Tag Archives: Marathon

Hills Training Begins!

Posted on 2012/08/08 by Kris

Last night at our running clinic, we started hill training. I may have mentioned this before… I really am not fond of hill. Oh, and we live in a completely flat city. Seriously. There is ONE hill, built over a … Continue reading →

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Motivation for Racing – Why Am I Doing This?

Posted on 2012/05/24 by Kris

When your alarm goes off at 6:00 (or earlier!), and you’re tired, and it’s a little cold out, and you’d rather be in bed, sometimes you ask yourself – Why Am I Doing This? Now, for me this happens all … Continue reading →

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Great Reads This Week – Friday Link Love

Posted on 2012/03/09 by Kris

I thought I’d share some great reads from around the web this week again today – I’m working on a post on eating disorders, watch for that next week! Qualifying to run the Boston Marathon is a runner’s Mecca. It’s … Continue reading →

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Race Envy – My Competitive Nature Needs to be Managed!

Posted on 2012/02/15 by Kris

Last week Bruce signed up for the Fargo Marathon on May 19. I have no plan to run a marathon this year at all. I’m running a half marathon on May 6th. I do NOT need to run a full … Continue reading →

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The Goofy Race and a Half Challenge – Part 3, the Mickey Mouse Full Marathon

Posted on 2012/01/12 by Kris

Approximately 8,500 people registered to run the Goofy Challenge in 2012 (I’m basing this on the range of race numbers at kit pickup; I don’t have stats from Disney). This means there are 8,498 other crazy people out there this … Continue reading →

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