Welcome to the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival.

Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.
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Sara Holtsman presents Week # 20 - Taper Madness posted at Running from the Law.
Are you cranky, depressed and can’t sit still? May be your tapering …

EnduranceNinja presents Your Marathon Year posted at E-Ninja Training Systems, saying, “A simple guide to doing your first marathon”
Have you set your running goals this year? Is 2008 your marathon year?

Tom Green presents More Sleep = Better Running & Fewer Midnight Cravings posted at Runners Lounge.
A funny thing happened to Tom - he got a full night’s sleep! Tom walks through why sleep is a very important factor in both running performance and weight loss.

Lindsay Kay presents Runner’s High Revealed posted at GNIF Brain Blogger.
Scientists are getting closer to proving the existance of Runner’s High. The phenomenon may also be a potential therapeutic mechanism for sufferers of chronic pain.

Thomas presents It never always gets worse posted at Diary of a Rubbish Marathon Runner.
A mad dash to the bus in the morning, pneumonia interrupting training, a tummy full of chocolate milk and more. Thomas’ race report of the Connemara 39.3 is a great read.

Strockstar presents You Might Be a Runner If? posted at Strockstar’s Weblog.
Well, Strockstar may have only just started running, but she certainly has us runners pegged already!

Caronline Grech presents Confessions of a pod head posted at Running Wild.
Does music make you feel like you can fly? Does music get you through the tough bits? How much does your music mean to you? Enough to risk disqualification by wearing your music in a race where it’s been banned?

Katie Drummond presents Three Ways to Run Injury-Free posted at Her Active Life.
Are injuries simply a natural consequence of a high-impact sport such as running? Katie shares the top three silly errors that will have you limping instead of sprinting.

Paul Charteris presents Spectating: American River 50 Mile posted at Do More Trailrunz.
Can ultrarunning really be a spectator sport? Paul shares his race report as a spectator of the AR50 race in California.

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Be sure to tune in every Thursday for the next kdays.com Blog Carnival. Don’t forget - you can submit your own article for inclusion, just make sure it’s in by Tuesday each week.

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