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Boston Marathon: What’s the Big Deal?
by Endurance Meg
posted February 18, 2011 at 9:45am
There’s definitely an allure to running the Boston Marathon if you are a runner. Personally, I don’t find it my supreme goal to race there, but I would by lying if I said it isn’t on my radar. I’ve passed up registering for four years now, and I�...more
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Joanna Zieger: More Triglets
by Fast at Forty
posted February 16, 2011 at 3:05pm
Last year I posted a list of Triglets, triathlon words that don’t exist but should. Here is part two.Aeropeel – The moon shaped area on your back that burns and peels from being in the aerobars and your shirt does not provide proper back coverage.Chlo...more
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New Orleans Half Marathon Course Review
by Run Girl Run
posted February 15, 2011 at 1:16pm
Matt and I safely made it home late last night after an interesting travel day. TSA searched my luggage because they thought the Stick was some sort of weapon. Matt got body scanned, and our pilot got a round of applause after landing the plane safely in ...more
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New Orleans Half Marathon Race Recap
by Run Girl Run
posted February 14, 2011 at 2:02pm
As I sit here writing this race recap, I am feeling fat and happy.
Good New Orleans food will do that to you.
So will a kick ass half marathon.
I was nervous going in to this race. I kept freaking out that I would experience stabbing pain in my knee an...more
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365 Marathons, Let’s Move! and Bona Pride
by Byline to Finish Line
posted February 11, 2011 at 11:38pm
Listening to NPR makes me feel smart, educated and well-informed. Often, I am none of those three things. But what matters is that I feel that way. At least enough to get by at a dinner party. Then again, I don’t go to dinner parties. But if I did, I co...more
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New Orleans Half Marathon Race Goals
by Run Girl Run
posted February 10, 2011 at 1:12pm
I hinted at my race goals a little bit on Monday when I talked about my more relaxed approach to my training for this race.
The New Orleans half marathon is built around a mini-vacation to the city, where I plan to have lots of fun, eat lots of good food...more
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How to fly to a race stress free
by Run Girl Run
posted February 8, 2011 at 2:40pm
I've traveled to several races over the course of my running career, but none that have required air travel.
When I drive to a race, I can just throw stuff in a duffel bag in the trunk of my car and hit the road. Flying to New Orleans this week is going ...more
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Training cycle in review
by Run Girl Run
posted February 7, 2011 at 7:22pm
With only a few days to go until my race, it's time to take a look back at my current training cycle.
Going in, I had planned to run this race just for fun, but I still set an ambitious training plan for myself.
After about two weeks of running on that...more
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Training for a marathon (15 weeks postpartum)
by Meggan's Running Blog
posted January 30, 2011 at 10:44am
Sunday: 20 minutes on the trainer Monday: 70 minutes on the trainer with 45minutes of 90 hard, 60 easyTuesday: 40 minute run (left hamstring on FIRE)Wednesday: 8 miles with Micah and DavidThursday: 1.5 mile warm up, 3 miles at half marathon pace (6:35-6:2...more
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When you wish upon a star
by Byline to Finish Line
posted January 13, 2011 at 3:16pm
While most of my focus had been on the Marathon Weekend there was another important aspect to last week’s trip — it was my first venture into Disney World.
In all honesty, I had no idea what to expect. As I wrote before the trip, never did the idea o...more
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Race report: Disney Half Marathon
by Byline to Finish Line
posted January 11, 2011 at 12:25pm
This was not the race I had planned.
It was not the race I had trained for or prepared for. It was not the race I wanted.
But sometimes we get stubborn in what we want. We get focused on getting things in only one way, one form. And the universe,well, i...more
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Training for LA 2011!
by Chic Runner
posted January 5, 2011 at 9:29pm
I finally completed my training plan. I had to figure a few things out with work before committing to any races, and as luck would have it, the first race I planned to do this year I’ll be in Arizona for :( So that has to be skipped. I’m also bummed b...more
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2010 Goals in Review
by Run Girl Run
posted December 28, 2010 at 1:56pm
With 2010 about ready to end, I thought it would be a good time to take a look back at my goals for the year and see how I did.
Goal #1: Get better at tracking my mileage. End result: So-so. I did OK with this goal for the first bit of the year and then ...more
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Operation Jack Half Marathon Race Report
by Chic Runner
posted December 27, 2010 at 1:55pm
Yesterday was my last race of the year, and the first race I ran in quite a while. It was the Operation Jack Half Marathon. It was pouring Christmas night and I was rather nervous that I would be running in rain the next morning. I am like a cat when it c...more
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Five events, five athletes moving the chains 2000-2010
by Fair Game News
posted December 27, 2010 at 12:15pm
By Rachael Goldenberg
OK, 2000-2010 is 11 years but rather than quibble with the definition of a decade, let’s consider the strides female athletes have made. The first years of this new century have pushed at barriers.
Female athletes have challeng...more
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Operation Jack Half Marathon
by Chic Runner
posted December 21, 2010 at 4:20pm
You may remember when I posted about Sam and his quest to run 60 marathons in 2010 to raise awareness for Train for Autism and his son, Jack, who has Autism. He formed Operation Jack and has traveled all over the country completing this goal this year.
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New Orleans Half Marathon Training Plan
by Run Girl Run
posted December 21, 2010 at 2:09pm
My goal for the New Orleans half marathon in February is to have fun and cross the finish line. I'm not looking for a PR. I'm looking for a good race to cap off a fun vacation in the Big Easy.
After some tinkering, I think I've put together a training pl...more
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Over One Year of Maniacness
by Chic Runner
posted December 17, 2010 at 11:21am
On December 10th, I posted this post about becoming Number 2034! It has been a crazy year and I haven’t raced as much as I have wanted too, only doing two full marathons this year, but next year I have plans to come back with vengeance and run at least ...more
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Why a TV marathon is not a real marathon
by Sarah Stanley Inspired
posted December 8, 2010 at 8:39pm
I don’t own a TV and if I am around one, I don’t watch much. I’m either running or sleeping. I get my entertainment from social media. And laughing at myself.
I have watched a few episodes of a certain show called The Biggest Loser. In fact I wro...more
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Motivation, where are you?
by Run Girl Run
posted December 7, 2010 at 7:08pm
Remember how I wanted to take a week off after my marathon to let me legs rest and to give myself a mental break from constant training?
Somehow that week went from one, to two and now I'm in to the third week post-marathon and just have no motivation to...more
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