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It’s not Halloween: 2012 Bay to Breakers Costumes!

It’s not a Halloween parade, it’s Bay to Breakers! This 12k course through San Francisco from the start line on the bay side of the city to the beach where the waves break against Ocean Beach. The 101st Bay to Breakers this year didn’t disappoint with the costumes. Check out these very creative racers: Credit: Creative Commons: Kevin Edwards

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Find Your Strong Project: Week 3 Spotlight

“What inspires you to run?” Week 3 of the Find Your Strong Project garnered submissions ranging from chocolate bars to family portraits. Margaret C., one of the week’s winners, joined us for a Q&A to share her thoughts on the importance of family and motivation: What made your father the best fan? My dad took a genuine interest in my sports; he was always there to cheer me on and one of the proudest parents you would ever meet. He had a … Continue reading

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dailymiler of the week – Leeanne F.

Every week we pick one inspiring dailymiler to be featured on the blog. This gives you a chance to learn the stories of members of the dailymile community. Check out past dailymiler’s of the week. Do you know someone that would be a great dailymiler? Nominate them! The fact that Leeanne Field dreams of hiring a Winnebago and heading off with her husband and dogs to run around Australia tells you something about the kind of woman this Yorkshire-born woman … Continue reading

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Find Your Strong Project: Week 2 Spotlight

“What’s the best running advice you ever got?” asked week 2 of the Find Your Strong Project. One of this week’s winners, Paul S., shares the story behind his winning advice in a Q&A with dailymile below: Paul’s advice: “ SUCK IT UP! ” Tough love, Paul! Who gave you this advice? When I began running ultras in 1999, this was the advice that time and again experienced ultra runners would tell me. It’s now even the motto for the … Continue reading

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Post #300: why dailymilers “rock!”

We’re marking milestones this Monday morning on the dailymile blog. This is our 300th post since we began writing two years ago. That’s 300 stories about running, racing, cycling, swimming, staying motivated, staying healthy, finding new routes and races, encouraging each other, celebrating our victories and getting past our failures. Most importantly, it’s been about you, the dailymile community! To celebrate our 300th post, we’ve been asking for reasons why your dailymile friends rock. Did you fill out the form? … Continue reading

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dailymiler of the week: Brent P.

Every week we pick one inspiring dailymiler to be featured on the blog. This gives you a chance to learn the stories of members of the dailymile community. Check out past dailymiler’s of the week. Do you know someone that would be a great dailymiler? Nominate them! What does a normal person do on a cold, wintery night? Grab a book. Build a fire. Make hot chocolate. Relax. That’s all fine and good if that’s your thing. But don’t expect … Continue reading

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Find Your Strong Project: Week 1 Spotlight

Last week, thousands of dailymilers and others across the globe shared their strong face with Saucony. The photos were full of emotion: joy, exhaust, accomplishment – all raw and palpable. This first week of the Find Your Strong project was a huge success, and we’d like to thank everyone who participated and shared their strong face! Each week there are 10 winners, and we’ll try to spotlight one or more of them here on the blog. This week, one of … Continue reading

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dailymiler of the week: Renee B.

Three minutes. That’s all Renee B’s doctor will let her run at one time right now. Two months ago she stepped on a stick while running. The result? A high ankle sprain. “Stupid stick!” she growled. She is determined to return to running. This isn’t the first time Renee has come back from an injury. She ran in high school in the 1980s, following the footsteps of my sister and brother into cross country and then on my own into … Continue reading

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Crush Your Goals with the Help of Your Running Community

We all have important running goals – some are lofty like running your first marathon while others are simple like “run at least four days this week.” Usually the big goals are accomplished after weeks or months of achieving your little goals, like running consistently or making sure you do a strength workout twice a week. Running has a cumulative effective and after a few months, you’ll be a lot stronger and faster! It’s fascinating to see which runners regularly … Continue reading

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Remembering Micah True: Run Free, a reposted interview

Last week as we monitored the news, we hung onto a hope that Micah’s disappearance would end well. Sadly, the news did not heed our hope, and the running community was struck with a wave of grief as we each learned about a fallen hero. It became clear to me on Sunday how many people Micah had affected through his running, teaching, and evangelism of his philosophy, Run Free. On Sunday morning, nearly all my connections to running communities were … Continue reading

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