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 […]
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Every Mile Matters
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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 […]
Beginnings
Beginnings by Shirlee Webb Since we were born, we have had beginnings. We had to begin to walk with all its falls and scrapes and bumps and bruises. We learned to talk,some early some late, but we all began somewhere. We began school at 5 and spent the next 13 years having ups […]
My First Marathon – A Runner’s Journey Pt 2
My First Marathon- A Runners Journey Part Two by Tina Bond Where did we leave off? The day before the marathon, yes. Jim and I had to go to the expo to pick up our packets!! We ended up getting to the expo as they opened and it was great! No lines at packet pick […]
I Am a Runner
I AM A RUNNER by Richard Akers After reading an article shared by Runner’s World I decided to put down my thoughts from my past and what got me started with running and my continued love for it. I borrowed some lines from that article but, changed them up a bit, these lines are what […]