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Races In Places

Exploring the world one race at a time!

About Me

Races In Places is an informal group of runners who love finding new races of all sizes and distances in interesting new places.

My Interests

Running in faraway places!

I'd like to meet:

Other runners who love to run in new places!Join now, and recieve a free official Races In Places T-Shirt!..

Music:

"Chariots of Fire," Vangelis; "Eye of the Tiger," Survivor; "The Distance," ; "Run Baby Run," Sheryl Crow; "You Better Run," Pat Benatar; "Marathon," Rush; "26.2," Coltrane;"Take The Money And Run," Stever Miller Band; "I Ran," Flock of Seagulls; "Ready To Run," Dixie Chicks; "Another One Bites The Dust," Queen; "Run," Collective Soul; "Born To Run," Bruce Springsteen

Movies:

Rocky, Chariots of Fire, Saint Ralph, Prefontaine, Four Minutes, Forrest Gump,

Books:

No Need For Speed, John Bingham; Ultramarathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner, Dean Karnazes; The Self-Coached Runner, Allan Lawrence & Mark Scheid, Peaceful Warrior Series

Heroes:

Deena Kastor, Paula Radcliffe, Meb Keflezighi, Paul Tergat, Steve Prefontaine, Dean Karnazes, George Fenton, Robert Huntington, Kathy Early, Reb Snyder

My Blog

Philadelphia Marathon

Races in Places is officially registered for the Philadelphia Marathon. If there's anyone else interested in running with us, let us know! The more, always the merrier!...
Posted by Races In Places on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:45:00 PST

Rock ’n Roll Half Marathon

Another Rock 'n Roll Half Marathon completed! Every year since the inaugural race in 2001, Races in Places has been participating in VA Beach's RnR Half.  Each Labor Day Weekend, the Early family...
Posted by Races In Places on Tue, 04 Sep 2007 09:40:00 PST

Older Women Run Faster?

From today's New York Times: ONE day, about two years ago, my son asked me a probing question. "Are you running just to run," he asked, "or do you have some purpose in mind?" I'd been running for yea...
Posted by Races In Places on Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:41:00 PST

Ultramarathoner Does It Again!

Look close folks! Thats Dean Karnazes running on treadmill... in Times Square, NYC!!! From the sponser, Accelerade's website: To kick off the national launch of Accelerade, Dean Karnazes ...
Posted by Races In Places on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 06:30:00 PST

An Amputee Sprinter: Is He Disabled or Too-Abled?

Posted today in the New York Times:   An Amputee Sprinter: Is He Disabled or Too-Abled? By JERÉ LONGMAN Published: May 15, 2007 Some are questioning whether Oscar Pistorius's prosthetic legs giv...
Posted by Races In Places on Tue, 15 May 2007 04:07:00 PST

5-Miler Fun Run & 14-Miler + Scotland 10K

In the spirit of Pat's Shamrock write up, I've decided to write a reflection on this past weekend's runs (Julie, care to chime in?).   Friday's 5-Miler was one of the best runs I've had in a lo...
Posted by Races In Places on Wed, 04 Apr 2007 06:22:00 PST

Gramps wins at Shamrock!!

Congratulations to Robert Huntington-  Gramps won his age group at the Shamrock Sportsfest 8K in Virginia Beach Va.  He won with a time of 1:24.30.  Congratulations!!!!!
Posted by Races In Places on Sun, 01 Apr 2007 10:26:00 PST

Shamrock 8k & Half Marathon by Pat Early

Shamrock 8k & Half Marathon, Virginia Beach, March 17 &18, 2007 Shamrock 8k March 17th I was signed up for the 8k and ½ marathon (referred to as the Dolphin Challenge) after not completing i...
Posted by Races In Places on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 06:52:00 PST