Lindsey Scherf Places Second In US 25K National Championships, Mizuno Men Place 4th and 6th

by Ron Wayne on May 15, 2012

Saturday, May 12 - Fifth Third River Bank Run, Grand Rapids, MI.   Over 7,000 runners participated in the US 25K (15.5 miles)  National Championships.   Mizuno Race Team member, Lindsey Scherf, once again ran a great race placing second.   Lindsey pushed the pace and had the lead until mile 14, when eventual winner Janet Cherobon put on a spurt  and pulled away to win in a time of 1:24.36 for a new American 25K record.   The old record, set in 1986, was held by Joan Benoit  in a time of 1:24:43.   Lindsey's time of 1:25.12...

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Fantastic Week for Mizuno Racing Team

by Ron Wayne on May 10, 2012

Lindsey Scherf and Josh Moen Run Well At Lilac Bloomsday 12K RunSpokane, WA - May 6.   At one of the world's largest footraces (over 50,000 runners competing),  Mizuno Race Team Member, Lindsey Scherf placed 6th (2nd American) in a time of 40.41 in the Lilac Bloomsday 12K Run (7.46 miles).    Also, Josh Moen, last year's top American, with a time of 36:03 finished in 15th place overall (4th American).

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Training to Run Across Gambia by Canadian Brand Ambassador Andrea Moritz

by Barbara Mitchell on May 1, 2012

Training for GambiaWith less than two months to go before my departure for the Gambia and with three great training races just around the corner, I thought it may be time for...

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Qualifying for the Olympic Marathon by Canadian Dylan Wykes

by Barbara Mitchell on April 26, 2012

Rotterdam Race Report: 2:10:47=Olympics!What is it like qualifying for the Olympic Games with only 1 week left? Read this great Blog by Canada's Brand Ambassador Dylan Wykes and find out! April 18, 2012It’s been sometime since I’ve managed an update. After dropping out of Lake Biwa I was pretty down and out. Leading up to Lake Biwa training had gone so well — including 12 weeks at altitude in Flagstaff, AZ — that I had very high expectations for myself. Not meeting those expectations was brutal and I had a lot of trouble looking...

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Post Marathon Adventures

by Serena Burla on April 24, 2012

A post marathon recovery break from running is always a good idea for the mind, body, and soul.  And by break I mean not a step of running or any other kind of exercise for at least a week. It is a bit out of the runner’s nature to do this, but as I have grown as a runner, I have learned that recovery is as or even more important than the hard days.  Days off post marathon do not equal weakness, and there is not a hole at the bottom of your foot draining all your fitness from your body during this time.  Rather, your body needs this time to heal and repair the muscles.&...

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