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PEN has partnered with ESPN to create the PEN/ESPN Literary Sports Writing award. This award will honor the best non-fiction book on sports for 2009. The winner will receive $5,000 and be invited to speak at the 2010 CUNY Pen Literary Awards  ceremony on October  13, 2010.
Any guesses on the possible winner?

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Two Steps Forward One Step Back: Marching To Marathon Success
The 10% rule of limiting weekly increases in mileage to no more than ten percent is widely quoted as the sin qua non of incremental training. In many cases even this may be too much. An invariably rising load of 10 percent each week may not [...]

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What’s next after the penguin?

by pribut on March 22, 2010

There is much variety among the blogs at Runner’s World. But not long ago the Penguin flew off and waddled away. He is missed by many and has left a void among the determined blog reading, but non-elite runners.
Journalism professor and fitness geek Ted Spiker has started a new blog at Runner’s World called The [...]

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Challenging Running Injuries

by pribut on January 6, 2010

An article written for the January, 2010 issue of Podiatry Management Magazine entitled “Challenging Running Injuries: Be Knowledgeable, Be Prepared” is available in PDF format. It is at the PM site along with a quiz for continuing medical education credit. The target audience is health care professionals. Much of the information has been or will [...]

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Web Updates

by pribut on November 25, 2009

Holiday wishes and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. This is just a quick note.
I’ve added some new material and updated some older material. The topics and pages are:
Injuries To the Hallucal Sesamoid Bones: Sesamoidopathy and Sesamoiditis

Hallux Rigidus and Hallux Limitus

Turf Toe
These can all be challenging problems for athletes. They are less common than certain other problems, [...]

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NY Marathon: Results

by pribut on November 1, 2009

Meb Brings It On Home!

The winners are in for the 2009 New York Marathon. Another exciting and great race with some surprises. Paula Radcliffe placed 4th in the race and suffered from ongoing injuries. Derartu Tulu of Ethiopia finished in first place. Meb Keflezighi, wearing a USA singlet, 34 years old, set a PR (2:09:15) [...]

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New York, New York: The Marathon Coverage

by pribut on October 31, 2009

I wish good luck and a strong finish to everyone running tomorrow in the New York Marathon and to the runners participating in other marathons coming up the rest of this fall!
As the media frenzy leads up to the New York Marathon, there is more than one story to pay attention to. There is history, [...]

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Athletic and Running Shoe Fit Tips

by pribut on October 27, 2009

Look for a sport specific shoe.
Go to a specialty store. Runners should visit a specialty running store.
Take injury history into account.
Measure feet each time shoes are fit.
Wear the customary socks [...]

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Staying Alive: Marathon Day Tips (Part 2)

by pribut on October 23, 2009

Now that you’ve trained properly after having a medical exam and clearance to run, you are nearly ready for the big day. Prudence should keep you upright for the next 26.2 miles. Some have said “Start slow, and finish slower”. But that may not be your plan. Make sure you run within your means. Be [...]

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Stayin’ Alive: Tips For The Marathon (Part 1)

by pribut on October 23, 2009

This running season has seen the devastating news of several half marathon deaths. Runner’s as young as their 20’s and 30’s have died. While the odds of dying in a marathon are quite low, it can and sometimes does happen. Some of the latest numbers show that the estimates of 1:50,000 marathoners has now lowered [...]

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