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There’s something both terrifying and thrilling about starting over. You know exactly how much it’s going to hurt — and you can’t wait anyway. This February 28th, 2026, we’ll stand side-by-side again at the starting line of The Woodlands Marathon, just a few miles...
This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of GNC. All opinions are 100% mine. It's time for me to be honest with you. I haven't been running like I should be. It's been over a month since I last ran, and that was a short one to say the least. I haven't been...
There are certain things that one goes through life, never to be without. For most people nowadays, that includes a smart phone and an ATM card. And in your home, there are many things you never seem to be without either. Like a microwave. I can't remember ever living...
This morning was the first long run of the 16 week Hal Higdon novice marathon training plan, which meant heading out for a 10km (6mile run) - the weather, as has been the case for the past few days was absolutely dreadful and I had thoughts of heading back into our...
After starting the 2013 race season with two half marathons (The Berlin Half Marathon and the Spreewald Half Marathon) it was time to go for something a bit shorter to get the whole family involved. While Tiffany enjoyed the Avon Women's Run on Saturday (with my mom,...
Ever since I had seen the funky green pickle race medal of the Spreewald Half and Full Marathon at the Berlin Half Marathon Race Expo a few weeks ago, I wanted to run the race to get my hands on this strange medal. When my schedule cleared out and I was still in good...
During the first weekend of May, on a sunny beautiful day, I decided to torture my mother-in-law and entered her into a 10km race. Her race entry was actually a Christmas present from Stefan and I, because she is a new runner and we thought what better gift for a...
2013 had started slowly in terms of running races, this all changed with the 33 Vattenfall Berlin Half Marathon on April 7th. Neither Tiffany nor I had ever run a half marathon before and to be honest, both of us were happy that we had at least run the entire race...
Since I was getting a bit wordy in the race report, I decided to split this into two posts. To read more about the Berlin Half Marathon, click here. Berlin Half-Marathon Post Race Report Right as you cross the finish line, there are just people everywhere. They are...
Last Sunday was the 33rd annual Vattenfall Berlin Half-Marathon. The very first half-marathon race I've ever run...and definitely not my last. We have been training the past 4 months for this race, after completing our first 5k and 10k races at the end of 2012. And of...
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