Despite playing down his fitness at the press conference ahead of Sunday’s The Championship event at the x-bionic sphere in Samorin, Slovakia, not too many people were predicting anything other than a Gustav Iden victory. We certainly were not! Two weeks on from his pre-race withdrawal from the IRONMAN World Championship in St George, it … Read more
For the latest episode of my ‘Mondays With Mark Allen’ series I had a very special guest – a certain Bob Babbitt. Bob of course is well known for ‘Breakfast With Bob’ in Kona but his Challenged Athletes Foundation is every bit as noteworthy. CAF has raised more than $134million in 28 years, and we … Read more
In Part 1 of our injury episode we talked about how I’ve been dealing with my hamstring injury, what injury is, and how to get past denial to find a solution. If you haven’t checked that episode out yet it may be helpful to go back and listen. In this episode we want to go … Read more
Ryan Haebe dominated D2 Cross Country and Steeplechase in 2011 and 2012, earning himself and his tam National Champion titles and nearly every award in collegiate athletics. He then earned himself a spot at the Olympic Trials. Ryan was firing on all cylinders and according to those who raced against him, he was a fierce … Read more
No matter how long you’ve been a runner, where in the pack you finish a race, or what motivates you to head out for a run, most runners have a goal to run faster, longer, or both. The beauty of running as a sport is that improvements are completely personalized, so you can compete with … Read more