My favorite day of the week! Medal Monday. One of the best parts about running a half marathon, or any race in general, is the medal you get after crossing the finish line. The symbol of all your hard work, determination and the endless miles you’ve put in. I spend a significant amount of time on Monday’s scrolling through the…
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Why would you tirelessly put in the effort and hard work into running consistently and deprive yourself of identifying as a runner? There are no rules to running! You don’t have to be great at it to call yourself a runner. I totally get not wanting to call yourself a runner when you first start. It’s still new and you…
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Don’t know what the pronation types are? It’s okay! I didn’t either when I decided to start running. When I went to buy my first pair of running shoes I thought all that I had to do was walk in and find whatever shoe looked cutest, try them on, make the purchase and call it a day. Like most things…
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If you told me when I was in high school, or even four years ago for that matter, that I would become obsessed with running and that I’d run a half marathon I would literally laugh in your face and call you crazy and proceed to skip gym class. I am so uncoordinated and off-balanced I almost have no business…
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You know what makes half marathons, or just running in general, more fun? A little buddy to run with! This one is mine and I shouldn’t call her my little buddy, she’s definitely five inches taller than me. I actually prefer to call her my sole sister (get it?). Her name is Caitlyn and she’s been one of my closest friends…
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The most confusing part of training for a half marathon for me was picking a training plan. I thought it was going to be as easy as googling “half marathon training plans” and I’d be out on the road running in no time. But to my dismay, there were a million plans that came up and none of them seemed…
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Deciding to register for a half marathon when you’ve never ran one before and your version of exercise is getting up to check if anything new has appeared in the fridge is understandably intimidating. But despite what the fear inside your head is telling you, running a half marathon is an achievable goal. In case you still need convincing here…
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