PR Training Lab: “Can I Run a 1:30 Half Marathon?”

However you choose to describe yourself, plant-based, vegan, plant-curious, flexitarian, or omnivore, there's overwhelming evidence that eating a diet that is made of mostly whole plant foods is

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Find Your Happy Pace

For the third year, I’ll be pacing the two hour group at the Asheville Half Marathon this weekend. Since the course is front loaded with hills the first

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Finding My Happy Pace

There is such joy in helping others achieve their goals.  Even if it’s a stranger you’ve never met before.  Even if you don’t feel like you are doing

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Plan Your Race Well and You Just Might Surprise Yourself

One of the things that I love about racing is the anticipation. You have no idea how well you are going to do until you cross the finish

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Is it Crazy to Race During Taper?

Tomorrow begins the last full week before the Richmond Marathon.  After two months of dry, warm weather, the forecast for November 12 calls for a 55% chance of

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French Broad River Half Race Report

How many races out there promise “flat and fast”?  Not many in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The new French Broad River Half sounded like an ideal

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Time for a Tune Up

This Saturday, I’ll be lacing up my racing flats for the inaugural French Broad River Half Marathon.  It is exactly three weeks before my goal marathon and I’ll

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