 Prefontaine Classic held in Eugene, Oregon.
JoffroiRunning
has a few useful features: there are all-text interviews with top athletes, called "Quickies," and links to running videos (currently about 90). Visit the "Store" to find most of the video footage on the site available for sale in DVD format.
For interviews with runners ...
Fast-Women.com
is a great source for information on elite women's distance running. The interviews and photos are the highlights of this site. Check out the Featured Photo Galleries at the left side of the homepage for photos from major events.
MensRacing
is the brother site of Fast-Women. Also hosted by the New York Road Runners, MensRacing has interviews, photos, and news. Although the interviews have stayed current, the photography has slowed in its coverage, focusing primarily on NYC-based events.
For running photos ...
EliteRunning
is more than a blog-it is a well-rounded site with interviews, photos, news, feature stories, and more. Founded by Alison Wade, formerly of MensRacing and Fast-Women, EliteRunning's similarities with those two great sites are unmistakable.
Track And Field Photo Magazine
is an online magazine based in Los Angeles, dedicated to providing photographic coverage of top-level domestic and international competitions. For access to the photography galleries, click the "Galleries" link in the navigation bar at the bottom of the page. Photography is extensive, and extremely high quality.
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Boulder Running
is a great way to keep on top of what's happening on the Boulder, Colorado, running scene-an interesting read even for non-locals, given the town's well-deserved reputation as one of the country's premier meccas for endurance enthusiasts.
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