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Mid-America Running Association. 2012 Schedule of Kansas City Local and Regional Races
This schedule includes KC Metro and generally within a 2 hour drive from KC, and, selected other events. MARA GP indicates a MARA Grand Prix event. If multiple distances are run that day, the Grand Prix distance is underlined. Events are listed in order of Date-Day, and then by Start Time, so that on any given day, the Evening events are listed after the Morning events.
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Moving On. What happens when you finally catch the girl you've been chasing?
She dared me to run with her. We'd had too much wine by that point, still breaking the thick ice. We were both in our 20s, interns, and recent transplants to New Mexico—she from California, me from Georgia. We were roommates by necessity, a shy, athletic woman with three bikes in the backyard and lots of running shoes paired with a poetry-writing guy who liked to bake bread. I pulled out a pack of Parliaments and offered her one. She smoked her first (and last) cigarette, so I agreed to run.
Keep It Cool. Beat the heat with cold, health-boosting foods.
A 2011 study found that having a slushie flavored with sugar syrup prerun can help you run 20 percent longer than drinking cold water with the same amount of syrup. The slushie cools you down better than cold water, preventing overheating.
Damage Control
Feeling sore and achy after your last run? When to press on and when to back off
Stretching 2.0
New ways to gain flexibility, improve performance, and protect against injuries.
