Run, Karla, Run!

Most people who read my blog long enough know that I’m a runner and a rocker. So I’m really happy to announce that my band, The FADES, will be joining runner and rocker extraordinaire Lady Southpaw for a super special show on Sunday, March 20 at 4 pm: Running Rocks! NYCRUNS Presents Lady Southpaw and The Fades!

The FADES are largely comprised of New York Harriers, and those of you on the New York Road Runners race circuit may have seen us perform or sing a national anthem from time to time. We play ’80s covers. Why? Because the ’80s rocked, and if the popularity of the Rock ‘n’ Roll race series proves anything, it’s this: rocking and running just go together. The FADES play the sound track for a million long runs done right and as many nights out. Read the rest of this entry →

Hey New Yorkers! Can’t get enough of the New York running scene? Want a podcast to listen to while you’re running laps around the reservoir? Check out The New York Running Show, a weekly chat about New York running. Run by Joe Garland of Run Westchester fame, the show features a rotating panel of New York runners and bloggers, including yours truly.

Past topics have included a New York City Marathon postmortem, winter running, what a Brooklyn Marathon might look like, the club racing scene, suggestions for NYRR and lots more. Tune in Sundays at 8 p.m. and join the chat room. Or you can listen online anytime or download the show from iTunes.

If you’re a runner in New York City, there’s plenty for you to do this weekend, including a free party, professional runner appearances, free pasta and more:

FRIDAY NIGHT PARTY

What: Gotham to Golden Gate: The San Francisco Marathon™ and Crowdrise™ Partnership Launch Party.

Edward Norton and Robin Quivers, along with runners, athletes, fitness gurus, celebrities, philanthropists, sponsors and marathon fanatics will gather to promote “Worth the Hurt™,” a global campaign to ‘conquer the hurt’ for charitable causes. The San Francisco Marathon is daring New Yorkers to run on their turf and raise money for a good cause.

Join them for drinks, music and other fun. All attendees 21 or over are welcome. Please mention “The SF Marathon” when you arrive. Read the rest of this entry →

Photo by Joris van Rooden

With only four days until the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7, my excitement is ramping up exponentially. So I made a New York City mix—a love note to the city I adore, and love to run. These are my favorite songs about New York. There are lots of standards, some show tunes, rock songs, folk, rap and more. It seems everybody loves to sing about New York.

Happy listening, happy running, and when you’re facing the Queensboro Bridge at mile 15 of the marathon, just remember what Simon and Garfunkel sang in “The 59^th Street Bridge Song” (another name New Yorkers use for the Queensboro): “Life—I love you. All is Groovy!”

If you have a favorite New York City song, list it below! Read the rest of this entry →

Tune into The Marathon Show to listen to a panel of runners, including Karla, discuss the ING New York City Marathon. The show is available for streaming or download on BlogTalkRadio and iTunes.

You know them instantly—those songs that always pump you up on a run, the songs you never skip when they pop up on your iPod, the songs that somehow get you to push just a little harder, even if for only three and a half minutes. I’m talking about power songs.

On Sunday, I subjected myself to almost four hours on an elliptical trainer in lieu of my last 20-mile long run before the ING New York City Marathon on Nov. 7. I’m flirting with a knee injury and my doctor told me to play it safe. If not for my iPod and tried and true power songs, I might have gone mad.

So I began to wonder: What are the awesome, amazing power songs other runners turn to when they need an extra boost? Read the rest of this entry →

I’ll be a guest on “The Marathon Show” on Tuesday Oct. 19 at 12 p.m. EST talking about the ING New York City Marathon:

“The NYC Marathon is a monster. We have three NYC 2010 marathoners on the show who have also run it in the past. They’ll talk about the excitement of the start, a personal story about NYC and the spectacular finish, plus the 5K, plus much more. Join Karla Bruning, Magda Cardoso and Kevin Horty as they talk about America’s biggest marathon.”

You can listen live or on demand at BlogTalkRadio or download it free on iTunes. Check it out!

Happy National Running Day! Runners don’t usually need any excuses to lace up our joggers and hit the road, track or trail. But if we do, National Running Day is about as good as any.

Running groups across the country have planned events in cities far and wide from San Francisco to El Paso and Little Rock to Washington, D.C., to celebrate putting one foot in front of another. There are 87 official events for runners and walkers alike.

Most of the events—which include group runs galore—will take place after work hours today starting around 6 pm. To find an event near you visit Runningday.org. Their handy participation calendar lets you search by city, state, zip code or event name.

And if there isn’t an event where you live, it’s still easy to participate: all you have to do is go for a run or walk. Read the rest of this entry →

Run, Karla, Run! will now be featured on the Washington Times Communities, a new social network of journalists tied to The Washington Times. Read more about the launch from Brad Rourke, one of the major players who made it happen.