Training and race-day execution can make the difference between those who stiffly struggle and those who smoothly speed up toward the finish.
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2012 Oakland Marathon Race Report: So Good, So Bad, So Oakland
After so many trail races, it felt good to line up and take off through the heart of a city in an urban road marathon again. Over 26 miles, I went from feeling like a rock star to feeling like a Southwest jet ready to rip apart and crash land from metal fatigue.
26 Reasons to Visit and Run Oakland (and Love It)
I thought about writing a race report on the Oakland Marathon but decided instead to spotlight 26 reasons why Oakland is a city that runners—and tourists—would love. Besides, I boiled my race report down to a haiku (click through to read the three-line poem).