“We are different, in essence, from other men. If you want to win something, run 100 meters. If you want to experience something, run a marathon.” -Emil Zatopek My thoughts keep turning towards running a marathon. It is my favorite race distance. I think I like it the most because I enjoy the journey of [...]
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My husband has developed out some iPhone apps for runners that I find useful and thought maybe some of you would as well. The most popular is the free Running Pace Calculator. By entering a recent or goal race time and distance it will calculate your pace per mile. It will also calculate approximate equivalent [...]
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People who knew me before I started and lost weight often ask me how I got into running and ask for a few pointers on how to get started. So I wanted to share my top 5 tips/lessons I learned along the way to help people who are just starting out running or are thinking [...]
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Super windy day for the Diva 5K but that didn’t stop any the 700 participants from getting out and running. So great to see so many women out celebrating their beauty and strength. I really was surprised that they had so many participants for their first year and think they did a great job organizing. [...]
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Now that the heel spur and plantar fasciitis pain is nonexistent on most of my runs I have started to added some minimalist shoes back in the rotation. I know that the podiatrist I went to would advise against this, since he is against minimalist and barefoot running. When I asked about it, he told [...]
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My children have been run in a few 5Ks over the past couple of years. Up until now a little running leading up to the races and then the race itself is all they have really been interested in doing. I thought the fact that they even wanted to do the 5Ks was awesome. About [...]
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I signed myself up for the Cap 10K this week. Which means I have a month to get myself into 10K race shape. I haven’t trained and run in a race (for time) since the Missoula Marathon back in July of 2010. I originally planned on getting back into racing much sooner but every [...]
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Last year I felt I was in a good place physically to qualify for Boston in a fall marathon until plantar fasciitis and heel spurs halted my training. As 2011 approached I once again started thinking about trying to qualify for Boston in the fall. Then the BAA released their new registration process for the [...]
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If given an option I would always rather be racing than standing on the sidelines. Recent circumstance have not allowed me to train for races so when the Austin Marathon rolled around I decide to go out and cheer my fellow runners on. The kids and I had a blast making signs the night before. [...]
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Ran the Thankful Turkey 5K with my family on Saturday. Very small race in San Marcos. I love the atmosphere of these small races. The volunteers were very cheerful and helpful. I wasn’t really sure whether or not to race this or just run with my daughter. My foot has been much better but I [...]
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