Protect the Innocent: The Real Doping Scandal Little Protection for the Clean Athlete By Jim FerstleAs featured in the JanFeb 2008 issue of Running Times Magazine One of the first major international sports doping scandals happened in 1983 at t...

Michael Phillips' 10-point plan to make athletics credible again before the Beijing Olympics
January 24, 2008 12:10 AM 1 No positive tests in Beijing
In the wake of Marion Jones being sentenced to jail for lying about her use of steroids, the spo...

January 23, 2008
When we think of running nutrition, our minds turn to what foods will help us run faster, better, easier. What foods give our bodies the pep they need to sustain our high-energy pursuits. But, there’s also that other considerati...

January 25, 2008
You have never seen so many fit and healthy people in a movie theater.
Spirit of the Marathon had a nationwide, one-night showing in some 460 theaters. It was an event and film worthy of its subject matter.
Many of us have been waiti...

January 24, 2008
You’ve just dropped $300-$500 US on brand spanking new orthotics, popped them into your $120 running shoes and ouch! It feels like you’re running with two planks strapped to your feet. Toe off—are you kidding? Tempo r...

KEEPING TRACK Rod O'Donnell January 2008RunOhio
Ohio University Athletic Department's Worst Decision January 25th will mark the first anniversary of one of the worst decisions that the Ohio University Athletic Department ever...