Every Mile Matters – Tina Bond I have come to a difficult decision. I think I am going to give up running. The thrill is gone. Pretty, big, shiny medals have lost their lure. Training has become a chore. I don’t enjoy eating all the food. I especially don’t like that my pants don’t fit […]
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Every Mile Matters: April Fools Day Edition
Living with Lymphoedema
LIVING WITH LYMPHOEDEMA by Lynne Harness In the United Kingdom, March 2nd-6th is lymphoedema awareness week. This prompted me to share my own story of living with lymphoedema. Lymphoedema is a visible swelling that develops because there is a problem with the lymph drainage system. The lymph system is no longer able to drain away […]
Remaining Upright
Remaining Upright by Michelle Roberts “What’s the matter, honey?” By the time my father asked me I never even knew the answer. He said when I was a teenager he used to watch as I took on more and more – bigger challenges, harder classes and more after-school activities. He waited on the sidelines for […]
Every Mile Matters
EVERY MILE MATTERS by Angie Webb As a child I loved to run, but I hated running. Give me a basketball or soccer ball and I could run for hours. Tell me to go and run a mile and I wouldn’t do it. In Junior High School I played on the basketball, soccer and softball […]
63-Year-Old Utahn in the Running for Magazine Cover Contest
VOTE FOR SHIRLEE HERE!!! HIGHLAND (KSL NEWS) — Utahn Shirlee Webb, 63, knows how hard it is to take the first step to get healthy and fit, but now she’s in the running to be featured on the cover of Runner’s World magazine. Webb loves to get outside and run anyplace and in all weather. […]
USA COUNTDOWN
USA COUNTDOWN By Perry Newburn Wow just realised its almost 9 weeks since I did the last blog – at the end I had said 15 weeks to go till I fly out from Feilding. And I was getting excited then. NOW its only 6 weeks till head off – and yes excitement is starting […]
USA RUN
USA RUN By Perry Newburn Boy these months are flying by at the moment – scary!!!! The next 4 months wont be any different either. So – What to write about? I wander whats on my mind? Yes I thought I would start a series on the USA run now we are into the countdown […]
A Tale of Two Races
Meandering thoughts from the trail: A tale of two races By Sheila Dawe The two races I’ve run this spring couldn’t have been more different. The first one the weather was spectacular and perfect, sunny but not too hot. The second one the weather was miserable; typical West Coast weather with a constant drizzle. The […]
Moon Jogger attempts to break WORLD RECORD!
Runnin’ down a dream By Zaryd Wilson Perry Newburn achieved a long-held dream in running across the United States. He claimed a world record too. PHOTO/ZARYD WILSON Perry Newburn ran from New York to Los Angeles in world record time. He tells Zaryd Wilson how he did it. Watching the rain pour outside his Feilding […]