Running related links

There's a whole lot of running stuff out there on the web.

I get equipment from Road Runner Sports A great local source for shoes and equipment is Ninth Street Active Feet in Durham. I just wish they carried the shoes I like. I do most of my running in the Mizuno Wave Creation, which I guess makes me a creationist. Kinda disturbing.

If you're interested in marathon racing, you should check out the marathon guide site.

There's also a handy online running log, in case you're interested in keeping track of your mileage.

To keep up on road racing events in North Carolina, there's the Young & Associates site which has schedules, results, and registration material.

And for just about anything else running related, you can try active.com or the online version of Runner's World.

Some running material

Road racing has become my main form of exercise in recent years. I've put together a few things here that may be of use or interest.

In any sport it's natural to ask who was the greatest ever. In the case of distance running, I think a very strong case can be made for the Czech Emil Zátopek. The evidence for that judgment is assembled here.

My results are pretty meager. Years ago I could run a 5K race in under 17:00, but I'm now hard pressed to bring it in in under 20:00. A catalog of my results (distances from 5K to marathon) and some photos are collected here.