Category: Running
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Running the Chicago Marathon: The Gateway to World Marathon Majors
On the flight to Chicago, sleeping peacefully in the row in front of me sat the person who convinced me to sign up for the Bank of America Chicago Marathon: my friend, Gloria. It was her convincing, which took all of maybe five minutes, that I signed up for an expensive race I knew nothing…
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Don’t Do What I Do: When Training for a 5k
I’ve somehow summoned energy to binge train–and I don’t mean just a couple miles each day– I mean train hard. At least a 5k and preferably a pace no slower than 27 minutes. I don’t miss a day. I push my body beyond its limits. Everything in my body aches. I wonder how sore I’ll…
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Running as a Punishment: We’re Doing it All Wrong
As a chubby blonde-haired girl, running through woods, grass, and gravel around my house was stressful. Rather than getting grounded and having my phone taken away for a couple weeks, I was forced to run laps.
Addie Scoggin 