Running Green at the Nike Women’s Marathon

I started road racing about four years ago in Nashville, TN at the Rock n’ Roll 1/2 marathon. Along the way I was awestruck at the people cheering, the volunteers, the music, and of course, the amount of waste thousands of runners can generate. There were gu packets, plastic cups, emergency blankets, tossed aside clothing, etc., everywhere I looked. The common practice is to ingest your gu, and throw the wrapper on the ground. Do you think about what happens to the wrapper... Read More

I’m In! Nike Women’s Marathon 2009

In 2008, Nike instated the first lottery entry process for the Nike Women’s Marathon in San Francisco, CA. This marathon is becoming so popular with individuals and teams like TNT, that they really didn’t have a choice but to follow the lead of the ING NYC Marathon which is also on a lottery entry system. I was lucky enough in 2007 to catch the end of the open registration and ran my first marathon. The registration process was very similar to how the Chicago is done;... Read More