March 2012
121 posts
Anonymous asked: Do you get shin splints? I tend to get them a lot during my runs, so I always have to stop and stretch. Do you have any tips for preventing them? They're getting annoying.
If everyone could take the time to read this:
Every year I run in the Monument Avenue 10k, which is a really big event here in Richmond. This year, I’ve decided to participate in the Massey Challenge. Basically, the Massey Challenge is to raise as much money for cancer research as you can for someone you know who has been diagnosed with cancer. A friend of mines dad died of brain cancer about 5 years ago and the impact it had on their...
we did planks today for so long that my elbows started bleeding from digging into the track…
February 2012
166 posts
“I run because it’s so symbolic of life. You have to drive yourself to overcome...”
– Arthur Blank (via soul-runner)
"once you go track, you never go back"
runner: *posts a status about running (insert # of miles here)*
normal person: oh my gosh you're a god.
a fellow runner: how fast did you go? did you run outside? what was your pace? what were your splits? where there hills? did you run on the track?
“Running has given me the courage to start, the determination to keep trying, and...”
– Julie Isphording (via strongfitneverquit)
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I hate the beginning of spring sports because the other coaches decide it’s a good idea for their sports teams to take over the track.
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Judging on the splits I heard, i'm pretty sure...
"Not every race is perfect, not every run is...
“I’m no great runner, by any means. I’m at an ordinary—or perhaps more like...”
– Haruki Murami, from What I Talk About When I Talk About Running (via soul-runner)
seeklight:
I just want to be able to run in a D1 or D2 College already.