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Deadwood-Mickelson Half Marathon - Vanquishing my half marathon demons by chrissto23 Patient Expert Posted Wed 10 Jun 2009 6:46pm In July of 2007 I ran the Spearfish Canyon Half Marathon. I had only run one previous half, the 2006 edition of the same race, and my goal for the 2007 race was simply... I confronted my half marathon demons; almost two full years, in fact. Just as life sometimes gets in the way of running, running sometimes gets in the way of running. You Read on »
See Jane Run Half Marathon Half-Assed Race Review by Amy G. Patient ExpertHealth Maven Posted Wed 23 Jun 2010 9:30am I just realized I hadn't yet written up a review of the See Jane Run Half Marathon in Alameda on June 5th. One reason is that it was almost exactly like last year... expected since I had run a full marathon less than a week earlier. Also, my lungs were still crapped up from the smoke in Vermont. We all ran together for a couple of miles Read on »
Win a Free Entry to the 13.1® - Los Angeles Half-Marathon! by RunnerDude Healthy Living Professional Posted Mon 25 Oct 2010 9:26am Looking for a great winter half-marathon to run on the west coast? Well RunnerDude has a great contest for you! Enter now for a chance at a free entry to the 13.1 Marathon... participants will enjoy a Hollywood themed half marathon celebrating the best of Los Angeles. Both first-timer friendly and perfect for marathoners in training, 13.1® - Los Angeles Read on »
13.1 Los Angeles Half Marathon Race Report by Julia Posted Wed 19 Jan 2011 12:19pm friends? :) Plus, I needed a reason to get off my butt and actually complete a long run. So I attempted this half marathon with absolutely NO TRAINING. Look at this gorgeous.... I decided to line up in the 9 min mile corral. That was my slowest half marathon average so I decided that would be a good place to start. Um.... why did I even bother. It's Read on »
13.1 Atlanta Half Marathon - Course and Elevation by FauxRunner Posted Sun 10 Oct 2010 12:00am Course starts and end at Oglethorpe University (great finish party). The first 2-3 miles (for my speed) were in the dark. The little speed bumps on dark roads were tripping obstacles. Small but fun race with no corrals.  The running in the dark in the beginning may have partly contributed to me going out a tad ... Read on »
National Marathon/Half-Marathon by Marathon Mommies !. Patient Expert Posted Wed 18 Mar 2009 3:03pm Are any mommies out there running the National Marathon, or National Half Marathon this weekend? I'm running the half and would love to meet other Marathon Mommies who are there! Read on »
The Mistakes Marathoners and Half-Marathoners Make by Doug K. Patient Expert Posted Sat 06 Mar 2010 4:53am Running season is gearing up. For those of you into the long runs, here's a good article on the common training mistakes runners make for a marathon or half-marathon. Read on »
Half-marathoner takes wrong turn, runs marathon..... by Kevin L. Patient Expert Posted Wed 12 Nov 2008 7:02pm ....in 2:19:34 and gets disqualified.   Nicholas Kurgat signed up to run a half marathon in Raleigh, N.C. a few weeks ago. But, according to the Raleigh News and Observer, Kurgat, "missed the signs for the half marathon turn and found himself deciding at the 13th mile to keep going, even though he had never run a full marathon and was participating Read on »
Marathon World record holder to run New York Half Marathon in March by Roman M. Patient Expert Posted Thu 21 Jan 2010 9:24am Ethiopia's Haile Gebrselassie loves New York...maybe. At least he loves it enough to announce that he will race the New York Half Marathon in March. FYI... such a warm welcome when I ran the Half-Marathon in 2007. I"m sure it will be a wonderful event again and I'm looking forward to it." According to the AFP: "The 36-year-old long Read on »
Marathon, half-marathons and other journeys by h2cm Posted Mon 18 Jan 2010 12:30pm . And now - is it really 2,500 years since he made that journey? Now there are many other marathons run the world over. On the 21st March The Fresh Air Fund in NYC are having a half-marathon. As many of our readers are USA based and perhaps around NYC this may just be the spring well-being event for you? Seriously, there are half-marathons the world over Read on »