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Why Every Marathon is Longer Than 26.2

My time goal for my first marathon was to get a sub 4. A few miles into the race, I

Blisters? Early alarms? Ice baths? Fatigue? Monotony? Missing out on social events? The expensive running gadgets and gear? No, the

Running a long distance race can beat up your body. You will be sore the day of, and at least

June 2019 Just to get it out of the way-this race did NOT go the way I intended. I ended

Last week was marathon week! As I prepared for my fourth marathon, I thought I would share what I do

Starting out as a new runner can be sort of daunting. Which is funny, because running is one of the

The shoes I talk about here are also mentioned in posts both about stability and neutral shoes. I used to

Tapering for San Diego The Rock’n’Roll San Diego Marathon is in less than two weeks! I was short on time

July 2014 In January of 2013, I moved from Sacramento to Berkeley. Back in Sacramento I had used the gym

I was 17 miles into the Tucson Marathon. Nine miles to go. However, all I could think about was how