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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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  • You’ve got questions. I’ll find the answers. “Ask The Running Nerd” tackles half-marathon training. Find the perfect training program for you.

    Ask the Running Nerd: Half-marathon training

    You’ve got questions. I’ll find the answers. “Ask The Running Nerd” tackles half-marathon training. Find the perfect training program for you. Published 12:47 p.m. May 25, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Bad runs happen to good runners. But they don’t have to get you down. Another great run is just around the corner.

    Getting over a bad run

    Bad runs happen to good runners. But they don’t have to get you down. Another great run is just around the corner. Published 10:07 a.m. May 5, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Congress members run for charity, not office, in the ACLI Capital Challenge. The race lampoons politics to benefit Special Olympics DC.

    Running gets political at the Capital Challenge

    Congress members run for charity, not office, in the ACLI Capital Challenge. The race lampoons politics to benefit Special Olympics DC. Published 4:03 p.m. April 27, 2010 - Comments

     
  • In course record time, Kenya’s Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon, while Americans Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi finished fourth and fifth.

    Boston Marathon Recap: Cheruiyot, Erkesso win

    In course record time, Kenya’s Robert Cheruiyot won the Boston Marathon, while Americans Ryan Hall and Meb Keflezighi finished fourth and fifth. Published 5:28 p.m. April 19, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Americans Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall race to break a 25-year U.S. losing streak in the Boston Marathon on Monday.

    Boston Marathon Preview: Hall vs. Keflezighi

    Americans Meb Keflezighi and Ryan Hall race to break a 25-year U.S. losing streak in the Boston Marathon on Monday. Published 4:46 p.m. April 16, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Everyone has a favorite place to run. For Karla Bruning, it doesn’t get better than NYC’s Central Park. What’s your favorite?

    Central Park: A runner's love affair

    Everyone has a favorite place to run. For Karla Bruning, it doesn’t get better than NYC’s Central Park. What’s your favorite? Published 10:46 p.m. April 12, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers are among the 15,000 runners racing in Sunday’s 38th annual Cherry Blossom Run in Washington, D.C.

    It’s Cherry Blossom time in D.C.

    Joan Benoit Samuelson and Bill Rodgers are among the 15,000 runners racing in Sunday’s 38th annual Cherry Blossom Run in Washington, D.C. Published 10:20 a.m. April 8, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Training with other runners, especially fast ones, provides camaraderie and much needed encouragement, but also motivation to work harder than you might otherwise.

    Running with the fast crowd

    Training with other runners, especially fast ones, provides camaraderie and much needed encouragement, but also motivation to work harder than you might otherwise. Published 9:26 p.m. March 29, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Haile Gebrselassie, the world’s greatest distance runner, dropped out of the NYC Half-Marathon mid-race after an asthma attack.

    Gebrselassie drops out of NYC Half-Marathon

    Haile Gebrselassie, the world’s greatest distance runner, dropped out of the NYC Half-Marathon mid-race after an asthma attack. Published 10:24 p.m. March 22, 2010 - Comments

     
  • Haile Gebrselassie is racing for another win at the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, and perhaps another running world record.

    Gebrselassie running for another world record

    Haile Gebrselassie is racing for another win at the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, and perhaps another running world record. Published 12:21 a.m. March 20, 2010 - Comments

     
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Karla Bruning

Karla Bruning

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.

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