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One of America’s greatest long distance running enthusiasts and the face of San Diego’s Elite Racing, Mike Long, died Wednesday at his home in Mission Beach, Calif. Long, who friends and family believe died of a heart attack, was 65.
Well known for traveling the world to recruit professional runners to compete in the Rock ‘n’ […]

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In this column for our partner site, HerActiveLife.com, senior writer Katie Drummond writes about the tragic beginning to her running “career”, battling an eating disorder, turning her life around, and how running gave her the strength and determination to regain her health.
My life as a runner began for all the wrong reasons. Five years ago, […]

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Two runners who participated in the 82nd Comrades Marathon died on Sunday, one during the race and one afterwards. The ultramarathon, which had more than 12,000 entrants, was run over 89.3 km between Pietermaritzburg and Durban.
Michael Gordon (34) died shortly after being helped across the finish line by fellow runners. He apparently suffered a heart […]

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The sudden death of 17-year-old Arielle Newman, a cross country runner at Notre Dame High School in Staten Island New York, has been linked to a chemical contained in common muscle creams such as Ben Gay and Icy Hot.
Doctors said that the award-winning cross country runner died from absorbing too large an […]

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CBS reports that a rare and toxic combination of common non-prescription muscle creams, such as IcyHot and BenGay, are being blamed for the death of 17-year-old track star Arielle Newman of Staten Island, NY.

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Jim Fortner is a weekly, guest contributor to TheFinalSprint.com. Make sure to also check out his own personal running and advice site: “Jim2’s Running Page”.
I was angry….and hurt. But, mostly, I was tired. Drained. The events of the day had exhausted me, both physically and emotionally..
Although it was a nice day for a run […]

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Dr. Todd Manini of the National Institute on Aging reports that:
“Higher levels of activity energy expenditure and physical activity were associated with a lower risk of death. ”
“Compared with the third of individuals with the lowest activity energy expenditure, those in the highest third had a 69 percent lower risk of death.” (JAMA, June 2006). […]

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