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!['Unspeakable Horror': Explosions Just Went Off At The Boston Marathon [UPDATED]](http://www.blisstree.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/boston1-146x104.jpg "'Unspeakable Horror': Explosions Just Went Off At The Boston Marathon [UPDATED]")
The Boston Marathon is presently in a state of chaos, fear and panic after two large blasts went off near the Boston Library toward the finish line. The Boston Globe tweeted, “BREAKING NEWS: Two powerful explosions detonated in quick succession right next to the Boston Marathon finsh line this afternoon,” and pictures like the one above soon followed. More
Race organizers announced earlier this week that the 43rd annual New York City Marathon would still run as planned this Sunday, despite Hurricane Sandy’s damage to the city. Initially, some worried that the race could be a dangerous course for runners. But now that the organizers are preparing for the race, more are getting pissed off as they see resources–including generators and NYPD trucks–getting siphoned off from hurricane relief efforts. And as thousands of hurricane victims in the race’s five boroughs still struggle without power–many without homes at all–it’s not reading as quite the inspirational event that usually graces our city every November. More
Autumn is the peak of marathon season–which also makes it the peak of marathon-envy. Not only is it a time when elite athletes test their own ability to conquer long miles of pavement, it’s also a time when friends and … More
Whether you’re deeply entrenched in marathon season, or just like to log some really long outings on the weekend, when you’re on the trails or track for multiple hours, it’s a good idea to pack a snack. But what’s the best, most efficient grub you can grab? We asked some real elite runners and trainers what their favorite running fuel is. More
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan has broken the strict creed that we runners abide by: he has lied about his marathon time. Runners. Just. Don’t. Do. That. And now he’s been caught in this lie, and it might just destroy his run (pun intended) for the White House. More
This week on That Girl, we are celebrating Sally Ekus, who is a cancer survivor and a marathon runner–even though up until last year she had never run a mile! Sally remembers what it was like to have cancer as a child–to have needles poked in her at age 4 and to be too weak to walk up the stairs. Now she runs for the Leukemia & Lymphoma’s Team in Training program so other children won’t have to endure what she went through. We love how she says that she used to think sports and athleticism were defined by trophies and college scholarships–but now, she realizes it’s more about a relationship with her body. Read her story and be inspired! More
Earlier this year, I started a new nonprofit organization called Marathon High. The goal is to train high school students to run a 13.1 mile half-marathon, while also teaching them the valuable life skills that we all get from long-distance running. In a sense, it’s bringing the classroom onto the road. And with 20 years of running experience, I was sure I would be the one teaching them, but as it turns out, the students at one particular inner-city school are teaching me some pretty valuable lessons too. More
With running season in full swing right now, there’s a pretty good chance you can find a marathon just about every weekend taking place somewhere in the U.S.. And while some think those who choose to run the 26.2 miles are crazy, sometimes the spectators are just as crazy. From reminding us to beat Oprah without pooping to making the road our bitch, take a look at the top 11 signs spotted during a marathon: More
Marathons rarely get the fanfare of football or soccer, but the ING New York City Marathon is an exception to the rule: Along with thousands of other New Yorkers, I’ve watched the race every year since I moved to the Big Apple, whether or not I know someone who’s running (although almost every year, I do). Getting up early to cheer for a bunch of strangers in the biting November cold may seem almost as insane as actually running the 26.2 miles, but seeing participants—of every kind—is one of the most amazing things I get to do every year. This year, I watched from a block near mile seven Brooklyn, and caught a glimpse of every wave of the race: The wheelchair and arm-cycle divisions, the elite men and women; and maybe most of all, the hordes of fast, medium, and slow men and women, studded with celebrities and athletes from all over the world. More
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In celebration of this Sunday’s famous New York Marathon–one of the biggest and best if you ask thousands of runners around the globe–the Today show was kind enough to remind people about the strangest things that happen to a marathoner’s body during the 26.2 mile trek (as if some don’t think running that far is strange enough to begin with). More
It’s less than a week to the ING New York City Marathon, the famous run across the city’s five boroughs, where world-class professional athletes compete for $600,000 in prize money before 2 million cheering fans. But whether you’re one of the athletes that will be running the 26.2 miles on Sunday, November 6th (like our contributor Hailey Eber) or are an avid runner who’s training for your next marathon, you’ll enjoy this special prize from Adidas and Blisstree: one lucky fan of Blisstree on Facebook will win one pair of women’s Adidas adiZeroâ„¢ Adios running shoes, worth $110, and a NYC marathon graphic tee. The Adios is the world’s fastest marathon shoe in the world, and was worn by Haile Gebrselassie when he set the marathon world record in 2:03:59 in Berlin, and by the 2011 Boston Marathon winners. More
At first glance, you might think today’s big story about a woman who ran a marathon while 39 weeks pregnant and then gave birth is pretty insane. But on further consideration, you might just think she’s an incredible athlete: After getting her doctor’s approval to half-run, half-walk a marathon, Amber Miller decided to run the Chicago Marathon, finishing in six hours and 25 minutes, before heading straight to the hospital to give birth to a healthy son. Not all women should attempt the same feat, of course, but to us, her accomplishment seems like proof that you don’t have to just lay back and quit the gym the moment you know you’ve conceived. More
If only they knew. I’m running down Williamsburg’s Bedford Avenue in Brooklyn around 11am on a Sunday. The hipsters, the cool dads, the too-chic toddlers, all of them are just beginning to shake their fluffy heads to amble along the streets in search of brunch. The line at the fair-trade, single-origin coffee shop stretches out the door.
Surely, I look crazed to them. This tired, sweaty thing clutching an empty water bottle, running not very fast down the main drag, my tank occasionally flapping in some way so as to reveal an unflattering glimpse of bare belly. They don’t know the truth. They don’t know that I’m not just another weekend runner trying to jog off the excesses of the night before. They don’t know I had a lame Saturday night and went to bed at a decent hour because of this. They don’t know that my Garmin reads 17 miles. They don’t know that today I am completing my first 20 mile run. More
It’s been referred to as the Iditarod for humans. Mountains, river crossings, rocks, snow, heat, rain, darkness, 100.5 miles, 33,00 feet of climbing, 33,000 feet of descent, average elevation of two miles above sea level and an average finish time of over 40 hours. It’s the ultramarathon Hardrock 100 mile endurance race which was held last weekend, and with an average of 140 starters and 100 finishers, it’s been dubbed as the toughest race in the world. More
