Friday Faves | #BelieveIAm, #TheLastMile, #RUNch, #StopPre

In no particular order, I give you this week’s run-down of nifty, nerdy, motivational, and clever runner-related things that are totally share-worthy:

  • My Believe I Am training journal – created by the eternally-epic Lauren Fleshman and Ro McGettigan – arrived in the mail! Physically cannot wait to scribble all over it with notes about training for Boston and beyond in 2013. (Like Lo says, “This is Lucky ’13! Let’s make the most of it!”) Stay tuned for a post about the journal (and its #SistersInSport blogger community) soon! // Here is that post! Check it out! BBZueJTCEAAsp_w
  • I stumbled across this Über inspirational video (I think it’s actually a trailer for a running documentary that I absolutely need to see). Watch it, watch it now:
    The Last Mile from Red Tide Productions on Vimeo.
  • PATIENT: “The problem is that obesity runs in my family.”
    DOCTOR: “No, the problem is that no one runs in your family.”large
  • “2. Don’t put any race on a pedestal. Treat all races the same. Otherwise there is too much pressure on one day. There are a lot of variables in distance running. Putting all of your eggs in one basket is unhealthy.” – excerpt from “Top 5 Things I’ve Learned From the RC” via The Thinks I Can Think
  • Via @nycrunningmama and @enthusiasticrun – this slick countdown app called Countdown+ Lite that’s PERFECT for keeping track of race dates: photo
  • New favorite Twitter hashtag: #RUNch via @PavementRunnerrunch2
  • This life-size Stop Pre sign that our art department at RW made this week. Umm… I NEED this in my apartment, and I don’t care if it makes me a ginormous #RunNerd.BBZOdlkCAAEwdIS

QUOTE OF THE POST: “A race is a work of art that people can look at and be affected in as many ways they’re capable of understanding.” – Pre

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(My First) Friday Faves | This Might’ve Been A Rest Week, But…

…it was still full of running awesomeness.

  • It still makes me giddy thinking about how amazing last weekend at the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend was, and I loved reliving every magical moment as I read everyone’s race reports: Cait’s clever-as-ever account captured the RW staff’s experience to a T, Robert’s Mickey Mouse wizard hat-wearing Goofy Challenge recap, Hannah’s post about her epically HUGE PR, Meghan’s enchanting entrance into the double-digits (she’s run TEN marathons!), and the @TwinsRun blog about their first (and hopefully not last) RW Challenge race.    
  • Speaking of Meghan, veteran and especially newbie marathoners alike NEED to read her post about all that she’s learned from each of her 10 marathons. Who knew we had a very similar start in the world of marathoning!?!
  • Bart Yasso, the Mayor of Running, shared my Goofy Challenge race report on his twitter and Facebook page, spurring tons of inspiring conversations with fellow Goofy finishers!
  • Runner’s World new Facebook photo album celebrating race bling.
  • Lauren Fleshman’s ballsy but powerful letter to Lance Armstrong so eloquently voiced the feelings of elite athletes angry with the cheating cyclist. An excerpt: “I do not wish for you to go to hell, or live a miserable life…I simply want you, along with all the other cheaters, to find a new profession so that mine continues to mean something.”   
  • Applying for media credentials with Hannah for the Millrose Games at the Armory in NYC on February 16. The field is absolutely stacked, and we’re excited to see some speedy elites (*ahem* Nick Symmonds) compete up close!
  • Heading over to Lehigh to watch my old track team compete. Boy do I miss my girls, but I’m so glad that I live close enough that I can come watch them race often! We’re hoping to meet up for some Sunday long runs soon, and I might dig out my spikes and test out the shiny new track in a couple weeks!

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    Look how pretty the brown and gold mondo surface is!

QUOTE OF THE POST: Finishing isn’t given; it is earned.

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