Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Running a Marathon Leslie Stephens “ Be prepared to invest a lot of time in training, don’t skip any long runs (even though they may take over your weekends), stretch after every run, don’t over-do it (cross train!), and invest in a foam roller.
Today I Woke Renewed, And Today I No Longer Miss Him Victoria Sandre “ So today, I woke up with a new kind of pain. It was the raw, aching feeling of something so novel and wonderful that I haven’t yet begun to fathom.
10 Reasons To Run A Half-Marathon (Other Than, You Know, Running) Courtney Corner “ You’ll quickly realize just how cool your body is and you’ll enjoy challenging it and bettering your magic more than sitting around with a bottle of wine. But on your days off, totally do that, too.
This Is What It’s Like To Text With That Friend Who’s Obsessed With The Gym Rob Fee “ We all have that one friend.
6 Lessons You’ll Learn While Training For A Marathon Kate Blando “ You will have to sacrifice free time, social activities, and sleep. But at the end of all of the training, you will run a marathon. You will accomplish something that less than 1% of Americans have accomplished. You will have bragging rights for life.
26.2 Reasons To Not Give Up During Your First Marathon Anonymous “ Running shoes should be replaced about every 300 miles. A marathon gets you 1/12th of the way to a new pair of running shoes! Don’t give up!
10 Things I Didn’t Expect Running Through North Korea Jen Loong “ Some things you truly do once in a lifetime, in that you will probably never get to experience it again. Participating in this month’s Pyongyang Marathon was exactly that.