Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label marathon. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

I like what Glenn Gaesser, Ph.D. weighs in with...

I just found this article published last year in Runner's World by Adam Bean.  Check it...
Can You Be Fit and Fat?
Many of us would describe the ideal runner's body as lean, lanky, lithe. But then someone who is none of those things blows past us in a 5-K, leaving us questioning what "fit" really looks like.

Image by Edel Rodriguez

Thursday, May 10, 2012

Paralyzed Woman Finishes London Marathon

Don't you just love a feel good story from time to time?  It took Claire Lomas 16 days to finish the 26 mile course of the London Marathon.  Why is that so impressive?  Claire is paralyzed from the waist down and completed the run with the help of a bionic suit.  (Which incidentally retails for about 80 grand.)  Her incredible journey should be celebrated as she embraces her body and shows that you really can do almost anything in this life if you work hard enough for it!   

Claire Lomas finishes London Marathon