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I completed the Seawall Half Marathon in Galveston, Texas, on 20 November 2010 — the first year for the event. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the 2010 event. Exposition Not Applicable: No exposition! Toilets Good: Public restrooms near start line Good: Portable toilets at many water stations (especially at …
Endurance walkers get my renewed respect today. I launched SpryFeet.com last year for endurance runners and walkers. I did this because it was a walking group, not a running group, that helped me return to marathon training two years ago after being away from it for six years. But today anyone who can walk — …
I completed the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on 26 September 2010 and the Tyler Rose Marathon on 10 October 2010, just two weeks later. So a marathon shootout of these two 2010 events is reasonable. And a comparison like this can help you to consider what is most important to you in a marathon. Here …
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I completed the Tyler Rose Marathon on 10 October 2010 — 10/10/10, in other words, the same Sunday as the 2010 Bank of America Chicago Marathon. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the 2010 event. Exposition Good: Held in the lead hotel for the race Good: Colorful variety of jersey, cap, …
I completed the Scotiabank Toronto Waterfront Marathon on 26 September 2010. The weather was beautiful, I set a new personal record (PR), and it was one of my favorite marathons to date. Here is my review of the good and bad aspects of the 2010 event. Exposition Good: Well-organized Good: Open until 8 p.m. on Friday …
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2011 Houston Marathon registration opened at 6:00 AM CDT on Tuesday, July 27, 2010. The 2011 Chevron Houston Marathon and 2011 Aramco Houston Half Marathon will be held on January 30, 2011. The marathon committee this year introduced a lottery system for standard registration. The committee says that it was motivated to go to a …
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I am grateful for every SpryFeet.com reader. And today I want to congratulate and thank reader Soraya Habeych. First, the congratulations: Soraya, congratulations on completing your first half marathon on June 6 in the 2010 Rock ‘n’ Roll San Diego Half Marathon, with a very respectable 2:38:52 chip-time! Second, the thanks: Thank you, Soraya, for …
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If you know how to run your races with courtesy, then you will activate the Law of Attraction in your favor. After all, racing with other runners can be a lot of fun. But, frankly, you can be a big source of irritation to other racers when you are careless about what you are doing …
Training for a half marathon can be challenging. The biggest challenge for most people has nothing to do with developing the endurance to complete a half marathon. Probably many times more people are capable of developing this endurance than the number who believe that they can. No, the biggest challenge to training for a half …
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There are some 800 marathons held annually around the world, with some 250 marathons held annually in the USA alone. And only some 1 to 2% of the population has ever run a marathon. If you have decided to run a marathon but do not know where to begin, then here are seven marathon running …