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Hot Chocolate RAM Racing Series 15K/5K Atlanta, GA Jan 26


Kissimmee 5K
Kissimmee, FL Feb. 1

Tallahassee Marathon
40th Tallahassee Marathon/Half Marathon Tallahassee, FL Feb. 2


Winter Flight 8K
Salisbury, NC Feb. 8


Green Valley Road Race 8K/10miler
Greenville, SC Feb. 8


Camp Devil Dog - Feb. 8
St. Paddy's Day Engineer 5-mile - March 15
Mud Sweat and Tears
5 mile Mud Run - April 26
All races at Camp Lejeune


MyrtleBeach.com
Myrtle Beach Marathon/Half Marathon/Marathon Relay Myrtle Beach, SC Feb. 15


Publix Fort Lauderdale A1A Marathon/Half Marathon
Fort Lauderdale, FL - Feb. 16


Rumba on the Lumber 5K
Lumberton, NC - March 1


Stanky Creek Marathon/Half
Bartlett, TN March 2
YV5K Jackson Race
Jackson, TN March 15
YV5K/10 miles
Memphis, TN April 12
Ultimate 10K/5K
Bartlett, TN June 28


Rodes City Run 10K
Louisville, KY March 8


NC Half Marathon & Twilight 5K Run Charlotte, NC March 8-9


Gate River Run 15K/5K
USA 15K Championship
Jacksonville, FL - March 15


AllScripts Tobacco Road Marathon & Bay Six Half Marathon Cary NC March 16

Germantown 2012
Germantown Half Marathon/5K
Germantown, TN March 16


Strawberry Classic 10K
Tampa, FL March 22


Florida Beach Halfathon/5K
St. Petersburg, FL March 23


Mountain Man Memorial March & Marathon Gatlinburg, TN April 12


Bridge Street Town Centre
 Half Marathon
Huntsville, AL April 13


Divas Half Marathon/5K
N. Myrtle Beach, SC April 27


Cotton Row Run 10K/5K
Huntsville, AL May 26


Divas Half Marathon/5K
Peachtree City, GA Sept. 6

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January 2014
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The Running Journal race calendar is the best place to look for races across the South. Find whatever distance you are looking for, from the 5K to the ultra. Click here to visit the Running Journal race calendar now. Remember to check back often as we make frequent updates.

 

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George Sheehan, the medical doctor who wrote for Runners World and authored numerous books on running once showed how to prevent a race from starting without you -- he knelt in front of the first row of runners, near the fellow with the starting pistol, and tied his shoe.

 

A triple spinner finisher's medal will be awarded to all runners in the Feb. 2 Miami Marathon and Half Marathon. Race officials call it "the most unique finisher medal ever designed for runners." More than 25,000 participants are expected for the 12th anniversary event.  

 

Brad Adams is the new president of the Knoxville Track Club in Tennessee. His father, Brint Adams, was president in 1995-96. The new president has run more than 20 marathons/ultras.

 

Breaking the world record for the largest kilt run is the goal of a special 200-meter run/walk at the St. Paddy's Day 8K on March 1 in Raleigh, NC. The kilt run will be around Moore Square prior to the 8K.

 

A massage clinic will be held at the Critz-Tybee Run Fest on Feb. 1 on Tybee Island, GA. All proceeds will go the Humane Society of Greater Savannah. Sign up for massages Jan. 31 at packet pickup.

 

USATF Masters Half Marathon Championships will be held Feb. 2 at Melbourne, FL, as part of the Melbourne Music Marathon Weekend.

 

Zola Budd will speak at the Winter Seminar Feb. 22 of the Twin City Track Club at Winston-Salem, NC. She's a former 5K world record holder, formerly of South Africa.

 

  Ryan Henderson, 31, of Madison, Mississippi, won the seventh Mississippi Blues Marathon in 2:43:26. Lindsay Pierret, 26, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, won the women's title in 3:15:23. See story at www.Running.Net, which includes a link to complete results of the marathon and half marathon.

 

One mile national championship of the Road Runners Club of America will be held June 14 at Burns Park in North Little Rock, Arkansas. Bring Back the Mile is host. Complete info:

http://www.gorunning.com/gomile/

 

USATF Masters Outdoor T&F Championships will be held in Winston-Salem, NC, July 16-20 and will be hosted by the Twin City Track Club. About 2100 athletes, coaches, and support staff are expected.

 

Gulf Winds Track Club of Tallahassee, FL, has grown to 2,000 members, which doubled its membership in five years, reports President Felton Wright in The Fleet Foot newsletter.

 

Run For Your Life grand prix series in Charlotte, NC, begins March 15 with the Shamrock 4 Miler. It's the 19th year for the Charlotte series. Runners must participate in at least four races. Currently there are seven races on the series. Info: www.RunForYourLife.com

 

20 minutes of non-stop aerobic exercise starts burning fat. The minimum amount of exercise necessary for a healthy lifestyle is 30 minutes of non-stop aerobic exercise three days a week. Magnolia Runner newsletter of The Mississippi Track Club in Jackson.

 

Peter Pressman, president of the Nashville (TN) Striders concluded his column in the club publication, The Funrunner, with this quote by the late South African President Nelson Mandela: "Do not judge me by my successes, judge me by how many times I fell down and got back up again."

 

Life's road is longer for runners ... and better.


Margaret Hagerty, a veteran runner who for many years has been active in the Running Journal Grand Prix, has been inducted into the Cabarrus County Sports Hall of Fame in North Carolina.

  She has a Guinness World Record as the oldest person to have completed a marathon on each of the seven continents. She has also participated in triathlons, swim meets, and road races throughout the world.
  Also inducted was her late father, Carl A. Widenhouse, who was a member of the American Power Boat Association and a nationally acclaimed power boat racer, who was previously inducted into the Gulf Marine Racing Hall of Fame 100-Mile-Per-Hour Club.
  Hagerty and Widenhouse are the first father-daughter to be inducted into the county's hall of fame.

  

Hoka One One has an advertisement at the bottom of this newsletter. Check out the "Conquest" at these and other running retailers:  Big Peach (Atlanta), Charlotte Running Company (Charlotte, NC), Inside Out Sports (Cary, Charlotte, Raleigh, NC), Rock Creek (Chattanooga, TN), Team Nashville (Nashville, TN), and The Running Store (Gainesville, VA). 

 

Results & photos wanted -- Email us your race results ([email protected]) and a photo or two, if possible, so we can publish in Running Journal and/or our website. You'll have happy runners and this promotes next year's race.

 

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Website articles

Running was his gift of life 

By Dee Ann Campbell

On Nov. 16, 2013, Jon Brown ran for his wife. He ran to raise awareness about the illness that attacked her mind and took her away from him far too soon.

 

And he ran for his own life along the way.

 

Pastor of Storehouse Worship Center in Butler, Alabama, Jon was among 350 runners who took part in the LEO Run to Remember half-marathon and marathon charity event in Meridian, Miss. Promoted by the LEO Club of Meridian, the event was designed to raise awareness and funds to fight Alzheimer's Disease and other diseases that cause dementia.

For most of those who entered the 13.1-mile run, the race was likely seen as an opportunity to challenge themselves physically, to show their endurance and stamina, while also promoting help for a worthy cause.

Click here to read the rest of the article.   

 

Beating the Winter Blues 

By Richard Ferguson, Ph.D
Fall is a great time to run and this past fall your running went really well. You trained well, had some good races and you really enjoyed the cool weather, beautiful colors of the trees and even the first frosty morning. But now its winter, and for many runners winter can mean one of the most challenging times of the year, both physically and mentally. You indeed worked really hard in the fall and got really fit, but now the fall seems so far removed and your running motivation some mornings is as low as the mercury in the thermometer.  

 

Remember how hard you have worked over the past year. But no matter how high your fitness level was, detraining will occur with inactivity. Just because you were once fit, it doesn't mean it will be any easier to get yourself back to that previous level of fitness if your allow your training to go by the wayside for weeks on end. Training wise, it really is true that, "if you don't use it, you'll lose it.
Click here to continue reading this article.

Race Reports on Running Journal website  

 

Carr, Hymel win South's oldest road race

 

Race directors: send us your race reports. Include photos if possible.  

 Running Journal Grand Prix XXXVI
The month of February features two Grand Prix races on the schedule. The first is the GP logo Winter Flight 8K in Salisbury, NC, on February 8. Then the following week, runners head to the beach for the Myrtle Beach Half Marathon on Feb. 15. There is still time to join the competition, so check the schedule below.

Current standings following the Rocket City Marathon can be found on the Running Journal website by clicking here.        

The following are remaining Grand Prix races:

February 8 -Winter Flight 8K -Salisbury, NC 
February 15- Myrtle Beach Half Marathon- Myrtle Beach,SC 
March 15 - Gate River Run- Jacksonville, FL 
March 16 - Germantown Half Marathon - Germantown, TN 
May 26- Cotton Row 10K - Huntsville, AL 
Race Results
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