Link Farm: April 11 – Hot Wind Out of Hopkinton edition

While we’re hoping the warmer forcasts for Monday are just hot air, here are a few links:

Let’s call this one “Greedy idiots sue Vibram“.  If this case wins, a lot of shoe companies owe me a lot of money.

The New York Road Runners will re-evaluate their plan to use an age-graded calculator set qualifying times for the 2013 New Your Marathon.  It’s not “fair” to women.  Stay tuned, both for the NYRR changes and my May article on “fairness” in marathons…

The Boston Globe reports that some charity runners are having a hard time meeting their donation targets.  Here’s how the requirements and amounts collected have evolved over time.  And because I can, here’s another link to my Globe article on the first charity marathon (with bonus pictures!).

… and just because, here are this year’s four new Dodger Dogs.  Time for a trip to LA.  Remember, if you run hard enough, it’s all fuel for the fire.

Headin’ for the Hills

Traditionally, today is a very busy day on the Boston Marathon course.  With only three weeks to go before the race, hordes of runners are out getting their last long runs in before they start their taper.

I went out to the Newton Hills to talk with some of those runners, and here’s what they had to say: