Shock of Sammy Wanjiru death

Shock of Sammy Wanjiru death

In Ethiopia the athletes are shocked because of the sudden death of marathon athlete Sammy Wanjiru. Haile Gebrselassie multiple world – and Olympic champion and world record holder  on the marathon responded on his twitter: “I am totally shocked of the news of the...

Dealing with Chafing – Cause and Prevention

How do you deal with chafing while running? You running along not a care in the world, so you think. A little later into the run and ‘boy oh boy’ you have a chafe and is it not irritating. The irritation you can cope with but now it has lead to an open...
Collapse in the heat

Collapse in the heat

Historically, the understanding has been that runners collapse (often at the end of races) due to dehydration. This is popularly thought to be more likely when the environmental temperature is high and dehydration more severe. The term heat exhaustion has been used to...
Grete Waitz dies at 57

Grete Waitz dies at 57

The great Norwegian Athlete Grete Waitz has died after fighting her battle against cancer. Just like her great friend Fred Lebouw, the founder of the New York City Marathon, Waitz succumbed to the scourge of cancer.Waitz was a 9 time winner of the New York City...