SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 21, 2024

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The 2024 Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival

The Hoag OC Marathon Running Festival includes four different runs during the first weekend in May annually. Enjoy breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean and cruise down historic PCH through the seaside village of Corona del Mar. Run above pristine wetlands of Upper Newport, the Arts District and shopping mecca of South Coast Plaza in the "Heart of the OC" to the supportive cheers of residents in the many diverse neighborhoods and finish with a huge party at the Sunday Celebrate Finish Festival at the OC Fair and Event Center.

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Stadiums vs Hill Repeats

Running has many forms of self-imposed discomfort, two of which are hill repeats and 'stadiums', e.g. running up and down hills or stadium steps. So which one is better (i.e. most worth the suffering)? Though often the answer is a bit of both, as variety is indeed a key component to full development, in this case there is a clear winner, hill repeats. Here are two primary reasons...

1) A hill allows ones stride length to be natural, as opposed to the stadium stairs/benches which may force one to shorten or extend their stride outside of their comfort zone.

2) Running up a hill involves increased lower leg recruitment due to the angle that the foot is placed at landing. This then requires the calves to stretch, provide a stretch-reflex contraction, and thus adapt and strengthen from the workout. Stadium running has the feet landing nearly flat and thus little work is done by the lower legs.

The benefits of both can be profound, most importantly the strengthening of hip flexor, glute and hamstring muscles, though for the full benefit of such high energy output, hill repeats is the preferred method of training/torture.

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3/2/24 - Combos Albany Marathon (formerly the Snickers Marathon (Albany, GA)
3/2/24 - Callaway Gardens Marathon (Pine Mountain, GA)
3/2/24 - Cross Timbers Trail Runs Marathon ( Lake Texoma, TX)
3/2/24 - Fuller Center for Housing Diamond Valley Lake Challenge (Hemet, CA)
4/6/24 - Charlottesville Marathon (Charlottesville, VA)
4/6/24 - AdeNation Coast Guard Marathon (Elizabeth City, NC)
5/26/24 - Tartan Ottawa Marathon (National Capital Race Weekend) (Ottawa, ON)
5/26/24 - Saskatchewan Marathon (Saskatoon, SK)
5/26/24 - Ionic Mechatronics Sudbury Rocks!!! Race, Run or Walk for Diabetes (Sudbury, ON)
6/1/24 Bear Paw Marathon (Havre, MT)

2/28/24 Sahara Marathon (Al Ayoun, Algeria)
3/1/24 - Cairo Marathon (Cairo, Egypt)
3/2/24 - Bhutan International Marathon (Punakha, Bhutan)
4/7/24 - WildMarathon Arctic Marathon (Finland) (Rovaniemi, Finland)
4/7/24 - Baloise Namur Marathon (Namur, Belgium)
5/25/24 - GutsMuths Rennsteiglauf (Schmiedefeld, Germany)
5/25/24 Lake Myvatn Marathon (Myvatn, Iceland)
5/26/24 Edinburgh Marathon (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
5/26/24 Winterthur Marathon (Winterthur, Switzerland)

Here is a roundup of some of the top stories from this week:

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Kelvin Kiptum's manager reveals how departed marathoner's wealth will be distributed
Late marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum honoured with quickly-built home

Hundreds turn up to collect Kili Marathon numbers in Dar

Did you recently complete a marathon? You can see full results for hundreds of races on the MarathonGuide results directory.

Here are some recent races we have updated results for:

Austin Marathon (TX - 2/18/24)

El Paso Marathon (TX - 2/18/24)

Ft. Lauderdale A1A Marathon (FL - 2/18/24)

Lost Dutchman Marathon (AZ - 2/18/24)

Run Oak Island (NC - 2/17/24)

San Miguel Buzz Marathon (CA - 2/17/24)

Woolley Marathon (WA - 2/17/24)

Remembering the great Kelvin Kiptum, current marathon world record holder.

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