Notes From a Running Nerd
I’m not the fastest runner, and I’m not the slowest. But I am a card-carrying nerd. That’s right. A reporter and writer by trade, I love to research, read, learn and cogitate, almost compulsively so. So, stick with me. Like all good nerds, I’ll do your homework and share my musings. But the running is up to you!
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Watch “NYRR On The Run at the Brooklyn Half” with Karla Bruning, Sunday, May 19 at 1 p.m. on ABC in New York or any time online. Published 8:17 a.m. May 17, 2013 - Comments
Olympian Ryan Hall joins 150 teams from the U.S. Government and D.C. media for the ACLI Capital Challenge 3-mile race. Published 11:31 a.m. May 14, 2013 - Comments
Want to run the sold-out Bank of America Chicago Marathon? Run for charity. Published 10:59 a.m. May 9, 2013 - Comments
Runners can compete in a new 10K and two-race challenge at Disney’s Princess Half Marathon Weekend in 2014. Published 10:28 a.m. April 26, 2013 - Comments
Runners can apply for the 2013 ING New York City Marathon lottery now through May 24. Published 2:45 p.m. April 24, 2013 - Comments
With only 10 percent of runners fast enough to qualify, the best bet for getting into the 2014 Boston Marathon is through charity entries. Published 2:23 p.m. April 23, 2013 - Comments
Runners observe a moment of silence, participate in runs for Boston, and more one week after the Boston Marathon attacks. Published 12:58 p.m. April 22, 2013 - Comments
The marathon is a globally unifying event, a universal symbol of perseverance in the face of adversity. Published 1:27 p.m. April 16, 2013 - Comments
Registration for the 2014 Walt Disney World Marathon opens today with many changes planned to enhance runner experience for the race. Published 11:26 a.m. April 9, 2013 - Comments
Olympian Desiree Davila talks running at the Walt Disney World Marathon, recovering from injury and her future goals. Published 8:41 a.m. April 9, 2013 - Comments
Karla Bruning is the host of On The Run, a running lifestyle show from New York Road Runners. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, RunnersWorld.com, Active.com, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, The ...
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Karla Bruning is the host of On The Run, a running lifestyle show from New York Road Runners. Her work has appeared in Newsweek, The Philadelphia Inquirer, San Francisco Chronicle, RunnersWorld.com, Active.com, The Times-Picayune in New Orleans, The Gazette in Montreal and two dozen other publications. Her work has also received mentions from The New York Times, Runner's World, Fox Sports, The Baltimore Sun, PBS, New York Road Runners and Brooks Running among others. She has appeared on "America's Morning Radio," "Good Morning San Diego," and "The Marathon Show." She also covered the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver for The Washington Times.
As a former Newsweek reporter, Karla contributed to cover stories for the International Edition and sat in as head of research and Periscope editor. She won a Fulbright scholarship for American journalists and reporting grants from the Scripps Howard, Carnegie and Knight Foundations. Karla holds degrees from Amherst College and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism.
When not pounding the pavement as a reporter, Karla is often pounding the pavement as a runner. She has completed six marathons, two triathlons, trains with the New York Harriers and is a member of New York Road Runners. She is a writer, editor, and on-camera reporter dedicated to covering the sport of running from a runner’s perspective. Find Karla on RunKarlaRun.com, Twitter@KBruning and Facebook.