Oscar Pistorious: The Six Million Dollar Man?
After years of training, double-amputee Oscar Pistorious achieved his dream this week, when South Africa's athletics federation selected him for the country's team in the track and field world...
View ArticleA History of Marathons in America
The Boston Marathon is the world's oldest annual marathon. When it was first held in 1897 only 18 runners took part. Last year, however, more than 21,000 runners finished the 26.2 mile course. When...
View ArticleRunning Coach Discusses the Scene on the Ground in Boston
Amby Burfoot, a giant of running coaching, joins us from Boston to discuss the scene on the ground, the mood among runners, and what it feels like for this race—a race that is the culmination of so...
View ArticleThe Fastest Man in the World? Doping and the Future of Usain Bolt
Jamaica is heralded for its cultivation of outstanding sprinters and has produced its share of stars.Before Usain Bolt captured the title of world’s fastest man in May 2008, fellow Jamaican Asafa...
View ArticleA Military Widow and Her Community Find Solace in Running
The marathon of grief is a run without a finish line. You put one foot in front of the other, push through the pain, and run forward for someone who no longer can. For Lisa Hallett, sometimes running...
View ArticleIt's All Relative
Both physicist Brian Greene and neurologist Oliver Sacks explain the very strange, very subjective nature of time. The elasticity of experience is expressed by sound artist Ben Rubin in a piece he...
View ArticleA Runner's Classical Playlist
Whether running 26.2 miles through the streets of New York or battling it out with the eliptical trainer at your gym, classical music can play the role of energizer and motivator. Here are a dozen...
View ArticleWhy We Run
Robin Harvie talks about how a casual running hobby turned into a 120-miles-a-week obsession. In The Lure of Long Distances: Why We Run he explains how he became an ultra-long-distance runner, and his...
View ArticleWhere to Hit the Beach in New York City
It's time to stash the sleds and snowgear and dust off the boogie board: There's a beach in your borough in which you can lounge, slather on some sunblock and enjoy a good read. Don't forget to leave...
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NYC Parks: Picnics, Birdwatching and Biking in All the Five Boroughs
The solstice may not officially ring in summer till June 21, but that's no reason to hold off on celebrating this week's warm weather with family and friends (and a nice pair of white pants, perhaps)...
View ArticleJim Axelrod's Long Run
Jim Axelrod, a national correspondent for CBS News, talks about how his late father inspired him to run the New York Marathon in 2009. In the Long Run: A Father, a Son, and Unintentional Lessons in...
View ArticleUltramarathoner Scott Jurek on Eating and Running
Scott Jurek tell us about his rise in the sport of ultrarunning and about his vegan diet. In Eat and Run: My Unlikely Journey to Ultramarathon Greatness he gives an account of competing in...
View ArticleHead over heels
Diane Van Deren is one of the best ultra-runners in the world, and it all started with a seizure. For Diane, a charming mother of three, daily life is a struggle. But as soon as she steps outdoors,...
View ArticleWhen Brains Attack!
In this episode, strange stories of brains that lead their owners astray, knock them off balance, and, sometimes, propel them to do amazing things.We hear from a kid whose voice was disguised from...
View ArticleRed Hook Track Coach Enjoys Olympic Success
Brooklyn-based track and field coach Trevor Green has produced his first Olympic medalist after 20 years of coaching.The fifth-grade teacher and self-taught trainer founded the Zenith Velocity Athletic...
View Article1,576 Steps in a Race to the Top
It was a short race – just under a quarter of a mile – but it was all uphill.About 600 runners made their way to the lobby of the Empire State Building Wednesday night to sprint, shuffle or walk up 86...
View ArticleFirst City Races Held After Bombing
The first organized races in the city since the Boston marathon bombings will be held in Central Park this weekend.Runners in both the four-mile City Parks Foundation Run for the Parks and the 10K...
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'Why This Compulsion To Run Long Distances?' A Runner's Beautiful Confession
Biologist Bernd Heinrich was in Zimbabwe, in the field, eyes down, looking for beetles, when for no particular reason he looked up and saw ... well, at first he wasn't sure what it was, so he stepped...
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Keep Running
Running from Wisconsin to Indiana: 80 miles, 12 hours, 1 day. Performed by Peter McNernery, with Elana Fishbein, Louis Kornfeld, Julia Hynes, and Teddy Shivers. Based on an interview with Brian Foy....
View ArticleStretch of 1st Avenue Repaved with New Asphalt
A large stretch of 1st avenue has been re-paved using asphalt the Department of Transportation says is more durable and easier to maintain. Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan says the roadway was...
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