The Warmup Lap
Stride Nation's daily collection of news and info about running for runners.
The Warmup Lap | 5.18.12 - Bay To Breakers Features Meb Keflezighi, Sobriety Checkpoints
It's a star-studded field at Sunday's Zazzle Bay to Breakers, a 12k footrace celebrating its 101st running, featuring an Olympic silver medalist, the B2B course record holder and a Boston Marathon champ.
The Warmup Lap 5.10.12 | Time To Get Serious, Runners
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The Warmup Lap | 5.2.12 - The Running Jockey, The B.A.A. 10k And Vitamins
With the 2012 Kentucky Derby this weekend, it seems appropriate to lead today's links with this video of Alex Solis, a jockey who has been a runner his whole life, and even used it to help rehab form a terrifying riding injury.
The Warmup Lap | 4.3.12 - Katherine Switzer: The First Woman to Run the Boston Marathon
Forty-five years ago Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon despite the best effort of one enraged race official to keep it from happening.
The Warmup Lap | 3.27.12 - Battling Natural Selection One Workout At A Time
The Warmup Lap looks at how running helped our species reach the top of the heap, why minimalist shoes might not work and notifies you the Brooklyn Half-Marathon is already sold out.
The Warmup Lap | 3.22.12 - Marathons Are En Vogue These Days
It's becoming more and more common to see marathons spring up across the country as health fanatics, athletes and everyone in between get on the running bandwagon. It's about time!
