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Knowing what to do before a half marathon or marathon is essential for beginners. Try these 10 pre race tips to prepare for your best race ever! #preracetips #marathontips #halfmarathontips

10 Things to Do the Day Before a Half Marathon [or Marathon]

Many runners find themselves wondering what to do the day before a half marathon or marathon. Whether it’s your first race or fiftieth, the day …

Setting a running goal during training is a great source of motivation when things get tough. But after months of training, it’s easy to feel discouraged if you don’t meet your running goal on race day. Here are 6 ways to recover after a missed running PR. #runninggoal #runningpr #raceday #goalrace

6 Ways to Recover After a Missed Race Goal

One of the most discouraging feelings is working hard towards a specific goal, but failing to see hard work pay off. Unfortunately, as runners, it’s …

Signing up for your first race is an incredible accomplishment! But learning how to prepare for a race can often feel overwhelming. Here are 9 crucial tips for your first race – whether you’re running a 5k, half marathon, marathon, or anything in between. Check out these tips to make training and race day go smoothly! #firstrace #runningarace #racedaytips #trainingtips

9 Tips to Prepare for Your First Race

So you did it – you just signed up for your first race. Congratulations! Training for and completing your first race is one of the …

Tips for the Week Leading up to Your Race

Pre-Race Countdown: What to Do the Week Before a Race

Time always seems to fly by while training for a race. With each workout crossed off on the training plan, race day gets closer and …

After months of training, the last thing any runner wants to do is make a mistake during race week. Here is everything you need to know to correctly taper before a race. What to expect, running taper tips, and common taper mistakes. Head into that half marathon or marathon fully rested! #taper #runningtaper #tapertips #raceweek

Taper Before a Race: Everything You Need to Know

The last few weeks leading up to a race bring a mix of so many emotions. Runners experience everything from excitement, to nerves, anxiety, giddiness …

Check out these awesome running race day tips to have your best race day ever! When race day is tomorrow, nerves and excitement can often get the best of runners. These race day prep tips cover everything from breakfast and meals, to training, logistics, and mental preparation. #racedaytips #runningraceday #racedayprep

8 Race Day Tips for Running Your Best Race

After 14 weeks of 25k training, today is finally RACE DAY! My excitement is high as I eagerly await the start. The past few weeks …