Good Running News of the Week
Hello, and welcome back to another edition of Good Running News of the Week. We at New York Road Runners hope you are staying healthy. And we hope that something here inspires you today.
Our partners at New Balance have created an opportunity for you to work out with Team NB at home. Runner Sydney McLaughlin and tennis star Coco Gauff share their routines here; you can do them indoors or outdoors!
A special guest — spoiler! It's Meb Keflezighi, 2009 TCS New York City Marathon champion! — Zoom-bombed members of NYRR's Coaching Lab who are training for the Virtual Brooklyn Half Marathon.
Peter Ciaccia, NYRR’s former president of events and the former race director of the TCS New York City Marathon, is putting on a virtual 5K called the Montauk Need 2 Feed, with proceeds benefiting the Montauk Food Pantry in New York.
Nikki Hiltz, with the Golden Coast Track Club, will hold a Virtual Pride 5K, with proceeds to benefit the Trevor Project.
Sarah Brown ran a 3:04 1K. While pushing a double stroller. In a mask. Checkmate.
Molly Huddle seeks
ways to make running meaningful in the absence of community and competition.
Samantha Palmer wrote on her blog about the benefits to her of taking time off.
Michael Ortiz, a Brooklyn runner, is not letting a pandemic stand in the way of his goal of completing 100 100-mile ultramarathons in as many weeks. He’s just running them in his 960-square-foot apartment now.
Flo Meiler, 85, who holds the pole vault world record and the U.S. record in the steeplechase in her age group (NBD), continues to work out during the pandemic so she can chase down a few more goals when the U.S. Masters track meet is held. You can see more from Meiler on the Olympic Channel’s Body+ series.
The 5000 Mile Run Club of Greensboro, NC, 48 members strong, Sunday surpassed a Guinness world record for continuous relay miles run. Club members strenuously observed social distancing during their feat.
The running community will come together virtually today to run 2.23 miles in honor of Ahmaud Arbery, the Georgia man who was shot on February 23 while running through his neighborhood. Today would have been Arbery’s 26th birthday. His former track coach asks runners to tag their runs on social media with #IRunWithMaud.