2010 BARCELONA MARATHON

Vista general de la salida del 30 Maratón de Barcelona disputado hoy. Foto: EFE / ALBERT OLIVÉ
El keniano Jackson Kotut logra en Barcelona la mejor marca de un maratón disputado en España: 2h.07:30

El keniano Jackson Kotut logra en Barcelona la mejor marca de un maratón disputado en España

The Kenian runner Jackson Kotut breaks the records of any marathon ever ran in Barcelona

• La etíope Debola Wudnesh vence con el mejor crono conseguido en el actual circuito barcelonés
The Ethiopian Debola Wudnesch wins with the best time ever achieved in the Barcelonian circuit

read more in EL PERIODICO.COM

MY FIRST MARATHON IS NOW HISTORY. NANCY, RENEE, HAILEY AND KEITH WERE THERE. THANK YOU, THANK YOU GUYS!

September 7th: MARATHON DAY FOR ME!!!!

I am one week away from running my first marathon ever, and although I think I am prepared, I feel like one more month of training would make it perfect. I am excited, and I am really looking forward to it.
I just would like to finish it, and if I can do it in less than 4.5 hours, I'll be happy, if I run it in less than 4 hours I'll be elated, in less than 4 hours...no way!

Em queda una setmaneta per còrrer la meva primera marató, i encara que em sento preparada, tinc la sensació que potser un altre més d’entrenament, em donaria la seguretat total. Tinc moltes ganes, estic il-lusionada per que arribi el dia.
M’agradaria poder acabar-la, i si ho puc fer en menys de 4’5 hores estaré contenta, si la corro en menys de 4 hores, estaré super feliç, en menys de 3’5 hores…impossible!

USAIN BOLT, THE FASTEST MAN IN THE WORLD

July 5th, 2009 10 KM race at La Maquinista

Before the race, with the taxi

After the race, with the taxi driver

The results: 48 min...without a taxi

10 MILES DOWN! / 16 KM A LA BUTXACA!

Time: 1 hour 28 minutes

This race today was definitely a different way of running for me. It was almost no flat terrain. It mostly consisted on going up, and then down, then up again...It was fun, hard, and challenging at times. "Marathon reality" hit me between mile 6 and 7, when my legs were not fresh anymore; Marathon thoughts, and I said to myself: "Hmm....Marisa, in a marathon race, right now you would have done only 1/4 of the total distance. Am I going to be able to finish a Marathon???...I need to train harder or I'll die!!!"

Aquesta carrera avui, ha sigut definitvament un manera diferent de correr per mi. Gran part del recorregut ha consistit en pujades i baixades constants, sense passar pel terreny pla massa sovint. Ha esta divertit, dificil i desafiant a estones. Entre el km 9 i 10, quan les cames comencen a notar fatiga, la realitat d'una marató m'ha vingut als pensaments: "Mmm....Marisa, en una marató, ara mateix hauries corregut només 1/4 part del total de la distància. Seré capaç d'acabar una marató???...Necessito entrenar més fort, o moriré en l'intent!!!"

MY NEXT RACE / LA MEVA PROPERA CARRERA

Aquest diumenge, 16 kms (10 milles) al marc incomparable de Garden Of The Gods. Un preciós i escènic parc natural a Colorado Springs. Un autèntic jardí dels déus.

Com sempre, el primer objectiu és acabar-la, i el segon, fer al voltant de 1 h 20 min.

Garden of the Gods 10 Mile Run®June 14, 2009 @ 7 a.m. – Manitou Springs, Colorado1st leg of the Triple Crown of Running

Colorado Springs, 7 de setembre 2009, 42 km (26 milles). Objectiu personal: acabar-la sense parar de correr.

Colorado Springs, Septemeber 7th, 2009, 26 miles (42km). Personal objective: to finish it without ever walking.

HAPINESS CAN BE....

...THIS AMAZING FEELING!

THE MANITOU INCLINE...OUR SECOND TIME

Self picture

Rachel, one minute ahead

Self picture

At the bottom of Barr Trail


We were a smaller crowd today. Rachel and I went up to the Incline, with the purpose of improving our time from last Sunday. My personal goal was not to stop once, and then take the Barr Trail down running. Mission accomplished!

It took Rachel 35 minutes to reach the top, and it took me 36 minutes. Last week it took us 55 minutes to climb it.

It is very interesting to talk to the people at the top of the Incline. Most of us take a nice break, before taking any of the routs down to the town. Most likely you end up striking a conversation with somebody, just like we did today with a 74 year old man from Great Britain (...I want to be like him when I grow up), and a father with his highschooler son.
Cool people up there. Both times I have met people at the top who are in great shape, body and mind wise.
I am telling you! The Incline creates addiction. I cannot wait until next Sunday.

VALENCIA: MUSCLES IN ACTION!

Jackson Quiñónez el més ràpid als 60m tanques.

"Jackson Quiñónez was the fastest in the men's 60m hurdles heats" (IAAF homepage)



Jeanette Kwakye trenca el record de Gran Bretanya per guanyar plata.

"Jeanette Kwakye smashes the UK 60m record to win silver" (IAAF homepage)

IAAF WORLD INDOOR CHAMPION-Valencia 2008

VInt-i-cinc atletes espanyols, 15 homes i 10 dones, participen en el XIIè Campionat del Món d'Atletisme en Pista Coberta a València.

Per a més info: <"http://www.rfea.es/competi/2008valencia/noticias/noticia_desarrollo.asp?n=120&i=E>

Twenty-five Spanish athletes, 15 men and 10 women, participate in the XII World Indoor Champion in Valencia.

For further info: <"http://www.rfea.es/competi/2008valencia/noticias/noticia_desarrollo.asp?n=120&i=E>