Serena Burla Previews The Boston Marathon Course

by Ron Wayne on February 6, 2013

Part of a runner's responsibility is to familiarize oneself with the race course.  For Boston, many runners take a video preview by going on line.   Most elite runners do practice runs on the course or take a driving tour.  This past weekend Serena Burla, along with Coach Isaya Okwiya, flew up to Boston so Serena could drive on parts of the course and run on some of the more critical segments, such as the hills in Newton ("Heartbreak Hill").   Prior to the trip, Mizuno Territory Manager, Tina Danforth, provided Isaya with weather and course condit...

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Perspective in a Gym

by Clara Grandt on January 23, 2013

Sometimes I think I know one of the biggest, but most obvious secrets to success- a will to work hard.  Since my injury this past fall, I started doing a lot of cross training in the gym and have continued to supplement my running with some cross training since then.  Runners are used to their gym being the great outdoors where hill climbing mode is built in with actual hills and accelerations occur naturally when crossing a major roadway, but I've found gyms with four walls have many things to offer as well.  One of my favorite things that the gym has to offer is&nb...

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Mizuno Extends it's Relationship with Canada's top Marathoner Dylan Wykes

by Barbara Mitchell on January 23, 2013

New 4 Year Contract Extends Mizuno's Affiliation with Canada's #1 Marathoner  Never Settle.That’s Mizuno’s philosophy, and runners like Dylan Wykes demonstrate it in everything they do. Wykes, who has been sponsored by Mizuno since 2008 and just signed another four year contract, says...

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A Runner’s Brain Inspired by the Children’s Book, Never Take A Shark To The Dentist

by Serena Burla on January 17, 2013

The other day my son Boyd (now 4 years old) and I went to the library and checked out our weekly pile of books including some old favorites and some never reads.  We always check out more than we can carry and get an extra weight workout in during this process.  Children’s books are one of my guilty pleasures. I love reading books to kids (especially Boyd), because I can then listen to their insightful comments and predictions.  I also find the level of imagination required by the authors and illustrators to be very interesting. I have always loved ...

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Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Curley Interviewed On The Competitor Radio Show

by Ron Wayne on January 14, 2013

Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Curley, was interviewed on the Competitor Radio Show by Bob Babbitt, a long time marathoner/triathlete who co-founded Competitor Publishing.  Competitor Publishing is part of the Competitor Group that owns many event properties, including the Rock 'n' Roll Marathon Series.  In the interview  you can hear about Craig's life growing up on the Navajo Nation, the largest Indian Reservation in the United States, his current crusade to represent Native Americans in his competitions and his accomplishments as a runner, such as using his h...

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