Third Time’s a Charm, Isn’t It?

It’s no secret that the half marathon and I have had a rocky relationship. My first one, back in 2005, was really not enjoyable. But then again, I had no idea what I was doing. I loosely followed a training plan but didn’t get any runs longer than 9 miles in. I didn’t do any [...]

My Fitness Inspiration: Don’t Make Me Choose

We’re talking fitness inspiration for this week’s Question of the Week! Check back each Friday as each FBG shares which celeb or everyday person inspires her to be fitter! I was really excited when this question was added to the FBG editorial calendar. How great is it to show some love to the person(s) who’ve [...]

Kansas City Marathon Relay—Taken to My Limits

So earlier this year, I heard my husband muttering about wanting to run another half at the Kansas City Waddell and Reed Marathon. My first thought was “What, I can’t do that with you!” Small back-story: I screwed my hip up last time I trained for one and told myself I wouldn’t try another half marathon again. However, I didn’t want to wait [...]

How to Run a Marathon. Yes, You!

This is it! You’ve conquered the smaller races (5K, 10K, half marathon), crushed them into dust, and now you are ready for The Race. The Big One. 26.2 miles. The Marathon. The marathon is the true test of a runner’s endurance. Pushing yourself as hard as you can for 26.2 miles, even after your body [...]

What’s Your Favorite Race Distance?

We’ve been chatting a lot about running races lately. First, we’ve recently had pieces on how to run a 5K and how to run a 10K, and here in just a little more than a month, we FBGs will be running a 10K in Brooklyn! Not to mention that in the coming weeks, we’ll be [...]

Do You Set Race Goals?

Goals, goals, goals. They’re awesome little beasts. Race goals can push you to go faster, train longer or push harder (so many sexual innuendos there…). We’ve gone over the basics of good goal-setting before, but in the past couple of weeks we FBGs have been lamenting a lot about race goals and the “real” reason [...]

A Marathon Commercial Worth Watching

Besides the fact that I really enjoy that Honda has a car called the “Fit,” (yep, that marketing worked on me!), I’ve never really paid much attention to cars—let alone car commercials. Just give me a reliable car that gets good gas mileage and doesn’t look atrocious, and I’m okay with it. But when Honda released [...]

ING Miami Half Marathon: Kristen’s Race Report

My race did not go as planned. I met none of my goals (other than the one I set at the start line when I realized I could have used one more trip to the bathroom and vowed to remain in control of my bowels). After the first 6 miles or so, I did not [...]

Biggest Loser 12, Week 12 Recap: Marathon Time

  *SPOILER ALERT* This Biggest Loser recap reveals details from last night’s episode. So if you don’t want to know the dramatic details and results of episode 11, click away, my friend, click away! Having to stay up a little later than normal to watch last night’s The Biggest Loser 12 episode was totally worth it! While this season [...]

Do You Practice Like You Play?

I know I’ve mentioned it before, but I grew up dancing and playing sports, and the thing that was drilled into my head over and over (and over, GAH) was that if you want to play hard when it counts, you need to practice with just as much intensity. As a result, I was just [...]

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