This is not a blog post about Yoga or stretching, even though both are very good for runners. It is about being flexible with your race and training schedule. When I first started training for races I would make sure I got the work out in no matter what. Injured, sick, rain, excessive heat..no matter [...]
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From the time I was a child running was hard for me. I didn’t like playing tag or racing my friends. The kid sitting on the sidelines watching people run around and play sports, that was me. This was the story of my life until two and a half years ago when I decided I [...]
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Ever since reading Dean Karnazes’ book Ultra Marathon Man: Confessions of an All-Night Runner I thought it would be cool to run my new age in miles. My husband actually did earlier this year. I thought about running 32 sloow miles this year but ever since running the Missoula Marathon my heel has been hurting [...]
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Woke up at 3:30..well really I was awake at 2:30. I can’t ever sleep soundly the night before a race and even though I felt pretty calm about this one I still couldn’t sleep. I wore my turtle socks for luck and lime green nail polish. When I am feeling hardcore and have a do [...]
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About five weeks ago I decided to run the Missoula Marathon. The reader’s of Runner’s World voted it the best overall marathon and since we had never been to Montana we thought it would be a great way to combine my love of running and a family vacation. I had already started training for [...]
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I’ve only had 2 races where I feel like I fell apart, they both happened on warm, high humidity days. So when I awoke on race morning and the temperature said in the mid to high 60s with 90-100% (yes accuweather said 100%) humidity I wasn’t exactly thrilled. But instead of adjusting my race plan [...]
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By nature I am a shy person. That is actually how the whole turtle thing started. A friend of mine gave me a little stuffed turtle who could come out of his shell. My friend said that reminded him of me. Running has really helped me come out of my shell and it seems to [...]
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Today on DailyMile people shared their before running and after photos. So many people had incredible transformations. It was so motivational and inspiring. Some of them have lost over a 100 pounds and are now great runners. It really made me think of all the changes I’ve made in my life over the past two [...]
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I’ve been having a hard time believing that I am going to be able to run a half marathon in one hour and forty minutes. The pace required seems to fast for me. Even though I have gotten faster over time, I really still consider myself a turtle when it comes to running. Setting goals [...]
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First week of training is done. Fast runs did not go as planned, I was winded and my heart rate was higher than normal all week. Last year I would have been worried about this but I’ve been running long enough now to know that this sometimes happens. Sometimes our bodies need a little rest [...]
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