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Friday Fail: Mike Piazza’s Ambitious Attempt at Trail Running
What is former MLB catcher and 12-time All-Star Mike Piazza up to these days? He’s trail running (or attempting to) in the new Philips Norelco Shaver Series 9000 commercial. We’re thrilled to see trail...
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Junk Miles: Race the Tube Around the World
Urban runners from Washington to Hong Kong have started their own speed training fad that requires racing rail transport. Remember James Hepstonstall, the infamous tube-dasher who raced the London...
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Junk Miles: World’s Largest Treadmill Dance Party
What happens when you assemble 50 NordicTrack treadmills in a single room? The world’s largest treadmill dance party, of course. To kick off 2015, treadmill brand NordicTrack released a fun new ad last...
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Junk Miles: Motivational Race Trailers for 2015
Coming to a race near you… BolderBoulder recently released a dramatic movie-like trailer of their annual 10K road race set for Memorial Day, May 25. If you’ve never experienced the Colorado-based race...
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Junk Miles: Toyota’s Incredibly Inspirational Super Bowl Ad
Runner and Paralympic snowboarder Amy Purdy will make you want to buy this car for all your athletic adventures. With the Super Bowl upon us in less than a week, television will be bombarded with...
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Junk Miles: The World’s First Wearable Tomato For Athletes
A Japanese ketchup manufacturer is developing wearable fuel technology for athletes. From luxury cars to vending machines that stock sushi and pantyhose, Japan is now paving the way for wearable food...
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Junk Miles: YouTube’s Treadmill Drummer
Rocking out while running has reached a whole new level. Treadmill running can be a bore, unless you’re Brendan, a 24-year-old Australian who has mastered the rare art of treadmill drumming. We’re...
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Junk Miles: Blake Leeper Aims To Be Fastest Man In The World With No Legs
Blake Leeper shows us nothing is impossible when you “believe in something bigger.” As part of a mini documentary series called Project Believe, American Paralympic track and field sprinter Blake...
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Junk Miles: Dole Tests Wearable Banana Tech in Tokyo Marathon
The new fitness tracking device is now edible and a great source of potassium. Complete with sensors and LEDs that display a runner’s race time, tweets and heart rate, Dole’s wearable banana may have...
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Junk Miles: Raise Money and Race Against a Tiger
Help save an endangered species just by running. The World Wildlife Fund (WWF) challenges you to run against the Amur Tiger found in southeastern Russia in hopes of raising money and awareness to save...
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Junk Miles: Dancing Treadmill Video Has Gone Viral
Turns out running isn’t the only way to exercise on a treadmill. Last week actor, choreographer and dancer Carson Dean appeared on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” to perform the treadmill dance that went...
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5 Unique Inventions Geared Toward Runners
Ranging from the bizarre to the brilliant, these new inventions could be useful on your future runs. 1. Night Runner Shoe Lights Why wear a headlamp when you can light up the road with your feet!...
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Kanye West Rocks All-White Adidas Ultra Boosts at Billboard Music Awards
Behind the pyrotechnics that dominated Kanye West’s performance at the 2015 Billboard Music Awards—pyro that made everything else on stage nearly impossible to see—the well-known rapper, producer and...
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‘What Are Ya’ll Running From?’—Tennessee Half Marathon Hecklers Go Viral
It was like a scene straight out of the classic film “Deliverance” — except it was along the course of the Franklin Half Marathon in Tennessee earlier this month. According to a story in The...
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What if People Talked About Other Hobbies Like They Talk About Running?
If you need any more evidence that runners have a unique bond with the sport we love, the long-running humor website CollegeHumor.com puts it to rest with the simple question: What if people talked...
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Video: The Wild and Wacky Burning Man Ultramarathon
Ryan Van Duzer was back in the desert of Nevada to attend the famous Burning Man festival—and its wild and crazy ultramarathon that’s part of the fun. This video shows just what Van Duzer encounters...
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Remember When Back to the Future Part III Made Fun of Running?
Remember the Back to the Future movies from the ’80s and early ’90s? Well, they’re back in the spotlight this month. As you may recall, in the 1989 film Back to the Future Part II, Marty McFly and Doc...
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7 Times The Onion Poked Fun at Runners
When it comes to the hugely popular satirical news site The Onion, everybody’s a potential target for their jokes—even runners. Over the years, The Onion has had some fun at our expense—jokes about our...
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I am a Finisher’s Medal Maniac, How About You?
Is anyone else out there a Medal Maniac like I am? I’m talking about the increasingly larger finisher’s medals most running races give away to all those who toil to reach the finish line. To me, it’s a...
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6 Places You Should Never Carry a Phone When Running
A sports bra was meant for carrying things on the run, but not your phone. Photo: PK SimichThese days, most people have separation anxiety when it comes to their phones. Frightened to death that they...
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