It’s a cure-all for depression, a midlife crisis, and many other life events that leave you with a challenging time. Running is a great way to get in shape, but when you combine it with a specific goal of a marathon in mind, you’ll enjoy an even more rewarding experience! Before summer rolls around, many […]
Tag Archives: First Marathon
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Sep
Sep
Training and preparations for a marathon can be a daunting task. Many questions can arise. There are common questions when running a marathon for the first time. Some of those questions are how long is a marathon, when the best time is to start training for a marathon, and which type of training produces the […]
Long-distance runners here and there felt a certain relief in the brutality of the sport last Sunday after Lance Armstrong struggled brightly with his first marathon at the ING event in New York City. The seven-time Tour De France winner and cancer survivor completed the 26.2-mile race at a grueling pace, using all of his […]
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Mar
Mar
If you’re reading this article, you already know that training for a marathon is not easy. You’ve probably spent nearly every day for the past six months hitting the road or the treadmill with your favorite running shoes (likely having gone through multiple pairs), not to mention the “long runs” which have consumed your Saturdays […]
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Mar
Mar
When I started running in high school, it was basically just for fun and a bit of exercise. I enjoyed just running a couple of miles in the morning before classes and didn’t really find that my feet felt any different in one brand of shoe versus another. However, after I began to run longer […]
If you are one of the over 300,000 people who completed a marathon last year, congratulations! The marathon requires planning, commitment and hard work in order to cross the finish line. For some, completing a marathon might have been the apex of your athletic life, and having finished it, maybe you vowed never to do […]
Running wild in Missoula has just gotten better! Finally after years of begging for a local marathon the Run Wild Missoula organization has put together the city’s first marathon. This is such an exciting development for Western Montana runners, especially those from the Missoula area who have, in the past, had to travel to Helena, […]
Last year, I went to Dublin, Ireland to do my first marathon with the Calgary Chapter of the Canadian Liver Foundation (CLF). In order to participate, I had to fundraise $6,000. It didn’t take long for me to exhaust all of my friends and family for donations, so I had to come up with creative […]