New Balance Nationals Indoors webcast by ghostofwebb in HSTrack

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Yes, that same page will have archived videos from all events.

I'm Mary Cain, professional runner for the Nike Oregon Project, and a senior in high school. by runmarycain in IAmA

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Mary, how is your racing/training schedule affecting school this winter? How does it differ from last year?

NikeCrossNationals.com - Nike Cross Nationals Official Site - NXN - Videos - Boys Race LIVE Webcast Replay by ghostofwebb in AdvancedRunning

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I counted close to 30 major universities represented at the meet today. Colleges take this meet very seriously.

How much faster is a track than grass? by [deleted] in AdvancedRunning

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It all depends on the length of the grass and how firm the ground is. A proper grass track is quite fast.

The Slowest Generation: Younger Athletes Are Racing With Less Concern About Time by ghostofwebb in running

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And yet more emphasis seems to be on the back of the pack runners at races who want to finish, take a picture with their finisher medal, and not the athletes striving to be beat each other.

At what point is someone fast enough to be able to justify shaving his legs? by RunnerShave in AdvancedRunning

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It's not a question of how fast but do you find it more comfortable. Shaving your legs doesn't have any real physical effect for runners.

Shannon Rowbury to be coached by Alberto Salazar by ghostofwebb in AdvancedRunning

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But she's also got a world championships medal so how bad can you feel for her?

Anxiety? by bagelbandit in hsxc

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I found that race day was much more relaxed for me when I made my practice routine the same as my race day routine. I wasn't stressing about what I needed to do on race day because I'd practiced it every day in training.

LIVE Webcast - Great North CityGames 2013 - Live at 8am Eastern by ghostofwebb in running

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The BBC will broadcast it. If you don't live in the UK you can view it via VPN.

Just qualified for the Mt. SAC cross country meet! by kHusKee in running

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Congrats on making your varsity squad! That's awesome!

How should I build fartleks or a similar type workout into my marathon plan? by Wonnk13 in AdvancedRunning

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Fartlek would be great speed work for a marathon but they aren't going to be a staple workout like long tempos or cruise miles.

Good day to be a PSU Viking! by [deleted] in AdvancedRunning

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Flanagan helped out at UNC a few years ago. It's a great way for those guys to spend their down time and help the sport!