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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!

The Carnival of Running #28

Welcome to the 28th edition of The Carnival of Running!

It’s hard to get a rise out of pedestrians in Omaha:

Kenyan runner Festus Langat not only won a half-marathon in Indianapolis, he is also officially the world’s fastest human named Festus.

However, the downturn in the global economy means cuts in sponsorship money for many Kenyan runners.

The latest issue of Sports Health suggests many leg problems are actually hip problems.

Jim LaFountain warns of becoming addicted to runner’s high, but I’m a lot more worried by this sentence: “In fact, scientists who have tested long-distance runners have found microscopic bits of organ, bone and connective tissue in their subjects’ urine.”

That’s great. I’ve got enough problems without peeing away my internal organs.

Scott Peacock learns the answer to the question, “Are you faster than a 5th-grader?”

Run for the Medal finished the Country Music Marathon, but was WAY ahead of the Biggest Losers, Blaine and Dane.

Balance in Me discovers yet another advantage of living in the U.S.A. – running!

Nick Falsone waxes rhapsodic over his cheap beer chaser during a half-marathon.

BoingBoing puts the Nike Plus through its paces, while Chic Runner tells you everything you need to know about her Garmin.

Naomi submitted a post about the London Marathon, but I much preferred this one about the unveiling of a statue of Laurel and Hardy.

China has a stiletto heel race, but women get a handicap of two centimeters.

I think you’ll like Cranky Fitness, if for no other reason than they have a blogger called Crabby McSlacker.

Kate Day discusses covering the London Marathon using social media. One of the problems? “Is that a picture? Should I tweet about it? Should I do an AudioBoo?” Yikes. Do people still read?

The Running Moron wasn’t too impressed with the Pittsburgh Half-Marathon.

Running into the Sun turns a taper into a 23:08 5k and a first-place age-group finish.

Help Anne at Run DMZ solve her marital mystery.

joyRuN races through New Jersey as fast as she can, which is really the way to see it.

Nitmos at Feet Meet Street discovers running a race for fun can be, well, fun.

The Violet Pen likes endurance sports because of the use of “productive aggression.”

Jeanne at Not Born to Run gets advice about men from Runner Susan. I… am… speechless.

Finally, Viper at The Booze Hounds Inc. Running Team is extra-motivated for our 5k race challenge by the fact that everyone apparently wants to see him totally destroyed.

I don’t know how this turned into St. George and the dragon, but I’ll do my best to hold up my end.

That’s all for this time, friends. Viper is waiting to hear how much you hate him, so don’t disappoint. Crush his spirit! Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!

The Carnival of Running #27

Welcome to the 27th edition of The Carnival of Running!

Watch as Boston Marathon spectators pit themselves against the 27 mph top speed of Usain Bolt:

If you’ve never seen the episode of Nova where coaches at Tufts take 12 people off the couch and train them for the Boston Marathon, it’s available on Hulu and well worth your time just for the stuff about how your physiology adapts to training.

Bryan Green of The Runner’s Tribe hammers the marathon coverage by Universal Sports. He was being too kind.

Sara at Run On is doing a 26.2-mile run – to train for her first marathon. No wonder she’s tired of running.

A little Internet research might have directed her to this blog, with a pretty good post about why it’s a very, very bad idea to run 26.2 miles without a race being involved – particularly if you haven’t trained, and have no water or food.

Even dogs require training for distance runs. But if you’re in Milwaukee keep them away from the Racing Sausages.

This article in Toronto Star explains research claiming that human beings are evolutionarily adapted to long distance running so that we could run down wildebeests and other wild game. This guy asks the next logical question: If that’s true, then why didn’t the wildebeests evolve?

I realize Running Is Funny has been overloaded with runner-in-costume stories lately, but these guys run in a white tux and tails.

Here’s a pretty good article about a part of track and field you rarely hear about: rabbits.

Sharon Chesworth isn’t that kind of a rabbit, but she dressed up in a bunny costume and completed the London Marathon in 8:08:09. I’m sure she would have done better if she had this bunny chasing after her.

Vanilla at Half-Fast complains about the enticing aroma of barbecue while he’s out running in the evening, but Roisin at The Beat of My Noisy Heart complains about the enticing aroma of doughnuts while she’s out running in the morning. Maybe you guys should eat first.

Gina Kolata of the New York Times writes that if you want to get seriously faster, you need a professional trainer. I think this is nonsense, but maybe it helps sell newspapers.

Apparently chasing ambulances is good training for Boston. I kid. This is a pretty good race report from a personal injury lawyer.

Olympic gold medal marathoner Sammy Wanjiru continues to astound, even without a giant pink nurse to motivate him.

I’m not a technophobe, but if you’re tweeting during a marathon you’re running too damn slow.

Are carbo-loading tips really necessary? If you’re unsure how to stuff your face with pasta and pancakes, Run Oregon can help you out.

Loving the debate over the benefits of running shoes? Believe it or not, Popular Mechanics weighs in.

Seven ultras in seven days on seven continents. Nuts.

Want to test running shoes? Contact The Running Man.

Talia Peery lists the top 10 reasons to run. She says number one is better sex. That’s a good motivation for anything, but do you really need to do a six-minute mile to run it down?

That’s all for this time, friends. May Day is approaching, so a shout out to the commies. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!

The Carnival of Running #26 – Boston Marathon Edition

Welcome to the 26th edition of The Carnival of Running!

If you have ever run a marathon, you know how you feel afterwards. Now imagine delaying your food, water, massage and ice while some clown who doesn’t know your name waits for his microphone to work:

Of course, if you’re an elite runner at Boston there are a number of ways to console yourself.

One indication of just how tough Boston is: both of last year’s winners ended up in the hospital this year.

Losing was so painful, some folks simply printed the results of last year’s race.

I might be able to huff and puff my way through the Boston Marathon, but tweeting would be out of the question.

Olympic 10k bronze medalist Shalane Flanagan finished second in the BAA Invitational Mile at Boston and thinks she may move up to the marathon next year.

The Boston Globe has a gallery of photos of people who wore costumes during the race.

As a former historian, it’s hard for me to believe that some people don’t know what Patriots Day commemorates.

Local newspapers really got behind their Boston Marathon qualifiers, from Hawaii all the way to Kamloops.

Something you might want to frame – the elevation chart for the marathon route (you’ll recognize Heartbreak Hill when you see it).

I was far from the only one who thought Universal Sports’ coverage stunk on toast. The residents of LetsRun.com chimed in, and if you read all of their live thread you’ll get a better sense of how frustrating it was.

Some people don’t realize how lucky they were.

Bill Rodgers showed he’s a better runner than prognosticator.

Who cares about running? Here’s a five-part series on the best Boston Marathon pubs.

You might think that writing funny articles about running is easy, but this guy proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that not everyone can do it.

And Jimmy Fallon was hilarious, too. “The 113th Boston Marathon was run today. People train all year to get up early, drink beer and yell at runners.”. Was that really the best he could come up with?

Running along with Kara… on a treadmill.

DC Rainmaker scores with an excellent Boston expo report.

As you might expect, there’s always at least one dissenting voice.

Marathon Mama paced a friend to a monster PR.

Finally, our enthusiastic congratulations to copia verborum, The Running Laminator, Frayed Laces, Bill, Jennifer, and anyone I missed who completed Boston. Great job, one and all.

That’s all for this time, friends. It’s back to regular spring running. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!

The Carnival of Running #25

Welcome to the 25th edition of The Carnival of Running!

Here are the Running Superfans with a glimpse of ultra-running:

Here are a couple of oldies but goodies – a roundup of people running in costume, and ESPN’s Sports Guy’s 2003 article about the Boston Marathon from a non-runner’s point of view.

David Maril has a few suggestions for improving the Boston Marathon, like having half of the field start in Hopkinton and the other half start in Boston and run towards Hopkinton. Somewhere around Wellesley it would resemble the battle scene from Braveheart, which would be pretty cool.

I’ve been searching, and it doesn’t look like anyone will be broadcasting Boston nationally and live on April 20, so we’ll have to depend on the Universal Sports web site for a live feed.

Boston Marathon legend Bill Rodgers says he’ll run it next week at victory-lap pace if it isn’t too hot out. And I know there are some of you out there screaming, “Make him qualify first!”

Here are some interesting video profiles of Boston Marathon entrants.

Finally! A running problem I don’t have! Are you too young to run a marathon? For the rest of us, there’s Are you too old to run a marathon?

The Running Laminator is under the impression that running off the back of treadmill going at a 6:50 pace with an incline is an embarrassment. For me, it’s a VO2 max test.

Last week I posted a photo of a runner from the North Pole Marathon, but here’s a link to a short video.

The Salt Lake Marathon has had its share of financial problems, the police are still waiting for their payment, and in an uncommonly straightforward headline, the Salt Lake Tribune notes, “Salt Lake marathon boss has been sued and sued and sued”.

Here’s a short article on the Bare Buns 5k at a nudist ranch in Texas. Running nude is encouraged, but not required. Here’s something you don’t find in the small print of too many race brochures: Everyone who enters the ranch has to undergo a sexual predator and criminal background check.

Were you planning to run the Army 10-Miler? Too late.

Marathon Mama takes a spill, and a yappy little dog wasn’t even involved.

An Australian study suggests running on grass may be no better for you than running on roads.

What burns the most calories – running fast, slow, or in-between? You may be surprised by the answer.

At the Body and Fitness Blog, they suggest running in the evening after a workout in the gym.

LorDi takes us on a running shoe shopping tour.

The National Sports Review has another one of those “You Might Be a Runner If…” posts, my favorite being “You wake up every morning in pain.”

That’s all for this time, friends. Good luck to all our Boston runners. Stay safe, and submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!

The Carnival of Running #24

Welcome to the 24th edition of The Carnival of Running!

Last Wednesday, Flotrack provided this video, billed as the fastest track workout ever:

Now that we got that over with, let’s move on to the eternal question: Do two boobs need two bras?

Perhaps, but further study is needed to learn its effect on pitboob stain.

Footprints and Fingertips thinks a gluteal massage is superb, as long as it isn’t interrupted by a fire drill.

joyRuN sometimes gives impromptu butt massages of her own.

Lenore Happenstance is a devoted reader. Bingo! Instant linky love for her!

The New York Times reports caffeine is, indeed, a performance enhancer. Good news, because I’d rather crawl a 10k than give up my Kona.

You may be consuming healthy foods, but do you ever vary your routine?

The Mayo Clinic is conducting a study on electrolytes and the best way for runners to prepare for a distance race.

Would you like to see cross-country running in the Winter Olympics? There’s an organized effort to get that done.

How would you like to run a 2:04:27 marathon… and lose?

Here’s an interesting goal for a 10k – run your age.

Great video here of the Monument Avenue 10k, particularly the guy who won the costume contest by running the race dressed as Indiana Jones being chased by a giant boulder.

The Mighty Deerstalker is over for this year, but maybe next year you can run in tweeds or antlers.

Maybe the weather isn’t so great where you live, but at least you didn’t run the Cold Foot Classic in a blizzard.

You’ve heard of the Krispy Kreme Challenge, but another race features the imbibing of milkshakes, including handicaps for various flavors such as caramel cheesecake peanut butter fudge brownie. Key quote from runner Jared Bowman: “I knew I wouldn’t be as fast as Stephane or Fred. But I ended up with a six-minute bonus due to the grossness of my milkshake.”

The Windy Citizen has an article on running etiquette. The advice is pretty standard except for “Don’t complain about the workout to your partner or group.” That would eliminate most conversation after a run, and 98% of all running blogs.

Deena Kastor is a phenomenal runner, but she might have had the worst NCAA basketball tournament bracket ever.

A new study reveals that triathletes are more likely to die suddenly than marathoners. Dr. Kevin Harris “could not explain why triathletes would be more likely to die while swimming than during the biking or running legs of the race.” Really? Maybe it’s because if you have a heart attack while running you don’t sink to the center of the earth.

The Running Moron did not get his post-race lap dance.

sound mind, sound body watched the Paris Marathon up close.

Nitmos returns!

A Girl Running signed up for the Loch Ness Marathon. Good loch! If you see Lloyd Scott, it means you made a wrong turn somewhere.

That’s all for this time, friends. Our mascot for allergy season is The Running Nose. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!

The Carnival of Running #23 – April Fool’s Edition

Welcome to the 23rd edition of The Carnival of Running!

It’s our April Fool’s Day edition, and for Running Is Funny it’s a time to celebrate the running bloggers who make this site the pathetic attempt at humor that it is. Let’s kick it off with a video of something that should appeal to Chic Runner – the Snuggie Pub Crawl:

The Running Laminator shows how he came up with the name for his blog.

Polka Dot Zebra was inspired by this art. Can you see the polka dot zebra? Keep staring for an hour or so.

Razzdoodle at Running Off at the Mind is an admitted tech geek, and we have the evidence.

We also have evidence that Viper at Booze Hounds has been placed in charge of British law enforcement policy.

Here’s a merchandising idea for The Running Moron – coffee cups for his readers.

aNd! could also endorse a product.

Not to mention niCk at This *Is* It. Here is a treasure trove of goodies.

For copia verborum we have a lovely poem.

Meanwhile, Nitmos at Feet Meet Street has recently been sighted.

Xenia at Diggin’ It is as indestructible as only an archaeologist can be.

I don’t spend much time at the Runner’s Lounge for obvious reasons.

joyRuN, on the other hand, is often seen there.

Running into the Sun is planning her next race.

Here’s Blair at Run to Win displaying his preferred running form.

Anne at Run DMZ shows us where she likes to run.

Jeanne is Not Born to Run. And neither is this guy.

Life Strides demonstrates where he gets his athletic inspiration.

Just Your Average Joggler has a bright future ahead of him.

Walrus to Warrior is a good transition, because both at the same time is a little weird.

sound mind, sound body was spotted recently on a date.

A Girl Running also found a companion for a night on the town.

Kara at Between the Miles is hanging out with a new group.

Pink Chick is very busy these days.

Vanilla at Half-Fast showed me the new logo for his blog. Says he got it dirt cheap.

That’s all for this time, friends. If you want to avoid working today, head over to the Museum of Hoaxes list of the Top 100 April Fool’s Day Hoaxes of All Time. Submit your posts to carnival@runningisfunny.com. Now run away!