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The red herring is that there is no practical reason to ban GPS units other than the fact that there exists a law that was enacted before they became common. This breeds disrespect for the so-called...

In one race last winter, I entered at the last minute (as I often do) and after collecting my chip ran back to the car to get my singlet. But when I arrived at the starting line, I suddenly realized...

The first three chapters are now available online.

http://www.trainingpeaks.com/bbs-forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=36877&posts=3

I buzzed over to USATF.org and surfed into the rule book. I didn't click "print" because I didn't want 96 pages tumbling out of my computer, so I don't know whether you can selectively print a page....

The no jewelry rule was from the Indiana High School Athletic Association at the time I was coaching back in the 1990s. I'm not sure it is still on the books. I suspect that Indiana was not the only...

My latest project is to write a book about the 72 hours leading up to a major marathon. One of the reasons I attended the RRM meeting in Fort Lauderdale this winter was to gather research for the...

Any type of jewelry is illegal in at least cross-country races in Indiana, and that would include watches. I've never understood the logic of the rule, but it is enforced

I don't see an unfair...

It's my understanding that the cost for the NYC Marathon is well in excess of $15 million, entry fees paying only a third of the total cost. Most other major marathons would cost about the same,...

And speaking of cheaters, there is a runner from Columbus, Ohio who is peddling his bib to the Boston Marathon. Moreover, he has advertised it saying it will get you into the front row based on his...

I love the guy who did this. He obviously has been around a while and respects the sport. Not all of the newbies do, but maybe it is partly that they don't understand it yet.

I've dropped out of...

We spend millions of dollars in our road races and track meets to catch cheaters, those who use performance enhancing drugs to win gold medals and cash prizes. But what about the lumpenproletariat,...

A new marathon was added to the calendar in Jacksonville, Florida this year. 26.2 with Donna was started by TV personality Donna Deegan to raise money for breast cancer. She is a three-timer survivor...

The problem is, you may already have lost the fight. Back in the pack where I run these days, I see a lot of runners with headphones. These are people who just joined the sport two months ago. And...

Let me pass on a link to this thread just started on my V-Boards: http://www.trainingpeaks.com/bbs-forum/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=32989&posts=6

One individual wonders whether it is appropriate...

Someone is going to have to explain this one to me. I have the greatest respect for wheelchair athletes, but we are talking about running races, aren't we? Should we also allow cyclists? People with...

Discounted as liars? You're stretching if you use that word. There certainly were differences of opinion. There still are. A close friend of mine was a Gatorade lieutenant at the 5.8-mile aid...

The person has a point. Some races have agreed to offer transfers; others have resisted. One problem mitigating against this is that for some races the money paid by the 15 per cent or so who do not...

This might limit the liability (somewhat), Scott, but it might not dampen the anger of "runners" who felt they were deprived of finishing their 26-mile run to glory. Honestly, gang, I am so sick of...

I was kidding when I suggested you might be able to get finisher medals on eBay, but look at this. Click here!

Thirteen bids already and $53. You wonder who would want a medal that they had not...

And even worse publicity in the local press. The Sun-Times this morning devoted its entire front page to the headline: We Want An Apology! Non-running columnists have used Sunday's problems as an...

I can't supply a full response to this, but I am sure the marathon had many more abulances than a dozen available at the finish line and out on the course. The sound of sirens continued for many...

I disagree with this comment, but let me pass it by other than to say, how well would we serve runners if we forced races not to accept more than, say, 5,000 runners?

An active and sometimes angry...

Yes, but Deena makes enough money as a runner, so she could afford to pay for an entry in a race to which she wasn't invited. Did she actually request a free entry? Or did some agent or coach do it...

I always felt one of the most imaginative race directors--and I can't offer you his name--was the one who handled the Virginia Ten some decades ago when I participated as an invited runner, probably...

Some people are simply foolish and either unaware or unconcerned about their own safety. I still see people running on the wrong side of the road, sometimes in the dark, wearing dark clothes or...