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Race Day Tips | 12 Mistakes Runners Make and How to Avoid Them

You’ve put in the training, survived the long runs, figured out your race-day outfit and probably checked the weather approximately 47 times. Now it’s time to make sure a few…

6 Unexpected Marathon Travel Tips For Your Best Race

Use these marathon travel tips and tricks to combat some of the most common-stressors of air travel and reduce the risk of jeopardizing race performance

90 Funny & Motivational Race Signs | Marathon Posters & Banners

Snag over 90+ Funny & Motivational Race Sign ideas to help you create marathon signs and be a supporter they can't help but see and LOVE!

Miami Marathon Course Review and Tips

Running the Miami Marathon? Everything you need to know for a great race day and how to prepare for the course and weather.

2026 Lululemon Seawheeze Race and Travel Planning Tips

2026 means the return of Lululemon’s incredible Seawheeze half marathon. Which means we had to dig out our  photos and tips to help you have the best weekend ever.Seawheeze is…

Around the Crown10K Where Every Runner Actually Belongs

Around the Crown 10K in Charlotte is a unique race with a mission to keep running more accessible and enjoyable for everyone.

What DNS and DNF Mean in Racing (And When Each One Is the Right Choice)

Determining whether you should show up on race day with an injury can be tricky, tips to know when to DNS, DNF or keep going.

Sick Before Your Race? Here’s What To Do.

Feeling sick before your race? Don't stress it's actually more common than you think. Here's our tips of how to fight the runner's flu.

LA Marathon Course and Tips

LA marathon course guide and tips for training to help you have a great race. From running coaches and finishers

15 Creative Ways to Display Race Medals and Bibs

Creative ways to display race medals without overwhelming your mantel. Metal hangers are just one of the ways to put your bling on display!

Phoenix Mesa Marathon and Half Marathon Review and Tips

Looking for a PR race course? Don't care about the views? How to plan for the Phoenix Mesa Marathon to have a spectacular day

13 Things I Wish Knew Before My First runDisney Race

Over the last decade plus of coaching, myself and my team, I have helped a lot of runners prepare for runDisney races from a 5K to the Dopey Challenge. It’s…

Honolulu Marathon Review and Course Tips

An honest review of the my experience running the Honolulu Marathon. All the unique race details, how to prepare ahead of time, and what it was like to explore Hawaii…

Philadelphia Marathon Race Review and Tips

Anyone getting ready to run the Philadelphia Marathon needs to read this post! It’s everything I wish I’d known in advance to have the best day possible. Even as a…

Why You Need a Practice Race: Half or Full Marathon Training

In the world of running, the path to achieving ambitious goals is paved with dedication, strategy, and preparation. Just as actors rehearse tirelessly before opening night, runners too have a…

10 Mile Road Races: Finding that Unique Race Distance

Ready for an automatic PR?? Try a unique race distance like one of these 10 mile road races around the United States to challenge yourself.

9 Ways to Manage Pre-Race Nerves for More Fun and Faster Times

What if instead of fighting your nervous, you found a way to use them and thus felt more confident an calm? Keys to manage pre-race nerves.

Bayshore Marathon Review: Course, Crowds, Key Details

Are you looking for a flat fast course? People that are the nicest? Post race food that rocks? A fun race vacation? Great, let me give you the full low…

Best Virtual Races with Medals and 15 Reasons to Try One

Here are the best virtual races and why you need to start including them in your training. It's medals, motivation and so much more

30 Tips to Enjoy a Magical RunDisney Race

While living in Orlando for 3 years, I received a lot of comments that I needed to try runDisney races…but I admit I never did! Yet, so many of you…

What is Parkrun? Why This Free Event Is Worth Your Time

Have you heard people talking about Parkrun USA? Or maybe during a morning run you found yourself passing some flags and people in neon vests, wondering if it was a…

19 Running Rules: Wearing the Race Shirt? Bib Placement? Corrals?

Racing is inherently a solo activity. Only you can control your speed, your mind and your pain threshold. Sure, sure you’re surrounded by thousands of other spandex clad runners, but…

Seawheeze Half Marathon Review and Race Recap

Last month, I had the opportunity to run the Lululemon 10K in Edmonton, which is apparently a scaled down version of the Seawheeze Half Marathon… or so I’d been told.…

Lululemon 10K Race Review and Recap

I haven’t raced a 10K in at least 5 years, but probably longer as the last one was part of the Runner’s World Hat Trick where I did a 5K,…

Santa Barbara Wine Country Half Marathon Review and Race Recap

Welcome to another sunny day in California! After coming out in March to preview the Santa Barbara Wine Country race course and tell you a bit about why Santa Barbara…

Long Beach Half Marathon Race Review and Report

Hellllloooooo from sunny California. Really I could not have timed this trip any better, as the first sightings of winter seem to be hitting Denver. What can I say, I…

Ragnar Colorado: Our Adventure and Race Review

We did it!! Ragnar Colorado: 200 miles, over 30 hours, 2 vans, 12 ladies. Our goal was only to have fun and there were moments of oh crap this is…

Ragnar Relay Race Common FAQs and Team Names

After writing about both Miami to Key West Ragnar Relay Race, the Colorado Ragnar Race, the Wild West Relay, the Palmetto 200 and the Race to Kinvara, I’ve gotten a…

Steamboat Springs Half Marathon Review and Race Report

Should I do this race? Is it good for a PR? How’s the weather? Just a few of the things I’m wondering before clicking register, which is why I now…

Running Problems We’ve All Experienced: How to Make it to Race Day

No one plans to fail. I’m sure the captain of the Hindenburg didn’t set out for his trip thinking, “I’ll stop paying attention for awhile and this big bubble of…

Should You Follow a Race Pace Group?

For months, you’ve diligently followed a training to help you crack your newest race goal. As the race approaches, you start seeing notes about the provided race pace group and…

Underwear Runs: The Next Big Trend

Spartan races, mud runs, color runs…is this the year of the underwear runs? I’ve gotten a LOT of emails lately asking me what I think will be the big, hot,…

12 Weird Thoughts Every Runner Has at the Start Line

You’ve made it to race day. No surprises there, you woke up 322 times to watch the blinking red dots on your clock and ensure you didn’t over sleep. Of…

Oregon Dirt and Vert: My First Trail Race

You never forget your first. Clichés sound trite, but only because they ring true with such simplicity. In 2002, I ran my first race ever. I can’t say I loved…

DNF: Colorado Half Marathon Recap and Race Review

Everyday we’re faced with a myriad of decisions. Most of which have such a tiny impact, we won’t even notice for years that we opted to add that extra squirt…

Are You Picking the Right Race for Your Goals?

When it comes to enjoying race day, nothing matters more than picking one which truly aligns with your goals! Maybe you want to run somewhere exciting, fresh, new? Maybe you…

Platte River Half Marathon Review: Our First Altitude Race!

It’s all down hill, she said. It’s just a half marathon, I said. This is the problem with runners. My Denver raised, but Miami living friend talked me in to…

Jerusalem Half Marathon Review and Recap

As with every adventure there is so much I want to share and only so much you’ll actually care about reading. While I’ll be doing another post about the rest…

NYC Marathon – Beyond the clock

As noted yesterday, I did eek out a 1 minute PR for which I am absolutely grateful. I appreciate all the congrats and all your words of “any PR should…

Puerto Rico Half Marathon – David’s Debut

David declared he was “one and done” at the finish line. I however have other plans for him, as in working with me so we can both hit a great…

Palm Beaches Half Marathon Race Report

Last year David and I took a weekend trip to Palm Beach and loved every second of our time there. I think we both enjoyed a little bit of quiet…

13.1 Fort Lauderdale Race Report

Running is fun! I know a few people might disagree with that statement…I might even at mile 24 next week, but really I feel so blessed every time I finish…

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