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It is now 3 weeks until the Steamtown marathon October 10. Here is a
link to the Steamtown thon for
those of you that would like to see the course, the number of entries or
some of the history of one of the best run and one of the fastest courses in
the USA. There is still time to enter this great marathon if you want to!
You can even register for it on-line!
Here is a list of the winners for the contest up to this date. More winners are to be selected each week. So if you have never won before, go ahead and enter this contest. You never know! Your name may appear as a winner! August 12 winner; Sharon Templin; 8-19 winner Bill Bradley; 8-26 winner, Joe Gibson; Sept. 2 winner, Cindy Webb; 9-9 winner Jerri Brooker. Sept. 16 th winner Lynette Thompson. If your name appears here, please send me an e-mail with your mailing address. Otherwise, I will be contacting you within one week of the end of this contest via e-mail. Congratulations to the winners! Some reminders about the most valuable equipment we have (shoes) follow in this article. I think we all tend to dislike having to lay out more money on a pair of shoes when the ones we have are still feeling pretty good. Not too many of us care what they look like, but we all care how they treat our feet! To avoid injury, we need to be vigilant in replacing worn out shoes. Regretfully, a shoe's midsole only lasts so long. It degrades from use and the resultant useful life of a running shoe is 350 to 550 miles. This means that if you are running 20 miles a week, you should consider changing by approximately weeks 20 to 25. The shoe may still serve a useful purpose; casual wear for walking. Sole wear does not necessarily reflect the loss of shock absorption by a shoe. Even with a new looking shoe, adequate shock absorption may be lacking. Use the 350 to 550 mile guideline instead of trying to guess how worn your shoe should look. Buy your shoes at the end of the day, when your feet are somewhat larger from the day's walking. Make sure there is about a finger's width at the front of the shoe. This will help prevent runner's (black) toe. The shape and depth of the front of the shoe also have an effect on this |
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