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Nike Women’s Marathon SF: Week 15 training recap
Source: Nike I just realized as I sat to write this that it’s my last full recap before race day when 30,000+ of us will descend on the streets of San Francisco. (Let the pre-race nerves commence!)...
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Finding your marathon mojo: My 26 tips for running 26.2
Source: ROMAIN BLANQUART/ Detroit Free Press It’s the most wonderful time of the year. But I’m not talking about crisp weather, brilliantly-colored leaves, Pumpkin Spice Lattes or breaking out cozy...
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Nike Women’s Marathon SF: Week 16 training recap (and race prep!)
Yikes, the official 24-hour countdown to the 2013 Nike Women’s Marathon SF is now underway. Let’s DO this! The Final Week First, a quick look at the week leading up to race day; I tried to take it easy...
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Nike Women’s Marathon SF: Race recap (short version)
In the words of Nike, “Hills were crushed. Miles were logged. Bragging rights were earned.” Official time: 4:07:46. Just shy of my sub-four reach goal, but I PR’d by 20 minutes, so I can’t complain....
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Nike Women’s Marathon SF: Race recap (full version)
30,000 strong. We ran SF. Source: Nike And to give you a little idea of the race-day craziness, that image above is mile 10 of the race. Usually the pack thins out two or three miles in, but not this...
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I just ran 26.2 miles…now what?!
If you read my race recap, you know that as soon as I crossed the finish line of my recent marathon, I actually told Hubby I never wanted to do it again. Ever. But he called my bluff: “Ha. I give it...
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On marathoning and marriage
Source: Jordan Siemens Between all the miles logged in training (i.e. time to think) and the fact that Hubby and I recently celebrated our seven year anniversary, I’ve been noticing some parallels...
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Fave Fix: Opedix CORE-Tec Shorts
Runners are no strangers to the occasional aches and pains, but during my marathon training this fall I found myself struggling with nagging lower back pain on longer runs. More often than not, I’d...
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Win an entry into the 2014 Nike Women’s Half Marathon
Hey, runner friends! How would you like to race to support lifesaving blood cancer research this fall at the Nike Women’s Half Marathon in San Francisco? Team in Training (TNT) has partnered with our...
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Link-Up: Best & Worst of Racing
Linking up today with Jessie over at The Right Fits to share some of the best and worst of my racing history! I read about this via my Coeur pal Erin over at SweetSweatLife and enjoyed her post so...
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