Running News April 2007

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MONDAY, 30 APRIL 2007
	Air Force Marathon a Premier Running Event
	If you think you have one good reason for not running the U.S. Air Force Marathon Sept. 15, here are five excellent reasons why you should. For starters, it's the only marathon in the world where runners receive inspiration and encouragement from the skies above, as Air Force aircraft fly overhead continuously throughout the race. Second, it's the premier Air Force participatory at Read Full Story
FRIDAY, 27 APRIL 2007
	Ryan Updates Best-Selling Nutrition Book
	VeloPress is pleased to announce the publication of Sports Nutrition for Endurance Athletes, 2nd Ed., and the latest book from nationally recognized sports nutritionist Monique Ryan. The book is now available in bookstores and from VeloGear.com. Endurance athletes regularly push their bodies to the limits with a strenuous training regimen that demands smart nutrition. In Sports Nutrition Read Full Story
WEDNESDAY, 25 APRIL 2007
	Marathon Runner Died From Water Intoxication
	A fitness instructor died from water intoxication after completing his very first London Marathon, Monday. Twenty-two year old David Rogers from Milton Keynes Florida died from hyponatremia where there is too much water in the body that causes to dilute vital minerals like sodium down to dangerous levels which can lead to headaches and worst fatal swelling of the brain. Rogers collapsed Read Full Story
TUESDAY, 24 APRIL 2007
	Water won't Help Marathon Runners Keep Cool
	Runners in the recent London Marathon may be tempted to down several liters of water to keep their cool and achieve their best time, but large fluid intake does not achieve either, according to a sports scientist from the University of Exeter. With the marathon's temperatures reaching 19 degrees Celsius, the average runner will potentially lose almost a liter of sweat every hour and reach a Read Full Story
MONDAY, 23 APRIL 2007
	Zhou Chunxiu Won London Marathon
	Zhou Chunxiu won the London Marathon in the women's race last Sunday within 20 minutes and 38 seconds. She was the first Chinese to have won the London Marathon. Zhou, who won last year's Asian Games champion in Doha, pulled away after 37 kilometers, beating former 10,000 meters world champion Gete Wami of Ethiopia and Romania's Constantina Tomescu-Dita to second and third places. Read Full Story