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Half-Marathon-Mark
http://half-marathon-mark.blogspot.com/
A site where runners from the Midwest with a predilection (great word, eh?) for distances from 15K to half-marathon can 1) find race information (see "Upcoming Events" in right column); 2) find & share running-related resources (see other page elements; and 3) create some sense of virtual community.
- Added on: Dec 31st, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
- Author: Mark Berry
- Listed in: Running Fitness
- Tags: nebraska midwest iowa kansas Illinois half-marathon
Recent Posts
Running a Multi-stage Relay Race
When I log into my blog next to write Sunday's posting, I'll have completed the 2nd annual "Market to Market Relay", an 84-mile, 22 stage relay race from Omaha to Lincoln, Nebraska.It's my second year as both a team captain and a participant. This y...
How Do Marathons Affect Your Heart?
Occasionally, I get questions - usually from either those who don't know me (and are - most likely - simply making small talk) or those who do (typically, relatives who don't run and are concerned about what they consider to be my "obsessive" behavio...
Goal Setting
In business (the world where I spend most of my time earning money to feed my running habit), goal-setting is an important process. It's the way that we take a business plan and break it down into functional, departmental, team and individual object...
Goal Setting Considerations
I've got several races this fall and next spring that are really important to me. In particular, this fall I'm running two half-marathons - one on the road and another on a highly technical trail, in additioning to running a marathon in early May 20...
Toughening Yourself to Run - the Mental Side of Training
Rightly executed, effective training prepares both the body and mind for peak performance in running. As one establishes a program - graduated by stages and punctuated by differing types of training - to facilitate the development of speed and endur...
Economy & Body Weight
It only makes sense - being overweight adversely impacts running economy. If you don't believe, take your next training run with a backpack filled with 8-10 pounds of books. You'll quickly see how incremental weight affects your speed and - therefo...
