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Amy Gilligan is not Running the Marathon.

October 24, 2010 By: John Blue Category: General Running News

Dubuque, Iowa writer Amy Gilligan asks:

What’s the deal with all these people running marathons all of a sudden? These are just regular people. Now they’re hopping up and running marathons.

Indeed! What is it with all you people? Like me, Gilligan notes:

Half the people I know on Facebook are posting about marathons these days. And I’m fairly sure they aren’t talking about drinking benders.

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Avoid the Bonk with Science!

October 24, 2010 By: John Blue Category: Science

Ben Rapoport figures it all out.

NPR has a story today about rocket scientist, secret agent, neurosurgeon, and rock star Ben Rapoport figuring out exactly how to calculate your carbohydrate needs and how crazy-fast a marathon you should be able to run if only you had enough “grits.” Or something.

There is a calculator, if you are into that sort of thing.

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