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Christo Landry Named Michigan Runner Of The Year and Craig Leon Named Oregon LDR Runner Of The Year

by Ron Wayne on February 14, 2013

Michigan Runner has named Mizuno Racing Team Member, Christo Landry, the 2012 Michigan Runner of The year. In his first full year as a professional runner on the roads, Christo had a very successful season placing 2nd in both the USATF National 15K and 25K Road Race Championships. In addition, Christo was named the 2012 USATF Road Circuit Co-Champion of the Year. A second Mizuno Racing Team Member, Craig Leon, was named USATF Oregon Male Long Distance Runner Of The Year. Attached is a story about Craig's award in an article in Race Center Northwest, a...

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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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The Planet Wave: Ditch Training, Play Instead

by Bob "Wish" Wischnia on February 1, 2013

I hate training. I really do. While I'm at it, I also despise working out and absolutely never run workouts. Never.Don't get me wrong: I love running. Probably just as much as you do. What I hate is the “training” word. Maybe it's a case of semantics, but I equate training and working out with...work.I work plenty, just not when I run. Work is the last thing I want to think of when I run. There's an important distinction between running and working out/training that too many of us have confused.Let me explain. Steve Scott is good friend of mi...

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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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