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MadMayo Rocks Their Mocksville Socks Off

The entire McLendon Gang and Barefoot Josh represent MMRC at the 2009 Mocksville Shamrock 10K. The morning is declared a success after wading through piles of Barbies, enchiladas, muffins, Transformers, and coffee (oh yeah, and a 6.2-mile run through the Pool Hall Capital of the Piedmont). Tamara McClendon is your host—buckle up and enjoy the ride >>

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MadMayo Misfits Maul the Massacre

Ah, love. Hearts, flowers, precious gems, Vermont teddy bears—and rolling with your homies while carrying a big stick for 26.2 miles. Add a bloody flesh wound and a wardrobe malfunction, and that’s what Valentine’s Day means to the MadMayo Misfits. Read on for the full report, brought to you this week by MMRCer Lori Ratcliffe >>

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• Climb MS: Power Up the Tower, where participants climbed a whopping 30 flights of stairs in the Winston Tower on March 6, raised over $12,000 for multiple sclerosis research and groups. More than 250 people registered for this quad-busting event—perhaps bolstered by the allure of an indoor event during our unseasonably cold winter, as well as the appearance of two Biggest Loser contestants.

  March 8–14 is MS Awareness Week. MMRCers Josh and Iris would like to share this video produced by their friend Chris about his wife Kim’s experience with MS. If you would like to learn more about multiple sclerosis or make a donation, visit the National MS Society’s website.

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• Valentine’s Day Massacre Marathon Relay 2010 is in the books! Congrats to MadMayo Misfits Tamara, Lori, Blair, and Josh for collectively completing 26.2 miles with style and grace (plus a wee bit of carnage!). Josh was invited to relive the team’s glory at Eddie Wooten’s Running Shorts blog. Read it now, then check back later for the full MMRC-exclusive report complete with photos of the runners carrying the magical baton hand-crafted by Blair.

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• The marketing department at Asics has gone bonkers. From the Daily Mail: “The new Asics GEL-KAYANO 16 contains cushioning which expands and contracts in harmony with a woman’s hormones.” The shoe’s “technology” is based on the premise that “when estrogen is high, and a woman is at her most fertile, the arch drops. Later in the month, when she is menstruating, levels of the hormone are low but her arch is raised.” Asics calls it a “Gender-Specific Space Trusstic System,” which “recognizes the normal periodic changes [Nyuk! Get it?] in the shape of the woman’s arch and provides for the controlled deformation of the arch into the space within the system.”

  Uh, yeah, okay, padding in the arch. And? $140! Want to support this lady jogger’s fluctuating arches? Call me when these suckers are made out of Chips Ahoys and Dove Bars. [Via Daily Mail]

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• Ah, love. Hearts, flowers, chocolates, and… the Valentine’s Day Massacre Marathon Relay! This Sunday, February 14, MMRC runners Barefoot Josh, Tamara, Blair, and Lori take on Country Park in 26.2 miles of relay glory. Rumor has it that Blair is wizard-crafting a magical baton. Will it make the team faster—or even better looking? After all, in today’s pre-race press conference, Barefoot Josh was quoted as saying, “Our motto is it’s better to look good than to be fast.”

  Read the full interview at Eddie Wooten’s Running Shorts blog >>

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• Usain Bolt tops out at 27.3 miles per hour, but he could do better—and so could you. According to Wired:

  “The human frame is built to handle running speeds up to 40 miles per hour, scientists say. The only limiting factor is not how much brute force is required to push off the ground as previously thought, but how fast our muscle fibers can contract to ramp up that force.” Read the rest here >>

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