Note: This is a mishmash of both the 2017 and 2019 races – Yes, it’s that good that we continue to go back every year possible! With three half marathons behind me, and finding myself in the middle of training for my first marathon, I made the very last minute decision to sign up for …
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Many runners describe being in a happy and euphoric state after completing a run, which is commonly known as a runner’s high. As you push your body, it releases endorphins, a natural painkiller, to override the discomfort it is feeling. Well folks, my endorphins must have been on overload after my first half marathon, because …
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The back story… This was admittedly not my first time signing up for what some refer to as the best (or worst), and undoubtedly hardest to get into race in Philadelphia – depending on who you ask. I first signed up back in 2011, and again in 2012 before the lottery system was put in …
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Growing up, I don’t ever recall stating the desire to become a runner, but there were plenty of signs early on that I was good at it. The baton relay at my elementary school Olympic Day, the coach always putting me at half back in my very short-lived youth soccer career, oh and the 9,452 …