The Carnival of Running #29

Welcome to the 29th edition of The Carnival of Running!

Runner’s World skirts the issue:

Doug Logan at Shin Splints does a good job with a timeworn topic – how much it sucks to get old. It’ll happen to you, too, whippersnappers. Meanwhile, Steve Nearman of the Washington Times discusses the joys of geezering.

Rick Broadbent of the London Times tries to jack up his web traffic by declaring, “Chariots of Fire Is Rubbish.” You have to love his synopsis of the movie Von Ryan’s Express: “Frank Sinatra gets shot in the back because he cannot run fast enough. A cautionary tale for all us plodders who fear we may never be able to evade electric scooters let alone bands of machine gun-toting Nazis.”

I haven’t seen it, but the documentary “Run Like A Girl” is getting some buzz.

Would you get “13.1″ tattooed on your wrist? I wouldn’t, but I might get “BQ” tattooed on my forehead.

Woman’s Day reports treadmill runners are more depressed than outdoor runners. But you can’t read Woman’s Day while running outside.

Kara at Between the Miles wonders why runners think they can eat anything they want, while the Vancouver Sun advises us to “say no to the post-run pig-out.” That’s like saying no to the sex after the foreplay.

The Chicago Tribune takes a look at the FIRST marathon training program, and I don’t mean the one used by Pheidippides.

Run for the Medal had his bike stolen. So he took it out on his body.

Running a 4:36 marathon might not be worth a newspaper story, unless you did it on a broken foot.

Rocky Mountain Raider has some great trail runs in the Boulder area. Even better, if you decide to run them naked, the ACLU will back you up.

The Polka Dot Zebra is disappointed with her showing at the Lehigh Valley Half Marathon, but we have a strict rule at Running Is Funny: No whining if you PR! Congratulations to both!

sound mind, sound body uses her high-level corporate connections to snag a spot at the New York City Marathon.

Razzdoodle’s son is a maniac. It can cut you like a knife.

Anne at Run DMZ is learning the joys of Achilles tendonitis (I feel your pain, sister), but failed to heed one of Murphy’s Laws for runners: Your chances of an injury rise proportionally with the amount of the entry fee you just paid.

The Running Moron doesn’t want to be a “half-assing shmoozy douche.” This is good, because some people aspire to be a douchnozzle at a very young age. On the other hand, he became a Twittist, so he’s riding the razor’s edge.

Nate Veldhoen teases a barefoot runner during the Vancouver Marathon about “all the swine flu you have to run through, and the phlegm.”

Vanilla at Half-Fast displays his mad skillz at tormenting morbidly obese golfers. His next phony exercise target: bowlers!

That’s all for this time, friends. Remember, running is like therapy. And it costs about the same. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!