Here at YourRunning.com, we've been noticing more photos being posted than usual. And you know what? We like it! So we're going to award an unprecedented second photo in a row for the Post of the Week!

We're awarding the newest Post of the Week contest winner not only because of the quality of her picture, but also because of the educational value it provided.

No man is an island. But can he be a country?

We're not sure about that, but we are sure that he can be treated like one. When the U.S. went through tough times, Franklin Roosevelt instituted The New Deal to lift the country out of the Great Depression. When YourRunner weltal327 felt himself in need of a lift, he instituted his own New Deal.

We know it hasn't been that long since he last won the Post of the Week, and generally we try to space out the schwag awards so one person doesn't win often. But we just couldn't help ourselves.

The marathon is on a short list of athletic contests in which the majority of the participants' goals is not to win, but to only finish the competition. For most runners, the marathon is the longest run they have ever attempted. Lance Armstrong, one of the greatest endurance athletes in history, even called it "without a doubt the hardest physical thing I have ever done." It's a physical, mental and emotional test of a lifetime. And YourRunner baldwyn just completed his first one.

By the end of this summer, thedanx will have survived as many centuries as the Roman Empire.

We hate to say it, we really do. StellaTortoise even said she wasn't in the mood to hear it. But, you see...she told you so!

Timberline Events and YourRunning.com are teaming up to host a Grassroots Channel for this year's Wild West Relay (Fort Collins to Steamboat Springs, Colorado), August 3-4.

Competitors, support teams and spectators can use the channel to share their photos, stories and videos from their training and the race itself. ... And win cool running schwag!

The latest Injinji Post of the Week honors go to a YourRunning member who has finally begun to feel it.

Community noob Finish Strong hasn't stepped onto a track to compete in 30 years...but that streak ends this month as he continues his quest of a sub-5 mile at age 50. His winning post is a testament to the benefit of forcing yourself through a training run, even when you're lethargic and sore: you begin to feel like a runner.

Anderson Races, Marathon Sports and YourRunning.com are teaming up to host a Grassroots Channel for this year's Pace 5K at Lake Nokomis, Minneapolis, July 28.

Competitors and spectators can use the channel to share their photos, stories and videos from their training and race day. ... And win gift certificates from Marathon Sports for posting the best stuff! ...