Nutrition: A Vital Element of Your Marathon Preparation. Part...
A well-planned and nutritious post-exercise routine will help speed up your recovery after working out and give back important nutrients your muscles devour during strenuous activity. Also, be sure to...
View ArticleAn Exciting 2013 Half-Marathon Season Gets Underway
Around the world, top-quality half-marathon races are taking place before the start of the eagerly-anticipated spring marathon series in April. Among them, Ras Al Khaimah produced the best-ever...
View ArticleA Hilly Topic: The Boston Marathon Course
The most effective approach for tackling the Boston Marathon course is to stay relaxed within your own unique stride and cadence. The frequent alternation of uphill, downhill, and flat sections will...
View ArticleTapering: Maximizing the Remaining Weeks of Training Before Your Marathon
You are finally in your “tapering” period and counting down to the marathon. Time to build your “cool focus” by running shorter distances faster. Tapering allows your body and mind to recover properly...
View ArticleKeeping A Cool Focus: Just A Few More Days Until Your Marathon Celebration
You have prepared well and trained so hard for your marathon. Now you can look forward to rewarding yourself very soon with a “Day of Celebration” you will never forget. Keep a "Cool Focus." And I hope...
View ArticleOur Preview: A Spring Marathon Season That Promises Thrills and Fast Times
From Rotterdam, Vienna, and Boston to London and Prague—some of the most popular marathons will take place in the coming weeks.
View ArticleBoston Is in My Heart
My thoughts and those of my entire team here at Take The Magic Step go out to the victims and their families. The loving atmosphere of this beautiful race is still too near and dear to me to say more.
View ArticleRunning the Marathon of Freedom
This cynical and sinister act of aggression against a peaceful and good-hearted people—runners, friends and spectators—happened during a 26.2-mile race on April 15th in Boston depriving us of our...
View ArticleLelisa Desisa and Rita Jeptoo Triumph at the Boston Marathon
Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa and Kenya’s Rita Jeptoo were victorious in the 117th Boston Marathon—their finishes tragically overshadowed by a later terror attack.
View ArticleTsegaye Kebede and Priscah Jeptoo Win in London
The London Marathon sends a strong signal of solidarity after the attacks in Boston, and in an exciting race before hundreds of thousands of spectators, the Ethiopian Tsegaye Kebede and the Kenyan...
View ArticleGreen Bay, Wisconsin: A Community Finds Unique Ways to Achieve Health and...
Take The Magic Step® would like to take the opportunity to say Thank You to a remarkable community that has dedicated itself to health and fitness—a unique movement inspired by one of the gems of...
View ArticleTens of Thousands Turn Out to Celebrate the BolderBOULDER 10K
Kenya’s Allan Kiprono successfully defended his title and won the 35th edition of the race in 29:28.8 minutes. The women’s elite competition was decided by Ethiopia’s Merima Mohammed in 33:58.8.
View ArticlePopular and Pristine: The Annual Bellin Run Keeps Getting Better
A record 20,000 participants registered for the Bellin 10K Run. Kenya’s Lani Rutto (29:12) and Risper Gesabwa (32:58) were victorious at the 37th edition of this prestigious race.
View ArticleRunning To Freedom™
Uta’s history-inspired speaking series explores the desire for change and provides the fundamental tools needed to help you to be the best you can be while showing you how to find the inspiration which...
View ArticleOur Preview of the Marathon Events at Moscow’s World Championships
The 14th edition of the World Athletics Championships takes place in Russia from August 10 to 18. Top athletes from 206 nations will be representing their countries in Moscow’s Luzhniki stadium.
View ArticleWCh Results: Edna Kiplagat Retains Her Marathon Title
In a unique feat, Kenya’s Edna Kiplagat won her second consecutive marathon gold in 2:25:44 hours at the World Championships. In hot conditions, she triumphed ahead of Italy’s Valeria Straneo and...
View ArticleWCh Results: Olympic Champion Stephen Kiprotich Wins Marathon Gold
One year after his surprising triumph at the Olympics, Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich became world marathon champion in Moscow in 2:09:51 hours, overcoming Ethiopia’s Lelisa Desisa and Tadese Tola. And...
View ArticleWorld Marathon Champion Stephen Kiprotich: Writing History for his Country
After his victory at the 2012 Olympic Games, Uganda’s Stephen Kiprotich went on to win the marathon gold medal at the World Championships in Moscow—and back home he has set his sights on helping...
View ArticleKeeping A Cool Focus: Just A Few More Days Until Your Marathon Celebration
You have prepared well for your marathon and now you can look forward to your reward—a “Day of Celebration” you will never forget. Keep a "Cool Focus." And I wish you not only a wonderful race, but...
View ArticleFrom Berlin to New York: We Preview the Autumn Marathons
Many of the world’s top elite athletes and well over 100,000 runners will be competing in the major fall marathons in the coming weeks. Here you can read our detailed preview.
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