Archive for February, 2010
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 >>
Prelim Report from Valentine’s Day Massacre Marathon Relay 2010
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 [...]
But Do These Shoes Have Wings?
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 [...]
MadMayo Press Conference: Valentine’s Day Massacre
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, [...]
You Could Run 40 MPH… You’re Just Not Twitchy Enough
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, [...]
Barefoot Josh’s Reading Rainbow
More snow, now rain, still cold, and the groundhog tells us to suck it up because there’s more just like it TK (that’s “to come” in editor-speak). Barefoot Josh reads the blogs so we don’t have to, and rounds up the best of the best—modestly including his own personal snarkfest, of course. Follow him—and very special guests Run-DMC!—over the reading rainbow >>
Runners Are Awesome, Reason #317
We MadMayoites love running on the Greensboro Greenway. We’re honored to share the path with Special Olympics athlete Andy the Marathon Man. His dedication to the sport is an inspiration, and the runners who cheer him on are an example of our running community’s good heart. Good running makes for good hearts, and good hearts [...]
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