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Moab Half Marathon Tips from Nicole and Stacy

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We’re Real Runners, or so we thought. Our expectations and results of the Moab Half Marathon last year weren’t exactly what we had imagined. After having finished the race suffering through the stomach flu, we swore we would never go back to Moab not even to see the Arch. Bibs for Moab 2009 would teach…

Your Story–Bill and Traci Clark

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Traci and Bill, you guys are fabulous! The most amazing thing is not just that you gave a bad habit, but replaced it with something that was hard! Running is fun, but still challenging and sometimes downright painful nonetheless. So, great job on your change of lifestyle! And, we will all cross our fingers for…

How fast can you run your marathon?

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Have you ever wondered how fast you can run a marathon? A marathon is long enough that it can be hard to figure out what kind of goal time to shoot for. There is a cool little workout called Yasso 800’s that can give you a pretty good idea of what kind of time to…

Your Story–Brad Anderson

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Here is one of our 10 winning stories for a Moab half marathon entry. Definitely one to remember when the going gets rough. At some point, it gets tough for everyone, but only some people decide to fight back. Brad, even with some doubt and difficulties, you most certainly came out of the corner fighting!…

Muscle is where your health is

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Have you ever noticed the obvious physical difference between a distance runner and a sprinter? Yeah, many distance runners are almost too skinny. Now, the world class runners may be a little more genetically programmed to be extra thin and need to be as light as possible too, but even many of those athletes are…

Kick That Cold Carrot Concoction

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We all know that dreaded feeling of the winter blues invading your body and taking hold with it’s death grip around your head, chest, stomach and/or muscles. Such a drag to know that YOU are about to. get. SICK! But, if you are lucky, you just might beat the odds and kick it to curb…

Your Story–Tracy H.–50 yrs.

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My story begins as a full-time professional athlete, competing internationally for Canada as a Ballroom and Latin dancer. To support my habit, I taught 35-40 hours a week of dance lessons plus everyday a 2 hour practice session with my partner and two hours of ballet and stretch classes on a weekly basis. I also…

Your Story–Don M.–55 yrs

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A great story about how it is never to late to start running, to have a goal and do speedwork! I started to think fitness after a boating accident @ Pineview. I had to do daily rehab. and started going to the Stewart Rehab Center for help. Then I was nominated to run with the…

Can I Run Both the Salt Lake and Ogden Marathons?

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Can I run both the Salt Lake and Ogden Marathons?Tia from facebook In 2009, the Salt Lake Marathon (April18th) and Ogden Marathon (May16th) are 4 weeks apart. Tempting isn’t it? Why not run both! Well here are a couple questions to answer and ideas to mull over while making your decision. Do you care about…
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