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36-Hour Charity Teleseminar Marathon Event To Raise $300,000
Teleseminar Marathon interviewer speaks to over 20 internet and personal development experts over 36 hours with no sleep to raise funds for Make-A-Wish Foundation Singapore.

Why Run a Marathon
Why run a marathon?This is the question most of the people I know asked me, when I first announced I wanted to run one. Having completed (only just) a half marathon at the age of 18.Since then I have had a very on-off relationship with running, more off then on. Briefly taking it up in an attempt to get fit and/or lose weight.Three years ago, a friend and colleague Ronan and I managed to talk each other into entering the London 10K Bupa Featbeat (as it was known then), and we even started to train together during work lunchtimes and then individually over the weekend. We embarked upon an 8 week fairly easy training schedule, and we both wanted to complete the race in under an hour. The first couple of weeks of training were pretty hard as ...

Man to Run New York Marathon Carrying Backpack with 30 lbs of Textbooks as Protest Against Textbook Costs
To protest the high cost of college textbooks, Andre Ditto, a 47-year-old vegan personal trainer, plans to complete the ING New York City Marathon on November 4 carrying a backpack loaded with textbooks equivalent in weight to 16 bricks. In return, CaféScribe (http://www.cafescribe.com), a web site that promotes electronic textbooks, will pay for a year's worth of textbooks for Ditto's daughter, a biology major at Howard University.

Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. to Make Debut at the 2007 Boston Marathon (Booth #721)
Aetrex Worldwide, Inc. has announced that they will be exhibiting at the 2007 Boston Marathon from April 13 to 15, 2007. Aetrex is recognized throughout the medical community as the leader in pedorthic footcare products and technologies. The company is continuing their national consumer awareness campaign in Boston to educate marathon runners on the benefits of pedorthic products. Their consumer show debut was at the City of Los Angeles Marathon in March 2007.

First International Messier Marathon a Big Success; Participating Students Amazed at Their Own Accomplishments
Three teams of students from Germany, Austria and Switzerland took command of the advanced, high performance GRAS observatory telescopes located at Mayhill, New Mexico, and shattered all preexisting records of the best of the visual observing times for the popular Messier Marathon.

A Quick Guide To Buying A Pair Of Running Shoes
There are several things to keep in mind when setting out to buy running shoes. If you purchase a shoe that is not right for your foot, you can suffer the consequences. Things like shin splints, tendonitis, and plantar faciatis are all things that can happen if you don?t where the proper shoes. Basically, you set yourself up for injury.

Running Training ? Add Running To Your Exercise Routine
If you want to make great strides with fat loss from your exercise routines, you should consider adding running to your list of exercises. All you need is a pair of running sneakers, warm clothes (on cold days) and you?re ready to go.

What Everybody Ought To Know About Running Shoes
Running is a simple exercise everyone can do. No need to buy equipments, no need to join any gym classes. Just have a strong will and extra time. And, a pair of shoes!

America's Marathon Man Turns 60, Celebrates by Running 60 Miles and Creating a Foundation for Kids
America's Marathon Man, Jerry Dunn, is serious about making a difference in the lives of young people everywhere. "Our kids are our future, and I don't think they're FIT for the job. If I can provide some opportunities for them, and their parents, to develop healthier habits, then I'll feel like I've Dunn my job. If it takes me running around in circles for 12 hours to get peoples attention, then that's what I'll do."

Zensah® Performance Apparel Debuts Marathon Recovery Sleeves at the Boston Marathon
Innovative leg sleeves reduce recovery time for marathon runners helping marathon runners to recover faster.

2004 Monaco Marathon
A popular event in Monaco takes place every year in November, the Monaco Marathon. And when I say popular, I mean it literally - the event is open to whoever wants to participate.

How to Pick the Right Pair of Running Shoes
Are you ready to start a new healthy habit of running or a seasoned runner looking to replace an old pair of shoes? Either way, it is very important to buy the right pair of shoes for you – not necessarily the ones that are the most technically advanced or on the sale rack!At least for me, it is so tempting to hit the sale rack when I begin my search for new shoes. It kills me to spend anymore than I absolutely have to, but with running shoes, I have found, it is one thing to not spare any expense.

OnlyTahiti.com Celebrating Tahiti and Its Islands Sponsors Las Vegas Marathon
OnlyTahiti.com shines in the cold morning of Las Vegas.

Selecting Running Shoes
It won?t take long for a runner to realize the overwhelming importance of shoes. Poorly chosen footwear can cause injury under the wrong circumstances. So, what constitutes a good choice in footwear? Read on to discover the RIGHT way to select running shoes.

Lowell, MA Jack Kerouac's Hometown, Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Publication of "On the Road" with Marathon Reading and Other Activities
Lowell celebrates its most famous literary figure with a marathon reading of his seminal work, On the Road, on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of its publication on Sept. 5, 1957. On Sept. 5, 2007, 43 readers will read from one chapter of On the Road, beginning at 10 am and continuing until it is done, estimated at about 10 pm.