Tag: Marathon
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Mother’s Day box
In on of my previous posts, I wrote about the latest special edition box, from RunnerBox. Well I finally received mine and its GREAT for that special mother runner in your life! It has lots of great stuff that moms will appreciate. This one has a few things I haven’t tried and looking forward to. Especially…
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Box full of runners love
I have received the latest edition of RunnerBox and it is FANTASTIC! For those who aren’t too familiar with RunnerBox, let me explain it a little… RunnerBox is a subscription box for runners, and anyone who is active really. It is a mini box filled with tons of running products that gets delivered to your front…
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Training for the NYC Marathon begins
As of April 1, I am officially in NYC Marathon mode. I create my own training schedule that fits to my abilities. So far it has been 3 to 4 miles every other day. I am starting off slow and easy. I make my schedules knowing where my weaknesses are and what I need to…
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Let the training begin!
Wow things have been busy around here lately! But I was finally able to sit down and make my training schedule for the TCS NYC Marathon! I am not happy about the fact that I have to train during the HOT HOT Florida summer but I’ll make it work! When I set out to train…
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Impossible is nothing.
What does the word “impossible” mean to you? For me it means a challenge that I gladly accept. Almost my whole life, many have told me that what I do is impossible. There is no way that someone with the severity of my Scoliosis can not be a runner, much less a marathoner. Having Scoliosis…
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It’s TIME to run!!!!
As most of you know, Alpha and I run every race in costumes. You have all asked and waited to see what we will be running as this year…Since we are running two races, that meant two costumes! We run in costumes for many reasons: makes the experience more fun, not so serious, helps keep…
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Tips on running through Disney World
As we are days away from the 2015 Disney World Marathon Weekend, I thought I’d share my veteran tips as to getting through this weekend and the race successfully. After you’ve spent months and countless hours training for this race, you have now received your last instructions and have confirmed your reservation at your hotel. Packing…
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Training ups and downs
WOW! What a crazy training schedule its been for the Goofy’s Race and a Half Challenge!!!! This past weekend I finally was successful at completing high mileage. The race is just 2 weeks away and I feel ready! I ran a local half marathon a few weeks back and set out to do a mock Goofy run.…
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Marathon training time is here!
It’s about that time!!! Time to start training for my second full marathon!! I am very excited about this one. I am running the Goofy Challenge and a Half!!! Which is the half and full marathon races back to back. A total of 39.3 miles. This past January, I ran the full marathon…
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A little reminder to all the runners…
Within the running community there are a lot of things we talk about, from black toe nails to setting a new personal record. I created this page to help others with questions, injuries, and encouragement. As most of you know running is a challenge for me. Because my Scoliosis is so severe, it does cause…
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