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Re: November 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
@zeesparrow your age is not an issue. I started running at 48 years old having NEVER run before and was 50 pounds overweight. Less than 6 months after I started running, I ran my first half marathon.…9 -
Re: October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
Ah yes, Big's Backyard Ultra. I don't even have to click on the link, I can tell what it is from the description. As I recall this year it lasted 3 days. The winner had something like 280 miles. Seco…9 -
Re: October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
Loopet Loppet 12 Hour Trail Race Report Short version - I finished with 42 miles (and over 88,000 steps)! Eight 5 mile loops and two 1 mile loops, and finished just 90 seconds before the end of the 1…24 -
Re: Tips you use to motivate yourself
I think I struggle more with self discipline than motivation, but they're interrelated. Motivation is what gets me to sign up for a race and create a training plan. Motivation is emotional, in the he…2 -
Re: October 2018 Monthly Running Challenge
Today I had my best race in 18 months! This was The Big Woods Run, a trail half marathon which goes through a beautiful state park at the peak of fall color. A rural church puts this race on (along w…17
