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My First Marathon Rundown
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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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