Last a weekend, there was a mishap in a 100km ultramarathon event in Western Australia’s Kimberley region.
Two women, who were participating in the ultramarathon suffered burns to 80% of their body. One of them, Turia Pitt, is from Ulladulla on the NSW south coast.
The Canberra Times Canberra Marathon along with a Half Marathon, 10km and 5km fun runs will be held in the Nation’s Capital from April 9-10, 2011.
Do you normally feel sore after a training run or running event? And does that muscle soreness linger around for days preventing you from getting back into running?
Well Grant from RecoveryWork recently did the New York Marathon. He hasn’t been training for distances greater than 30km (18.6miles) prior to the race, but using his recovery technique, he was able to get back on his feet quickly and experienced no muscle soreness following the marathon.
One team member down, Team Equinox triumphantly crossed the finish line after 30 hours and 45 minutes of hard work. Well done team! An incredible accomplishment!
Why do runners run? Why do they enter a half marathon, a marathon, and who in their right mind would enter an ULTRAmarathon? Why would anyone want to run 89.17km on a road? Surely there are easier ways to get from one city to the next – bicycle, bus, car? Yet every year thousands of athletes from around the world line the streets of South Africa to compete in the 89.17km Comrades marathon, known as “the ultimate human race”.