I am going to run a marathon in about 5 months. In the meantime, I’m trying to get my running back up to what it was about a year ago. One of things that I’m doing to ready myself is to make sure that I eat a good breakfast.

I’ve always been a breakfast girl, but I’m trying to move beyond toast (I still love toast. Yum).  I like this recipe for granola from The Blue Rock Bed and Breakfastin Millersville, Pennsylvania, but I think the addition of dried fruit – either diced apricots, cranberries or raisins -would make the dish even healthier …read more

USATF – News – USA Track and Field – reports that BEIJING – “Dathan Ritzenhein (Eugene, Ore.) and Ryan Hall (Mammoth Lakes, Calif.) were ninth and 10th, respectively, to put two Team USA athletes in the top 10 of the Olympic men’s marathon for the first time since 1976 in competition Sunday morning. The race concludes Olympic track and field competition as Team USA won the medal race with 23 medals and seven golds.”
When the Olympics opened on 08/08/08, one of the first things that I heard was that the marathon event might be canceled due to poor air quality.  …read more