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Selfie Bandit at Georgia Half Marathon

Selfie Bandit at Georgia Half Marathon

In any race, you can see all sorts of people – different sizes, different hairstyles, different clothes, different pace, … but there was someone entirely different this Sunday – a Selfie Bandit at Georgia Half Marathon. Anyone who reads my race reports knows that I take pictures during a race. Lots of pictures. In fact, I was chastised for that habit right after my first marathon. But selfies now … Even though it is the easiest way to get your mugshot into…

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Georgia Publix Half Marathon 2014 – Race Report

Georgia Publix Half Marathon 2014 – Race Report

When a race like the Georgia Publix Half Marathon (2014) that has a reputation of a brutally hilly course can produce a picture like this,  the race report can only be one word (or three) – FUN with FRIENDS! So this race report is more of a picture slide show and less words. If I must say something – tough course but great race, lots of people. I ran with my running buddies and could’ve run 5 more miles after…

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Mizuno: What if Everybody Ran

Mizuno: What if Everybody Ran

I came across the new brand campaign from Mizuno:  “What if Everybody Ran?” and was immediately smitten by it! (Other than a runner, I am a user experience architect in real life and this campaign was gorgeous, designed to catch the eye and very easy to read through!) Of course, it also helps that I am a Mizuno Wave Inspire girl 🙂     Mizuno has statistics to show emotional, economic, health, etc impacts from running. But each of us runners…

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Enjoy the Run, Enjoy the Life

Enjoy the Run, Enjoy the Life

As a person who has absolutely fallen in love with running, I cannot imagine otherwise. Choosing not to run and/or choosing not to love running. Maybe it’s just a reflection on my personality for wearing my heart on my sleeve, but I was reminded yesterday why I keep going back to look for those moments. The group run this past weekend was hosted by a local running store as a preview for the Publix Georgia race course. And as race…

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Hibernating my Dream

Hibernating my Dream

Back in November, I started the 6 month training path to my “Mystery Marathon“. I had my dream race picked for marathon #5 and all that was needed was to train consistently.  A destination race. In a city that I’ve always loved and I’ve wanted to visit again. I blocked flights for my family last Tuesday with the intention of paying for them on Friday morning. Thursday morning, due to unforeseen, unrelated circumstances, I was forced to change plans. I had…

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BRFs and Mind over Body

BRFs and Mind over Body

One of the most amazing things about BRFs (Best Running Friends) are that they are just like best friends – you can pick up your pace and mile just where you left it the last time. This weekend, Dawn, a BRF who moved away to Boston, came down to visit and run with us! She was so awesome in coming out to meet me early for a few solitary miles and then to hang on for a total of 12,…

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Good Form Running Analysis

Good Form Running Analysis

Running (or walking) is such a natural thing that we don’t think twice about it. It is a basic motor skill development and a milestone when a baby begins to walk/run. As kids grow up and they discover the joy of running with the wind in their hair, they just run. But somewhere along the way, some of us (most of us) become sedentary adults for whom running has provided an outlet from daily life and has become a passion….

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