Tag: Running
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#RapOnTheRun: Motivation And Running #RunChat
Instagram On motivation and running, below are two questions I’m asked frequently: “How do you stay motivated?” “I can’t do that!” I’ve been asked those questions even more in the past month, ever since I completed a fourth half marathon earlier this month [READ: #RapOnTheRun: Midtown Raleigh Race 13.1 (@Race131) Half Marathon Race Review] and…
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#RapOnTheRun: Final Fitness Boot Camp + Cross Training Results #RunChat
Well y’all I survived fitness boot camp. Remember I told y’all back when fitness boot camp started that I really do not like (hate! hate! hate! hate!) cross training. When it comes down to it, I’d rather just run. The main goal with adding cross training to my marathon training is to become a…
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#RapOnTheRun: Race 13.1 Midtown Raleigh (@Race131), My Spring 2014 Anti-Lazy Tool
Well y’all I’m officially out of the marathon recovery phase. It’s been four weeks since I ran my first marathon last month [READ: #RapOnTheRun: 2014 Tobacco Road Marathon Review]. Now is the time to put another race on the calendar. Otherwise I’m going to get lazy and be less prepared when it’s time to kick…
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#RapOnTheRun: Fitness Boot Camp 2 Week Check-In & Results Update
OK y’all. Tomorrow will officially mark two weeks since I began fitness boot camp [READ:#RapOnTheRun: Fitness Boot Camp Day One: The 7 Minute Fitness Test]. My goals in attending boot camp is to use cross training and strength training to help me get faster and leaner in order to improve my next marathon finish…
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#RapOnTheRun: BSX Athletics Insight (@BSXAthletics) + The Goals To Get Fast & Lean #RunChat
Every Sunday at 8 p.m. or 10 p.m. there’s a one hour Twitter Q & A event called #RunChat. #RunChat is where over 20,000 runners of all athletics abilities (beginners to elites) from all over the world converge on Twitter to talk about running. The Q & A is moderated by #RunChat founders @RunningBecause and…
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#RapOnTheRun: Sometimes You Just Have To Netflix Through It #RunChat
Y’all on the Carolina scene that know me know that I really enjoy being outside. There’s really no comparison to smelling fresh air with a hint of Carolina pine in it while the sun beams down on your skin. Watching the sun rise and set while working out is an experience too. That’s one of…
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#RapOnTheRun: Fitness Boot Camp Day One: The 7 Minute Fitness Test #RunChat
Remember on yesterday I told y’all about the quest to get leaner and faster to improve my running pace and next marathon finish time? [READ: #RapOnTheRun: I Need To Run Faster, I Need To Get Leaner]. Well today was day one of fitness boot camp. The goal of taking this boot camp is to add…
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#RapOnTheRun: I Need To Run Faster, I Need To Get Leaner #RunChat
Y’all, I have a problem. I can run, well enough to finish races, even full 26.2 mile marathons [READ: #RapOnTheRun: 2014 Tobacco Road Marathon Review]. I can even complete races in enough time to not get picked up by the dreaded meat wagon (aka the golf cart that picks up runners who can’t finish a…
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#RapOnTheRun: 2014 Tobacco Road Marathon (@TobRoadMarathon) Review #TobaccoRoadMarathon
Well y’all, I did it. This past Sunday March 16, 2014 I finished the Tobacco Road Marathon. It was my first attempt at running 26.2 miles. Ever since I started running over two years ago [READ: #RapOnTheRun: How Hip Hop Helped Me Train For A Marathon], I’ve been amazed by the running community. Generally, people…