Dear readers, let's take a look back at the week in running:
* As reported on Examiner.com on December 7th, while she may have already won American Idol, Carrie Underwood has now also become my idol. Discussing how she has lost 20 pounds since winning America's biggest singing competition, Underwood told an interviewer that she followed a "low-calorie, vegetarian diet....and running on a treadmill." Had I know Underwood is a fan of the treadmill, I certainly would have probably voted for her in the final on Idol!
* As reported on HuffingtonPost.com on December 10th, in 2010 runway models may not have to worry so much about what they're eating in order to maintain their anorexic-chic figures. Why? Because they'll be able to exercise even during their walk down the catwalk! This past Thursday, Ralph Lauren's collegiate line Rugby hosted a fashion show that may point to the future of shows for the entire industry. Rather than spend the $1.5 million that is the industry's average cost per fashion show, Rugby, for $50,000, live-streamed their fashion show online where the models were walking not down a runway but rather on a treadmill with a green screen behind them. "Once the whole clip is produced, a virtual backdrop will be superimposed behind the models so that they look like they are walking through New York City, or a college campus, or jumping off of flying books..." said David Lauren Polo Ralph Lauren's marketing chief. As an avid treadmill user, I wonder what speed and incline the treadmills were set to and, more importantly, whether the models were wearing the typical fashionable stilettos or running sneakers!
* As reported on FitSugar.com on December 11th, while some may question her mental fitness for having married crazy-scientologist Tom Cruise, nobody can question Nicole Kidman's psychical fitness....since it's in her genes! Having been seen in London frequenting spinning classes and fitness centers, Kidman attributed her fitness prowess to her father, telling an interviewer, ""It’s what my dad taught us — he’s a marathon runner. He’s 71 and goes on 10-mile runs." It seems that Nicole Kidman and I have much in common....we both love running and we both hate Tom Cruise!
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Next Weekend's Marathons
Saturday, December 19th
Christmas Marathon (Olympia, WA)
Florida Marathon (Clermont, FL)
Sunday, December 20th
Jacksonville Bank Jacksonville Marathon (Jacksonville, FL)
Saturday, December 12, 2009
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