British runner Gemma Hockett, aka Marathon Girl, is clearly still delighted about her Half Marathon PB and podium position at OPAP Limassol Marathon GSO in 2018. Coming second in the women’s field in a time of 1:26:19, and collecting a superb trophy as a reward, Gemma had a fantastic race on the fla...
Running is a sport that brings out the best in people. Unlike organized sports, where there is a team, a runner is competing for himself or herself, win or lose. And, unlike other sports, it isn’t always the competition that pushes athletes on. Sometimes it is a will and desire to achieve a goal, li...
It is funny how running brings people from all walks of life together joined with a common love. I was lucky to cross paths with a bright-eyed, beautiful, woman named Maria Davydenko when I sat down to interview her. My initial contact with Maria was to discuss her association with Dayo Akin...
Running a marathon is difficult enough as it is, but doing so as a blind person, less than five months after taking up the sport, is an extraordinary task. But as the days count down to the 2018 BLOM Bank Beirut Marathon on November 11, that’s exactly what Ghina Achkar, a 26-year-old Lebanese woman,...
Every race is special in its own way, but this year’s BLOM Bank Beirut Marathon will carry extra meaning for Hassan Dia, a 22-year-old Lebanese hand cyclist. Not only will the November 11 race wind its way around the streets of his home city, but it will also offer the rising star a golden opportuni...
Well, it was actually 45k but felt like 80. The why is not that it was too long but rather that itwas a tougher course than anyone could anticipate beforehand. The course map was wellmarked as well as the topographical map but when you are in the middle of it even thesmallest pebble would feel like ...
Namn: Ola BryngelsonÅlder: 60 plusBor: Stockholms innerstad ( Östermalm )Familj: Fru och två utflugna löparintresserade sönerYrke/sysselsättning: Tidigare Key Account Manager inom Swissair och Avis. Numera Projektarbete inom Marathongruppen , Coach/ledare inom Team Stockholm Marathon/TSMRunning samt...
Among the toughest training weeks, I have ever completed. The 20k distance run on Sunday put a nice cherry on top of last week’s sessions. Started off with a strength session and a cosy 60 mins cross-trainer. Sparring with nothing other than Netflix on a relaxed Monday afternoon.Then things got weir...
To see more of Gabriele follow him on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gabryammoni/Last Saturday, March 24th the half-marathon world championships were held in Valencia, "Ciudad del running". At 5:05 pm the elite athletes started, while the men's race started at 5:30 pm. Following the pr...
Soms heb je net even dat beetje geluk nodig en laat ik dat nou hebben gekregen het afgelopen weekend. Eigenlijk was dat geluk al een aantal maanden eerder toen ik te horen kreeg dat ik via de organisatie “World Marathons” was uitgenodigd voor de marathon in Limassol. Mede dankzij de tip van Hedwig k...
Running sucks! - at least that is what probably went through my mind when I started running on a regular basis after a life of playing football. It was 2011 and I had just started University in Gothenburg. My time was limited and I had to find something to keep myself in relatively good shape. I tri...
One ultimate goal, the Big Five or eventually the Major Six.September 2015, I just finished the 10EM, which is the same as 16km, at the DamtotDam in Amsterdam.It went smooth, even without proper training and that makes me courageous. A bit overconfident maybe, but well that has taken me to some awes...
Eins meiner liebsten Motivationslieder (egal, ob Wettkampf oder Training), dass ich gedanklich singe, wenn´s mir schwer fällt. Und gerade in der Marathonvorbereitung und natürlich dann im Wettkampf kommt immer wieder der Punkt, an dem der Kopf lieber aufhören möchte und versucht, den Körper davon z...
It is another magically white winter in Sweden. The same period of the year as 3 years ago when I signed up for my first half marathon race. I remember vividly how I wrote that very exciting line in the list of my good resolutions for the coming year. Now, I realize that I decided to run a half mara...
I’ve been running since high school where I ran track (though cheerleading was my bread and butter). Then in college I began distance running and fell in love. As a sophomore in college my game plan was to run 6 miles a day everyday and that did me well until an overuse injury led to knee surgery in...
Hello! I'm Lena and I live in Moscow! I am 45 years old. I keep an active and healthy lifestyle. I’m keen on sport and I’ve been running for long distances for four years so far. To your surprise, I’ve already taken part in 3 marathons, the Moscow Marathon, Paris Marathon, as well as the Berlin Mara...
In 2013 I was walking at the beautifull city of Cádiz, Spain, where I was to learn Spanish. I saw people running and thought: “What can it be that those people keep on running, isn’t that boring? At that time, I lost approximately twenty kilograms and had some problems loosing the last five, to get ...
HOW HAS RUNNING CHANGED YOUR LIFE?Running has probably changed my life in more ways than I can ever imagine. First of all it has given me the opportunity to chase my dream of reaching the Olympics and even if that dream won‘t become a reality I know that I am happy every day just going out for a run...
How to run your first Half MarathonOr should I say… how not to run your first Half Marathon. Full of excitement I follow some friends during the Amsterdam Half Marathon. With the marathon app, you can see where the runners are on the track. Some runners told me their targets, fast times or just fini...
I had started running in early 2012, purely as a way to get fit. I had been eating a lot, but not been working out much at all, before then.And then in mid 2012, some of my friends encouraged me to sign up for a 10km race with them; that had been my first running race, and after completing it, I fou...
I have always been a fit person, playing football and also being a football referee at semi-professional level in the UK. Two years ago I started doing crossfit type training and my fitness level dramatically improved... it was at this time that a friend talked me into running my...
How has running changed your life?I have always been running since my early childhood so there was no real life changing moment which came with running for me. Although I can say that running is making me a better person in every aspect of life. It is a daily challenge to be the best you can be on e...
How has running changed your life? Running empowered me to handle real life situations. It gave me confidence to make a difficult decision. I knew that, even though it would be hard to be a single mom with sole custody, I was tough and could persevere. I have been running competitively for over 20...
I've been running for more than a decade. Anyone who knows me knows that it's one of my favourite things to do. Running is my release. It's my meditation, and it always brightens my day. But it was still a surprise to many people when I continued running during my pregnancy.I was...
I wish that I could tell you that my running story was all rainbows and lollipops. But it's not. I will give you a spoiler alert and say it does have a happy ending. Picture this: a 5' 9'', 220 pound white privileged kid from the suburbs from upstate New York, with glasses and dr...
I will never forget my first run. It was 2011 and I had signed up to a local 5km race. I was the chubby young girl who was always open to new experiences but not really ‘into’ running. In fact, that is an understatement. I hated the thought of working out, let alone running, and ...
Currently standing at 183 cm, I am slim and strengthened to traverse the terrain of endurance races. Road racing is my preference, but I do enjoy a middle/long distance race on the track. Open water swimming appeals to me but there are times when the pool does suffice. Cycling, f...
I started running 3 years ago and since then I have been running. In the first months, the runs were short and easy, but from the first moment I started running, I have competed against myself. Sometimes I have almost been nervous standing there ready to run, ready to start my app to keep track of t...
How has running changed your life? My daily runs are what clearsmy head and gives me perspective on things. I feel gratitude when Irun. It is a time when I am completely in tune with myself… myfeelings, my thoughts, and my body. Taking that time for myselfearly in the morning helps me approach the r...
If someone had told me even 3 years ago that I would be running marathons I would never have believed them. This time 3 years ago I was quite happy running 5kms and the occasional 10km (not even quickly I might add!). This was also around the time I started taking my fitness a bit more seriously, so...
It's a Gift.Freedom of flight, of leaps, bounds, two working legs that coordinate beautifully to carry my body up a hill. Each inhale and exhale I take, each breath a treasure. My husband and I work in a pediatric hospital in Colorado. I am an occupational therapist and he is a p...
It once began as a challenge with a friend, but it ended up as a true lifestyle. About 1.5 years ago I signed up for my first race. Together with my roommate we accepted a challenge to run 10km without any break. So exciting! I never ever ran for more than 5km until that time. The moment I came acro...
Lina Falcken’s life was bright, she had started her own interior design company and was a prominent badminton player. Then just before Christmas 2009, there was a dramatic change in the 29-year-old life. A fall in a staircase in the Norwegian city Ålesund, where Lina then used to live, sent her into...
”What doesn ́t kill you, makes you stronger” Friedrich Nietzche We expected adventure when we boarded the boat towards Bornholm on the 4th of May. Together with my younger brother, I had applied, scared but thrilled, to Denmarks hardest running race, Hammer Trail 100 miles. Weather gods were not o...
How has running changed your life? I'm a better mom, wife and friend since I've been able to spend time lost in the mountain. There's just something magical about the climbs, the peaks, the rivers and the quiet that you can hear so loudly when you are miles away from the real world.Where is your fav...
Photo credit to: running.bz.lt Summer, the period of elevated temperatures when cities are less attractive due to their unpleasant, hot asphalts. That’s why I decided to spend a few days far from Milan to continue practicing my running activity without suffering of “persistent dehydration”. So, I mo...
Since I was a child, I admire marathon runners: they know better than others the pain, the struggle and pleasure of marathons. In my opinion, Everybody who is able to run 26.2 miles was (and is) a hero. So last year a friend of mine told me: "Mattia, what about the Rome Marat...
It's Saturday 19:30 … if I go now, I can still get some waffles. I would eat oats if I was in Holland, but I'm in Norway. The food is expensive here, but waffles are free in my hotel. Waffles seem like an excellent start, so let's go now.I am not sure about coffee. Coffee will wake me up, give me en...
It has been exactly 1.5 year ago now in that I was down on my knees. I was caught by a pneumonia witch left me with weeks of antibiotics that eventually didn’t want to make any effect. When the fevers were finally gone I went for a stroll in the park, this was on the 18th of January 2016. It was fre...
I run because every run is a travel. When you travel, you are more aware of the life that passes. You find yourself in the same place as the other people but you are not in the same flow. When you travel, you are more conscious and your mind is more open to grasp every detail around you. You see not...
I was first introduced to the world of sports by my parents at the age of 5, where I started attending karate lessons. Practicing karate as both a sport and a martial art exposed me to many new perspectives on dedication, determination, mental strength and has encouraged me to constantly pursue furt...
Why Are East African Runners So Dominant?It isn’t just your imagination. Yes, East African runners have a tendency to dominate every running record on the books with reason. It isn’t just that their lifestyle is quite a bit more difficult than other cultures, often requiring that they work long and ...
Those Who Beat The Odds By Beating Out The Competition Deserve Our Utmost Adoration Most would consider anyone who is capable of running a half or a full marathon an amazing example of human perseverance. There are some elite marathoners that go beyond what human expectancies could ever imagine. Ma...
Some famous runners have not only shattered expectations but have also broken glass ceilings, breaking personal bests and world records. One of the best things about running is that it is an equal opportunity employer. Anyone with a pair of running shoes and some air in their lungs can hit the tra...
Thomas Alm celebrates his 40th anniversary with 40 endurance races In 2010, Thomas Alm’s life changed dramatically. His beloved mum passed away in cancer and to handle the sorrow, Thomas put on his running shoes, and as he put it, he just “ran, ran and ran”. The same year he completed his first mar...
Those Who Inspire, Awe-Strike Us, And Tire Us Just Thinking About Their Amazing Feats A marathon is something that only elite athletes can dream of competing in. To cross the finish line after traveling 26.2 miles puts even the slowest of runners in a very distinguished category. An ultra marathon,...
Edinburgh Marathon Festival. An IAAF Bronze Label European road marathon. Maybe a bit less known if comparing it to other marathons, but I guess it's one you should add to your bucket list after all. Maybe I even liked to run this marathon the most of the marathons I ran so far. Scotland is an aweso...
If you haven’t seen the movie “Forest Gump,” first of all, you should. Second, in the movie the main character Forest is supposedly the one who began the running craze of the 80s. One of the many things a zany character who is always in the right place at the right time is credited with, running bec...
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