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MFR 115: Big Cottonwood Marathon Race Weekend

By Debbie Voiles

The Big Cottonwood Marathon Race WeekendThe Revel Big Cottonwood race weekend was an adventure I won’t soon forget. Well, who am I kidding, I’ll never forget it. Every destination race is unique, and this one, especially so, because it was mostly downhill and because it was the most beautiful race course I’ve had the good fortune to run, postcard scenes around every bend in the road. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Half Marathons, Marathon, mfr-podcast, racing Tagged With: destination races, group of runners, half marathon, run tampa, tampa running retreats, weekend of running

2016 Spice of Life Challenge

By Debbie Voiles

 

This year's challenge includes 12 races.

This year’s theme is the spice of life. That’s right, it’s all about variety. 

This challenge requires you to complete two of each of the following races:  1 mile, 5k, 5 mile, 10k, 15k, half marathon

Wow! That sounds like lots of running fun to me, and it will certainly add structure to your training and racing year.

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Filed Under: 5k Racing, Half Marathons, running challenges, Training Tagged With: comfort zones, half marathons, neale donald walsch, run longer races, running shorter races, spice of life

2015 Running Challenge: Six 5k’s and Six Half Marathons

By Debbie Voiles

Every year I challenge Mojo for Running listeners with a unique agenda of either distances or number of races or both. In 2013, I encouraged you to run 13 half marathons, 13 x 13.1 in 2013. That year the emphasis was on endurance, of course. In 2014, the challenge was to do twelve 5k races to switch it up and focus on speed.

In 2015, I challenge you to run six 5k races because I want you to maintain that fast edge, but you’ll also need to complete six half marathons, giving you an opportunity to find out how that speed can improve your longer events.

If you’re ‘in,’ go to the Mojo for Running Facebook page and just post “I’m in for the 2015 Running Challenge.”

You are on the honor system.

At the end of the year, I’ll have magnets and stickers of the graphic below printed, which you’ll be able to order through this site.

mojo-twelve-x-5k-challenge-copy

The rules:

Only races count, no training runs or virtual races

Only 5k races and half marathons count, no 5 milers, and a 10k doesn’t count

A marathon does not count

If you do a sprint triathlon and the run portion is 5k, that does count.

Both trail races and road races count.

Filed Under: 5k Racing, Half Marathons Tagged With: 5k, challenge, half marathon

MFR 65: First Time Half Marathoners

By Debbie Voiles

Three runners compete in their first half marathon

It is not surprising that half marathons continue to grow in popularity. They are the perfect distance to challenge the runner, but training for 13 miles does not have to completely dominate your life. [Read more…]

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Filed Under: Half Marathons, mfr-podcast Tagged With: half marathon, half marathon distance, half marathon medals, running lives

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