Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jan 10, 2011, 8:30 pm
After a longer than two year break from running (it’s a loooong story), I’m back – I started running again on January 1st. That’s right – I started running smack-dab in the middle of a very cold, very snowy Canadian winter. And so it goes that, as I found myself out there trudging along i...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Nov 6, 2009, 1:21 pm
This photo was taken at the Calgary Roadrunners Confederation Park XC Relay Race. The race is run in teams of 3 with each runner completing about a 3.5k loop that includes two creek crossings. It’s always fun to watch each runner attempt the last crossing. Spectators yell out scores and boo those...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Nov 6, 2009, 1:21 pm
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Aug 30, 2009, 11:10 pm
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Aug 30, 2009, 11:10 pm
What motivates you when your in a race be it a triathlon or running event? Do the signs of your friends and family keep you going or distract you? The photo is a collage of signs myself and Karen’s family made to keep her going during the Alberta Challenge Triathlon. Karen was competing in her fi...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 29, 2009, 2:18 am
This upcoming weekend I’m busy coordinating the volunteers for Calgary’s first Ironman 70.3 so I decided it was time to once again feature an Ironman photo. The above photo is from the 2008 Lake Placid Ironman. It amazes me how anyone can swim any distance in such crowded waters. For sure a few...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 29, 2009, 2:18 am
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 6, 2009, 9:00 am
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 6, 2009, 9:00 am
Running along the water’s edge almost always creates a cool photo. The reflection in this photo is so clear it almost appears as if you have a twin running upside down below you. From my email: Dawn, I would be very happy to have you use my photo of runners along the water. Please credit it to...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 3, 2009, 5:43 am
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jul 3, 2009, 2:30 am
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 29, 2009, 9:00 am
Ready, Set, Go Start you Watch. Not a soul is looking ahead. Everyone is looking down and starting their watch, Garmin, etc. Thanks got to Michael Dant (aka faasdant) for letting us feature his photo this week. Be sure to check out his other photos on flickr. Got a photo you would like featured, l...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 21, 2009, 3:43 pm
“Run when you can, walk when you have to, crawl if you must; just never give up.” – Dean Karnazes, Runner
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 21, 2009, 3:22 pm
Thanks go to sebastien.b for this great photo that captures the energy and joy of these runners. I just wanna join them! Be sure to head over to flickr and check out his other photos. Got a photo you would like featured, leave a comment with the details.
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 19, 2009, 2:20 pm
Photo Credit: Mike Baird's Flickr Photostream There are some moments that really make blogging worth it. I just now had such a moment. Katie from ‘Must Run’ excitedly reported on how she’s gone from one to fourty minutes of continuous running in just the last three months. How did Katie get ...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 15, 2009, 2:15 pm
If you search for running books on Amazon, you’ll be confronted with hundreds of results. That’s quite a collection – a collection that can be a little daunting (and time consuming) to browse through. So I’ve done the work for you. What you see below is a week’s worth of searching, cullin...
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Mark I. posted an article on Complete Running Network - Jun 9, 2009, 8:47 pm
Are you brave enough to run in your underwear when it was snowing earlier in the day? Well in Calgary on June 6th some 1240 runners and walkers participated in either a 5k walk or 10k run as part of The Underwear Affair. Many wore long johns and tights under their underwear but a few brave souls dro...
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