RRT27: Open Mike - Race mishaps

RRT27: Open Mike and Race Day Mishaps

Steve Runner of the Phedippidations podcast and Toni Harvey from her blog drusy.blogspot.com host this East Coast Open Mike episode of The Runners Round Table where fellow runners tell their worst and funniest race day mishaps!

Also, a special announcement was made by Steve's son, John Michael, regarding a certain goofy little podcaster being awarded the title of “The Greatest Dad of the Century” and the name given to his new puppy.

Links:
http://www.ameliaburton.com.au
http://runnerforgood.blogspot.com
http://adamtwenty.blogspot.com
http://www.wyotri.blogspot.com
http://eddiemarathon.blogspot.com
http://www.untpawgal02.blogspot.com
http://www.amazon.com/Born-Run-Hidden-Superathletes-Greatest/dp/0307266303/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1241056294&sr=1-1
http://amilewithme.podbean.com
http://www.triboomer.blogspot.com
http://bluedawgsrunning.blogspot.com
http://www.runswithadiaper.blogspot.com

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RRT26: Where can I run?

Chris Russell of the RunRunLive Podcast talked with Toni (www.drusy.blogspot.com),
Glenn (www.runswithadiaper.blogspot.com), Eddie (www.eddiemarathon.blogspot.com) and Chris Duffy, part of John Ellis' Team Point Two or his "Mind of a
middle-aged marathoner" blog about finding new running routes. Some of the resources mentioned or suggested in the chatroom were:

www.goodrunguide.co.uk/ - subscription-based running trails website in Great Britain
Using a Garmin 405 and http://connect.garmin.com/signin to design a route and then navigate between waypoints along the run
or on GPS enabled cell phones try Bones in Motion application to see where you are.
www.runtheplanet.com has abandoned the old listings and now is affiliated with www.run.com.
Lots of people use www.buckeyeoutdoors.com public routes or www.mapmyrun.com
Also www.coolrunning.com and www.active.com
US routes on USATF www.usatf.org/routes/
Try Gmaps pedometer to get mileage and elevations
If you're in New York, check out www.westchestertrails.com/

Trail running - Resources
o Maps -Trails Illustrated TOPO Maps by National Geographic
o Guidebooks: Falcon Guides
o Online resources - www.trails.com, www.traillink.com and www.nps.gov
o Park rangers
o Other runners or hikers

and of course GoogleMaps; look for green places, Railroads, Rivers and lakes, trails and ovals...running tracks!

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RRT25: Vino Victorious!

In this unusual episode Kiersten (26for25.blogspot.com), and Steve (Phedippidations) talk with Bill Wilson, host of the great wine educational podcast “Wine for Newbies” at winefornewbies.net and Phil Gower, owner of Finish Line Wine at finishlinewine.com.

They talk about the health benefits of wine for runners and why wine is the greatest victory beverage to celebrate your race day accomplishments.

Listen and raise a glass to prove the old expression:
“Bonum vinum laetificat cor hominis”
– Good wine gladdens a persons heart!

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RRT 24: Cross Training with TriBoomer

Brian "Triboomer" of the Stay Tuned Triathlon Report podcast along with co-hosts, Toni, Lisa and Zach, talked about cross training with Olympic athlete and coach, Ahmed Zacher, at www.playtri.com, a 6-time consecutive Hawaii Ironman Finisher and Sage Rountree, author and host of the Sage Yoga Training Podcast at www.sagerountree.com.

Zach's blog is www.zjruns.blogspot.com, Toni's is www.drusy.blogspot.com and Lisa's is www.nurseontherun.com

And John Ellis of www.the22miler.blogspot.com told us about the selection of the Team Point Two marathon training group.


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