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March-April 2010

Mar-Apr 2010

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(UPDATED) Our final 21.1K Fastest Times (through December 2009) was added to this site on March 11, 2010.

(UPDATED) Our final 5K Fastest Times (through December 2009) was added to this site on March 6, 2010.

Our final 15K Fastest Times (through December 2009) was added to this site on January 17, 2010.

Our final 10K Fastest Times (through December 2009) was added to this site on January 16, 2010.

For more information, click on the FLORIDA FASTEST TIMES link above.

In our upcoming May-June 2010 print issue, we will publish our first look at the 2010 5K Fastest Times.

 
Lessons from my laces: A newbie reflects on the journey, one run at a time
Robin Le Roy-Kyle Doing the things we do. In the past six months, I’ve finally begun to understand what it means to be a runner: identifying each run with a specific purpose or distance (or both) in mind; knowing the... Read More...
Florida runners return to Reggae Marathon
It’s early morning and the tropical moon barely hangs over the ocean that washes Negril’s seven-mile strip of beach — celebrated as one of the worlds finest. The chirping crickets are joined in chorus by... Read More...
Gary Cohen interviews Bill Rodgers
Bill Rodgers is best known for winning both the Boston Marathon and New York City Marathon four times each from 1975 to 1980. He twice broke the American record at Boston with a time of 2:09:55 in 1975 and a 2:09:27 in 1979.... Read More...
Jeff Civillico set to dazzle and delight
Jeff Civillico set to dazzle and delight crowds as he “joggles” through 2010 Disney World Marathon Entertainer to raise funds for special needs kids at Don Guanella School.   Running a marathon isn’t... Read More...
Gary Cohen interviews Amby Burfoot
Amby Burfoot won the 1968 Boston Marathon with a time of 2:22:17, becoming the first American to win the title in 11 years. His personal best marathon of 2:14:29 at Fukuoka, Japan in December of 1968 narrowly missed the... Read More...
An excellent event
  by Louis Chiappetta (Fort Myers) The 9th running of the Negril, Jamaica, Reggae Marathon/Half Marathon was an excellent event. I am a mid-pack runner having run over 300 road races including 23 marathons and over 50... Read More...
Feel like setting a world record?
It was a simple question I asked during a Florida Striders board meeting. I’d twice been part of a swim relay for a world record, and each time it was a lot of fun, so I figured our club could do the same with running. I... Read More...
Record number participants at Reggae Marathon
    Kingston, Jamaica – December 28, 2009 – A record number of runners from around the globe converged in Jamaica to participate in the recently held ninth annual Reggae Marathon. Reggae Marathon... Read More...
I will return
by Peter Hopper (Longwood FL) Brutal is the only way to describe the Reggae Marathon, but next year I will return. Twenty six point two miles of hills and heat. Yet, however difficult and rewarding the race was; the people... Read More...
The myth of the 20-mile long run
Most marathon training programs include increasing mileage, tempo runs, mile repeats and long runs that build up to 20-milers. When it comes to long runs that prepare runners for marathons, it seems that everyone talks about... Read More...