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...Crimson women finishing 17th as well. Both teams had to fight through the unusual October heat, with temperatures rising into the mid-80s during the early afternoon when the races were held. The intense sun also dried out the course, which made conditions rather dusty for the Crimson runners. “It’s not ideal cross-country weather conditions for October,” coach Jason Saretsky said, “but everyone did a good job of getting out. Part of the team ran somewhat conservatively but did enough to avoid the cloud of dust...
...these competitive long-distance runners don't make up the bulk of any marathon's participants. On Sunday in Chicago it was the average runner - the man or woman who has trained during lunch hours and is running in hopes of setting a personal best, or as a means of qualifying for a more prestigious race such as the Boston marathon - who formed the marathon's second wave. Numbering in the tens of thousands, they ran through their third and fourth hours (the race began at 8 a.m.) underneath a glaring sun - which, despite official numbers, caused one temperature gauge...
...three very different conclusions. By 10:30 a.m., the first contest was already over: an epic, exciting, down-to-the-wire finale in a men's competition that lasted just over two hours and came to a rousing photo finish when Patrick Ivuti (2:11:11) edged out runner up Jaouad Gharib by a matter of hundredths of a second...
...Nike Plus iPod kit, which was launched in mid-2006, allows runners to put a tiny sensor at the bottom of a $100 Nike Plus running shoe. The kit also includes a small receiver that attaches to an iPod nano and measures the runner's speed, distance and calories burned. The data pop up on the nano's screen while it plays. (Or push a button, and a voice will tell you how you're doing.) There's an aftermarket for all that info at nikeplus.com where runners can upload their data, compare speeds and even challenge a worldwide community...
Nike's success is all the more remarkable given its earlier technology stumbles. One attempt at a gadget that could measure a runner's speed and distance was a clunky pod that attached to a shoelace. Mark Parker, then Nike's co-president and now its ceo, called the pod "the tumor" and in 2004 clamored for something better. Donaghu's group presented a prototype with a tracking device tucked under the sole. "The thought was to get rid of the tumor by making it disappear," says Michael Tchao, the general manager for Nike Plus...