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The heart grows fonder, I miss you running.
by Chic Runner
posted January 15, 2010 at 11:54am

The winner of the GoMoji Ice pack giveaway is Bree from the Fit Bride. Congrats Bree! Please email me at Danica@chicrunner.com so I can get you in contact with the right people :) To those that entered, I totally think that product is worth it, and I kno...more

Last 6.2 miles of the LA Marathon
by Chic Runner
posted January 13, 2010 at 12:09pm

First off, my thoughts and prayers go out to those in Hatit. I was watching the news this morning and the devastating pictures really reminded me that I am so lucky to be alive, to have the ability to do the things I love and to keep smiling. Please remem...more

2010, here I come!
by Endurance Meg
posted January 5, 2010 at 2:48pm

I am super excited to race this year. Last year’s triathlon season, my first attempt at tri, was a blast, and even though I only did three races, it was like a party every time. Who’da thought exercising for 11 1/2 hours would be fun? Uhh… this gi...more

Marathon Maniac
by Chic Runner
posted January 5, 2010 at 11:46am

This is an article about how I ‘became’ a maniac that is going to be published this week in the Magazine that featured the article about my blog last month! Enjoy! If you would have asked me a year ago if I wanted to be a Marathon Maniac, I would hav...more

Victories and Failures in Women's Sports in 2009, or #FTW and #FAIL (Hot or Not for us old-timers)
by anngaff
posted December 31, 2009 at 4:18pm

I was going to make a Hot or Not in 2009 list for women's sports but then realized that "Hot or Not" is so 1990's when people still read magazines (the Hot or Not list was in Cosmo, no? I mean, I wouldn't know because a good feminist doesn't read Cosmo, I...more

2009 Races and Medals
by Chic Runner
posted December 29, 2009 at 1:06pm

So as I said yesterday in the video post, I am really going to have reflective posts every day this week about what I think this year has meant to me running wise and how ‘far’ I’ve come. This post I’ve taken pictures of all the medals I’ve got ...more

2000 meters + Ab workouts + 13.1 Giveaway Winner
by Chic Runner
posted December 23, 2009 at 1:08pm

Last night on my way home I spent some of the time crying. You may not know this about me, but I cry about a lot of things. Commercials, pretty much every movie, tv shows, the nice things that people take the time to do for me, a sweet card, yea, so prett...more

10 miles and a swim?
by Chic Runner
posted December 21, 2009 at 12:45pm

So Saturday morning I got up bright and early for my 6-10 miler. I wanted to hit ten miles, but I didn’t know how I would fare and I didn’t want to push myself too hard pending how I felt during the run. I was just going to run until I was tired. I st...more

It’s official! I’m Maniac Number 2034
by Chic Runner
posted December 10, 2009 at 1:11pm

So last night I applied to be in the Marathon Maniacs club! I got approved and then applied to get my official number. I refreshed g-mail about 1,875,483,287 times in anticipation of the email arriving with my number. I couldn’t wait! FINALLY it arrive...more

Mic check, one, two, THREE!
by Endurance Meg
posted December 8, 2009 at 7:17pm

Checkin' the mic (extra funny if you're an Aqua Teen Hunger Force fan). Next summer, Rev3 is hosting not one, not two, but three triathlons east of the Mississippi. That's pretty sweet. What's even more sweet is that I can get you $10 off your registrati...more

Porta-Potty Blue was my color at CIM
by Chic Runner
posted December 7, 2009 at 12:39pm

So perhaps you followed along on my festive marathon run yesterday via twitter. Then you know I got sicky mcthrowup pooperson. Life goes on. The race was going well. Mile 12 came and I knew I was getting sick. Mile 13.1 and the fun began. Then it was my...more

Ready for 2010?
by Endurance Meg
posted December 6, 2009 at 3:46pm

Whether you are ready for it or not, Two-thousand-and-ten is just 25 days away. I don't really buy into the whole New-Year's-Resolution thing, but I do believe in setting goals and have already vowed to make a few changes in my training and racing strateg...more

CIM, you ain’t got nuthin’ on me!
by Chic Runner
posted December 4, 2009 at 1:21pm

Let’s do this. It’s game time for this marathon and I got my ear-warmers and my mittens and I’m ready to freeze my tail off in my booty shorts. Time to put the SAC in SAC TOWN! Maniac? more like Manica! :) Actually some of my friends call me that b...more

Dear Legs
by Chic Runner
posted December 3, 2009 at 12:34pm

Dear Legs, We have spent 24 wonderful years together. We have been through thick and thin together. Kind of. Thankfully, you never got too thick, and all this running has surely helped you out. You are nice and long and treat me well and get me to many p...more

Magazine Article + 3 miles
by Chic Runner
posted December 1, 2009 at 12:41pm

December is upon us and that means 5 more days until CIM. 5 more days till I can SLEEP! I am so shocked that it’s already December though. Where did this year go? I can’t wait to do a year recap post, or goals for next year. My mind is already spinnin...more

Spectating is a sport too and sign ideas!
by Chic Runner
posted November 30, 2009 at 2:17pm

This morning I was hoping to get my groove back but it will have to wait until this evening. Last night I got a massage which is something I try to do every month when I start to feel really run down. My muscles and body starts to get tired and my legs st...more

Derartu Tulu: What sports are about
by Women's Sports Blog
posted November 2, 2009 at 1:28pm

Good lord, there have been a lot of Big Important Stories on the blog recently.  I promise some light-hearted banter next.  But I have to relay the amazing tale of yesterday's New York Marathon winner, 37-year-old Derartu Tulu.  The first black African...more

New York Marathon: Meb won!
by I Run - Therefore I Blog
posted November 2, 2009 at 12:14pm

(Photo:www.chooseurfun.com)Ok, no doubt, the highlight of my day was the ING New York City Marathon. I watched the first hour on Eurosport. But it's usually the second halft of a marathon which is really interesting, and Eurosport decided to show tennis f...more

Childbirth a barrier? Not when five of six top NYC Marathon winners are moms
by Fair Game News
posted November 1, 2009 at 7:54pm

By Laura Pappano It has become a provocative theme: Marathons and motherhood. Five of the top six women to cross the finish line in the 2009 ING New York City Marathon are moms. 1.    Winner Derartu Tulu, 37, of Ethiopia – an two time Olympic gol...more

Five states down: 45 to go
by Endurance Meg
posted October 23, 2009 at 12:22pm

I've now completed a marathon in five states since I started running marathons two years ago.Since Columbus was so much fun, I thought it might be worthwhile to have a rundown of the races I've done. What marathon has been my favorite so far? Which was th...more

Training Plan for Long Beach
by Chic Runner
posted October 21, 2009 at 12:22pm

So I’ve received numerous questions about the training plan I used for Long Beach. As you all know, the main purpose of my running is to have fun and because I’m crazy and truly love to run. Sometimes people ask me why I run and most of the time I can...more

Peanut butter and Jelly time!
by Chic Runner
posted October 20, 2009 at 5:55pm

So you probably all remember the fact that I get pretty sick when eating/taking GUs or any type of endurance ‘food’ along my run. I tried shot blox, GUs, hammer gels, crank fuel and everything I tried made me miserable. I know it’s important to eat ...more

Columbus Marathon: Brief Race Report
by Endurance Meg
posted October 20, 2009 at 11:57am

I thought I'd let ya'll know how the Columbus Marathon went real quick-like. 14,000 racers started together on the 35degree Sunday morning. It was great, I was dressed perfectly in a long sleeve and shorts.I finished in 3:19:51, over 2minutes faster than ...more

3:30 am + the next race!
by Chic Runner
posted October 19, 2009 at 2:54pm

So every night, for the past 6 months I’ve woken up at 3:30 am on the dot regularly. I don’t know what’s wrong with me, but I wake up and have trouble falling back asleep. Usually it takes me about 30 minutes to fall back asleep. I wake up like itâ€...more

Columbus Marathon: Ready to run...
by Endurance Meg
posted October 16, 2009 at 12:58pm

The Columbus Marathon is on Sunday. I'm leaving for downstate tomorrow morning, going to wave hello to the Mackinac Bridge, and will hopefully miss the rush hour traffic of Detroit and Ann Arbor. Saturday morning will be a relaxed departure from my parent...more

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