NXN Rapid Recap

Chris Chavez was on site in Portland, Oregon for this recap. Full results are available here. Chavez has written for ESPN Endurance, Flotrack, and more, all while studying at Marquette. Follow him on Twitter @Chris_J_Chavez

NXN Rapid Recap

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Sunday a reminder that, even for elites, marathoning hurts

Photo: New York City Marathon Facebook

The sheer number of people who complete marathons every year – 541,000 Americans in 2013, according to Running USA – can obscure how difficult the task is. All of the runners in … Read More

The New York City Marathon a trial for the Trials

Deep elite fields of American men and women will have their feet planted on the New York City pavement for Sunday’s marathon, but you’ll have to forgive them if the back of their minds are somewhere in the cloudless skies … Read More

Marathon Notebook: Rita Jeptoo’s failed drug test looms over New York City

Photo via Chicago Marathon

The world’s best female marathoner, Rita Jeptoo, isn’t running in New York City this weekend, but she dominated the chatter Friday after Run Blog Run reported that Rita Jeptoo, winner of both the Boston … Read More

The Law of the Marathon: Ryan Vail and Nick Arciniaga tackle NYC and beyond

It all started in Eden. Not in the garden, but the bay. Twofold Bay in Australia, to be precise. Back in the 19th and early 20th century, the small town of Eden was home to groups of whalers who hunted … Read More

Hall Plots His Return To The Start Line

Almost all of the world’s top marathoners have either already begun their offseasons or are soon to cap their 2014 seasons by competing in Sunday’s TCS New York City Marathon.

Ryan Hall was at New York’s Javits Center on Thursday, … Read More

Luke Puskedra’s First Date

Photo via TrackTownPhoto

Luke Puskedra doesn’t want to make it too formal. Why would you? There’s no need for an official title. That would make the situation complicated. Let’s just keep things simple. It’s for the best.

I … Read More

The Parable of the Prodigious Son

He continued: “There was a man who had five sons and two daughters. The second oldest child said to his father, ‘Father, there are miles to be run.’ So he let his son run to his heart’s content. He … Read More

Searching for Laura Thweatt

Laura Thweatt was hiding somewhere in Boulder, CO. Well, maybe not hiding. That’s a misnomer. She’s been in plain sight for quite some time, but it’s taken until just now for people to find her.

But in the moment, I … Read More