Posts tagged with: runners world

Chelanga and Barringer emerge

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Thu 19 Nov '09
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Women’s Mountain Region champion Jenny Barringer and men’s Southern Region champion Sam Chelanga could be the ones to watch at next Monday’s NCAA National XC championships to be held in Terre Haute, Indiana… Read more…
US 'pre Nats' XC

Posted in At the Races by Matt Ward on Mon 19 Oct '09

There was an abundance of pre-NCAA collegiate cross country action over in the US at the weekend. Women’s hot favourite Jenny Barringer was in scintillating form yet again, winning at Terre Haute in Indiana. Read more…
Runners World goes 'trail mad'!

Posted in The Sweat by Matt Ward on Sat 10 Oct '09

I have to admit to not being an avid reader of the world’s most popular running magazine. In the past I saw the publication as more of an advisory mag, helping those running newbies obtain shoe, race and training advice for road races, marathons, the odd off-road or charity event… Read more…
Jornet's journey - in words and pictures

Posted in Through the Lens by Matt Ward on Fri 02 Oct '09

Kilian’s amazing feat this week seems to have caught the eye of Runners World – it’s good to see the sport receiving some mainstream coverage. Some superb images are also starting to emerge form the large contingent of media that witnessed his Tahoe Rim Trail effort… Read more…
Cuban Trail Marathon

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Tue 19 May '09

“I heard the noise and saw the dust cloud before I realised what it was. Then the first rider shot past me whooping, hollering and waving his hat in the air like a scene from a bad 1970s Western.” RW editor Steve Seaton experiences the Cuban Trail Marathon… Read more…
2009 Trail shoes unearthed

Posted in Rated or Slated by Matt Ward on Thu 29 Jan '09

Runner’s World comprehensive guide to the world’s leading trail shoes. With a long list of brands from Adidas to Inov8 this series of videos covers most angles and gives a nice overview of the features of each. Course it’s no substitute for trying ‘em on, but at least you can narrow your selection… Read more…
Mo' fire from Toby Tanser

Posted in Dishing the Dirt by Matt Ward on Fri 19 Dec '08

Not satisfied with his fantastic Shoe4Africa organisation Toby Tanser has just released a book on the Kenyan way-of-life that is, running. Read more…