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5 Marathon Mistakes That Made My Injury Worse (And What I'd Do Differently)
Marathon training is supposed to be challenging, but it’s not supposed to break you. Unfortunately, my last training block didn’t go as...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 31, 20253 min read


Paige Spangler Cried Five Times During Her First Marathon. Then Signed Up Again.
Paige didn’t grow up dreaming about becoming a marathon runner. She started running in high school and kept it up on and off through the...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 29, 20252 min read


“I’m Not Athletic, But I Ran a Marathon”: How Emily Bailey Rewrote Her Identity One Mile at a Time
Emily Bailey never considered herself an athlete. She stayed active, played sports growing up, even ran a few 5Ks for fun. But the word...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 23, 20253 min read


Top 10 FAQs for First-Time Marathoners
Training for your first marathon is exciting, but also kind of overwhelming. As the host of My First Marathon and a runner myself, I’ve...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 17, 20254 min read


Marathon Therapy and Ultra Weirdos: What Running Gave John Calabrese When Life Got Hard
John Calabrese didn’t expect running to become a core part of his identity. For years, it was just something he did when he had to—mostly...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 17, 20252 min read


A Marathon Built on Grit (and Google Sheets): How Sarah Yankello Rewired Her Life Through Running
Sarah Yankello never thought she'd run a marathon. She definitely never thought she’d become someone who carefully compared 15 training...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 9, 20252 min read


Half Marathons and Tofu Aid Stations: Running Charlotte without a traditional training block
Ten years ago, Theresa Dornburg hated exercise. The thought of movement for fun—or worse, for sport—was foreign until she found herself...
Taylor Sayles
Jul 7, 20252 min read
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