Message posted by: David W. The Lincoln YMCA Half Marathon Race in South Mountain is a very tough race, at least for me! Its all hills no flat! Constant rolling hills with some long steep climbs at the half way point and the 3/4 point. Its a great way to judge your ability to run …

Message posted by: Erin H. Okay, seriously, I need to know. How is it that you speedy runners can maintain that fast pace off the bike in Ironman. I wasn’t the fastest runner prior to my accident, I was mediocre. However since my accident the one discipline that has suffered greatly has been my run. …

Message posted by: Dan R. Finished the Mount Desert Marathon this last weekend. Ranked the 2d best marathon in the U.S. by Runner’s Magazine. Also ranked the most beautiful marathon. Taking place in Bar Harbor Maine the marathon is very hilly. Some of these hills are hard to walk up let a lone run up. …

Message posted by: Patricia M. This Sunday was my first attempt at a half marathon, and it was magnificent fun. I had a great time and just to cut to the chase, I was not the last person in the race; I finished fifth from last in the 1/2 marathon run. For those of you …

Message posted by: Amanda D. Yesterday was a great day – my two goals were to finish under 3:40 and not rupture my achilles…and I achieved both. Perfect running weather – I started with “throw-away gloves” but ended up hanging onto them in my fuel belt and was glad I did; I had them on …

Message posted by: daniel d. Thank you Ontri members, you’ve done it again. I qualified for Boston today and just wanted to say thanks. Nine months ago running a marathon was not in my dreams, but with knowledge that is shared on this site and the inspirational stories/RR that I have read… well, let me …

Message posted by: Amanda D. I’m gonna give the marathon a try this sunday… but I’ve promised my coach (and myself!) that if I have any pain I will stop. It is 2 loops so I can bail after the first loop if my achilles isn’t on board for the 2nd. I would love to …

Message posted by: Rita G. Two weeks prior to the Chicago Marathon, I did the Knoxville Double Century to get my first Triple Crown. One gets a Triple Crown if they complete three 200 mile bike ride, a double century, in a year. Double Centuries are unique to California, and I would recommend to anyone …

Message posted by: Natalie S. I have got a place in the London Marathon after trying for 3 years. Which was very exciting until I realised I now have to run 26 miles! This time 18 months ago I could run 1 mile! Anyway, I have been building to a half marathon and using SIS …

Message posted by: katie w. WMy training is going well…*ehem* anyway. Who else is doing it!? To view the rest of the post, please log-in to www.ontri.com