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Everyone knows a marathon is 26.2 miles — everyone except the organizers of Denver’s Colfax Marathon.  According to KUSA TV, one runner was wearing a Forerunner 305 that read 26.76 miles when he crossed the finish line — more than a half mile longer than a marathon.  Organizers attributed the mistake to some "misplaced cones." The post Forerunner Sniffs Out 0.56 Mile Mistake appeared...

Wise words from a world-class cross country coach, Brad Hudson. XC runners now have a chance to get online coaching from Brad, 3-month training plan, 3-month subscription to Training Peaks plus motivation from a running partner who won’t bail on you when the going gets tough. That’d be the Forerunner 305, the GPS-enabled trainer that [...] The post XC runners: get a head start...

Check out our new and improved marathons site where you can get the skinny on upcoming races Garmin’s sponsoring. Next up: the Rock ‘n Roll Marathon in San Diego on June 3. From the site, you can see a cool 3-D fly-thru of the race course and link to MotionBased for detailed data, including elevation [...] The post Marathons and Work Week appeared first...