WhyWeRun

The Marathon One of the biggest Marathon in the world the New York City Marathon hosted 51,402 total finishers. This Marathon holds immense importance as it transcends mere athletic competition but is a symbol for human determination. Route The 26.2 Mile race starts in Staten Island, from there you run through Brooklyn. The 13.1 mile mark is by Greenport and from there you run over to Manhattan where you run all the way to The Bronx. From the Bronx you go back down to Manhattan where the race comes to an end at Central Park.  Tamirat Tola Coming in first place in the overall race was Tamirat Tola. A 32 year old Ethiopian who has competed in multiple races around the world and won the bronze medal in the 10,000 meters at the 2016 Rio Olympics. He finished the New York City Marathon with a time of 2:04:58.  Hallen Obiri  Coming in first place for the women's race was hallen Obiri. A 33 year old Kenyan Runner who won world titles in indoor and outdoor track and is a two time...

 Steve Prefontaine Born Steve Roland "Pre" Prefontaine on January 25, 1951 in Coos Bay, Oregon. Steve Prefontaine is one of the most influential long distance runner of all time setting American records at every distance from the 2,000 to 10,000 meter. Known for his running style and determination he strived to be the very best in the sport of running. He competed in the 1972 Summer Olympics and was preparing for the 1976 Olympics before he sadly passed away on May 30, 1975.  The Running Boom Before we get into the history of Steve we first need some historical context. During the 1960s and 1970s the world of running went through this transformational period that changed the landscape of running in a whole called "The Running Boom". We witness running become one of the world must renowned sports. We witness many runners break records and set the foundation of running and Steve was one of those people.  Running Style Really known for his aggressive front-running styl...

Terry Fox Born July 28th, 1958, Terry Fox was raised in Port Coquitlam, BC where at the age of 18 was diagnose with Bone Cancer which caused his leg to be amputated. This did not stop Terry as he started the "Marathon of Hope" to raise money for cancer research. Running with a prosthetic leg he ran over 3,500 miles in a span of 143 days which has to be one of the greatest running accomplishments of all time. He died on June 28,1981, after his cancer had spread to his lungs.  The Marathon of Hope Map Cities Running 26 miles a day Terry wanted to run all of Canada. He started his run at St. Johns, Canada, than ran through 59 more cities including Quebec, Montreal, and Toronto. He finished his run in Thunder Bay, Canada.  Illness As stated previously Terry fox was dealing with Bone cancer which caused him to amputate his leg at the young age of 18. He went into Remission for about 2 years and at the age of 21 when he was on his third month of his running journey the cancer came ...

History I was born January 7th, 2002 in San Antonio, Tx. Living in a rough neighborhood I was able to keep my grades up and attend The University of Texas at Austin. Currently a senior studying Applied Movement Science in the College of Education. In the picture above I am getting ready to start my district race. (I am the on in the middle with the crazy hair) The Beginning I was never a big runner growing up, it wasn't until high school where I picked up running. I joined my high school cross country team my sophomore year and this is when I realized "Hey I'm not to bad at this". Ever since September of 2018 I have ran over 2500 miles and still counting.  Cross Country 17 minutes and 34 seconds was the fastest 5k run I ever ran during my stent in the owls cross country team. I loved running with my team mates as they were there to get better and help each other get better as well as teaching younger generations of runners. My senior year I was awarded "Mr. Cross...

Injury Running is an activity that if  your not careful can cause many injuries. Not having a proper warm up/cool down routine, improper running form, and the most common cause overuse could cause many injuries. Being a high impact activity eventually you will come across one of these injuries in your running career.  Shin Splints A pain right in front of the shin bone (tibia). Your leg is going through microtears of muscle tissue which causes inflammation in those muscles, tendon and bones around your shin. It could be caused by many things from the terrain you run, overuse, intensifying your training or change in your routine. It could be treated by rest, ice and low impact activities. Recovery takes 2-4 weeks.   Runners Knee Medically known as patellofemoral pain syndrome, "Runners knee" is a pain around the front of the knee cap (patella) where the Femur (lower thigh bone) connects with the knee. Usually is caused by weak thigh muscles, tight hamstrings, overuse,...

Running Categories Running is a sport that has three main categories which includes short Distance, middle Distance, and long Distance. Each running event has there G.O.A.T (greatest of all time), from world breaking athletes to athletes who were so influential they changed running in all. These athletes have won medals in the Olympics, World championships, The Dimond League and Qualifying Marathons around the world.  Usain Bolt  One of the most well known sprinters of all time is Usain Bolt and arguably one of the most dominant athletes of all time. His first Olympic games was in the summer of 2008 in Beijing where he set a world record in the 100 meter dash with a time of 9.69 seconds. His all time PR (personal record) is 9.58 seconds in the 100 meter sprint that still stands as the world record to this very day. He is an eight-time Olympic gold medalist and has won gold in the 100m, 200m and 4x100 relay. Michael Johnson  Considered to be the greatest American Sprinter ...