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Busy Week Didn’t Impede Running
It was a busy week leading up to my largest event for Vitae Friday night. It couldn’t have gone any better and am so grateful to all that made it so including Dr. Ben Carson. It was 1,100 strong and...
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Do You Have What It Takes to Run A Half or Full Marathon
I was talking with a friend of mine recently and he asked, “What does it take to run a [half] marathon? This is what I told him. 1. It takes the vision to see yourself doing it and the courage to to...
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Blizzard named “Atlas,” Over Takes Race But Runners Persevere
The plan was to run Crazy Horse in South Dakota on Oct 7, 2013 but as our coach said, “God hit the pause button” on our LIFE Runner weekend. Our team was to meet up at the Rushmore Express in...
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My Best Race Yet!!
In place of the Crazy Horse Half Marathon that was canceled October 6 due to the worst storm to hit SD ever, (see my last post for details),I’m running the St. Louis Half Marathon next Sunday. Hoping...
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Half Marathon #6 Is Done and With PR
I was rockin’ and rollin’ Sunday morning. Followed a lot of cars down Hwy 40 with running stickers on their back windows, bumpers, etc., Like rush-hour there were so many. All heading to Union...
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My First Half Marathon Article Hits 22,000 Views
Published on October 2, 2011, My First Half Marathon…From One Rookie to Another, has now crossed over into a readership of 22,000 and has earned me $50 through Hubpages Ad program. On average 10...
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Powering Up with the Olympics
I’ve taken about 3 months off…from running. While off though I signed up for a marathon in September. What a great time though to power up. The Olympics are a great motivator to dig in and get going...
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Off and Running!
Became reacquainted with my gym. So glad to be working out again. Many of my LIFE Runner teammates continue running in the extreme cold of winter. It hurts my sinuses and running indoors is not a...
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The Next Marathon
In 2 weeks training begins (18 weeks) for my next marathon. The race is the Air Force Marathon in Dayton, Ohio (Sept 20). It’s a long journey to the starting line. Forces me to overcome self-doubt,...
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Training for the Marathon…Digging In
Today got up at usual time… Then did my thing with breakfast/news/prep for day, and ran out the door to do my 4 miles. Mike Egan’s wife Donna, is having some serious health issues so offered the run...
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Rocktober is for Running
October (Rocktober) is the most popular month for half marathons. According to Running USA: October hosted the most U.S. half-marathons (288), while January had the least (83) in 2013. October 2013...
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How to Rock 2018
I just came back from a three year exercise/diet hiatus. I won’t bore you with the details as to why, but I’m older and heavier which makes it harder to get back into an exercise routine. I started...
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The Come Back
It’s been 7 years since I ran my last half marathon and 5 years ago that my husband had his debilitating stroke that left him disabled and homebound. Since then it’s been a litany of other health...
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