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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Demong and Spillane of U.S. Nordic combined win gold and silver in their last event, capping a history-making run at the Olympics. Published 1:52 a.m. February 26, 2010 - Comments
Yu-Na Kim, Joannie Rochette and Rachael Flatt skate for Olympic glory at the ladies’ figure skating free program live. Published 8:08 p.m. February 25, 2010 - Comments
The U.S. Ski Jumping team bests the “syrup-sucking” Canadians with a bet over a bottle of maple syrup. Published 6:23 p.m. February 24, 2010 - Comments
U.S. Nordic combined makes Olympic history again, winning a silver medal in the team competition. Published 10:45 p.m. February 23, 2010 - Comments
Amidst criticism and a stinging hockey defeat by the U.S., Canada needs hockey gold more than ever. Published 11:57 a.m. February 22, 2010 - Comments
Apolo Ohno wins his seventh Olympic medal, making him the most decorated speed skater and U.S. winter Olympian in history. Published 1:49 a.m. February 21, 2010 - Comments
The U.S. Ski Jumping team is young and passionate, but have had to make it on their own without help from the USSA. Published 1:27 p.m. February 20, 2010 - Comments
USA's Evan Lysacek, Russia's Evgeni Plushenko and Japan's Daisuke Takahashi go skate to skate for the gold. Published 8:06 p.m. February 18, 2010 - Comments
Following in the ski and skate tracks of Lindsey Vonn and Shani Davis, Shaun White Tomahawks his way to gold. Published 2:11 a.m. February 18, 2010 - Comments
Shaun White is back for another gold and his tricks are bigger, better and more dangerous than ever. Published 9:22 p.m. February 17, 2010 - 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.