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Here’s just a small selection of the great blog posts submitted to us by some truly inspiring runners. If you’re a blogger and have run The SF Marathon, please share your post! The Big Day “One of my favorite things to do in life is to stand amongst hundreds or even thousands of runners waiting for the starting gun to go off. with something as big as a marathon you can bet the nerves on most people are a little sensitive. i know my nerves were getting the best of me, i could hardly stand still while waiting for that life changing moment to happen. that moment when you begin your journey to test your body, test your will, and to explore the unknown.” read full story » -Forty Four One Mile Love Letters to San Francisco “With my face glued to the window of Southwest flight #837 from SFO to PHL, I could barely see you through the blur of tears swelling in my eyes, and that good-old marine layer which, I’ve come to know, is as much a part of who you are as the Golden Gate Bridge. I came to you hoping to do some soul searching, but never could I have anticipated the degree of personal enlightenment I’d find in you. Your places, your people, and your energy are unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. Everywhere I turned I found friendly, smiling faces engaging me in real, genuine conversation, inviting me to drinks or dinner, pointing me in the direction of another adventure, welcoming me with unspeakable warmth, offering me rides to places too far for walking or your impressive transit system, or simply wanting to know my story and where I’m from. Each destination offered some of the most delectable comestibles, unique urban fascinations, and natural wonders beyond my wildest imagination.” read full story » -RegularJoeRunning Race Report: 2010 San Francisco Half Marathon (2nd half) “i love this race… like i said, there is just *something* about this race. the san francisco marathon was my first marathon in 2008. last year i ran the 1st half for fun, and this year i decided to finish off the races and run the 2nd half. i had wanted to train hard, but summer has gotten the best of me, and i didn’t quite get in as much training as i hoped. i have been going to weekly track workouts, but haven’t done a tempo run since pre-big sur marathon. i have done a couple double digit runs and hoped that i would be able to hang on. they say (whoever “they” is) that the 2nd half of the marathon is supposed to be the faster half, and i still think that is true. note: “faster” not “fast”. in the full marathon i think the second half just hurts, but i was hoping that the faster part would hold true for me since i was only running the second half and not the first half before it. but first things first…” read full story » -RunnersRambles The San Francisco Marathon Race Report: Worth the Hurt “How do I put this lightly? The San Francisco Marathon is not a race for the faint of heart. Or lung. Or leg. Or psychological will. There’s nothing light about it. The 5:30 A.M. gun assures starting in the dark and that you’ll be running the entire race through fog and cloud cover, since it’s too early for the city’s daily marine layer to burn off. The prettiest portions of the journey – and there are some amazingly beautiful scenes – also happen to coincide with some of the most searing ascents and knee-buckling downgrades you’ll encounter on this particular course. Soaking in the views is a bold move, as those brave enough to tackle 26.2 San Fran miles really can’t afford to have any more breath taken away.” read full story » -RegularJoeRunning SF Marathon 2010 Race Report “Today… may have been one of the BEST race days. I mean, I’ve had good races (the 2009 SF Marathon as one of them) but today surpassed all others. I ran my best marathon time and broke several personal goals/records. I was very apprehensive about everything going into the race, but decided to just go for it and see what happened. I wasn’t expecting anything big or special.” read full story » -Stretching in Heels San Fran 1/2 Marathon & Vacation-Part 1 “I’m back! The SF Half Marathon was an amazing race – my favorite so far. My finish time was 2:20:39 and although I didn’t PR, considering this was my first course with hills, I am very happy with my results. It was also my best run in terms of how I felt during the race and after I crossed the finish line. The race went by quickly and it was a beautiful course to run, even with the hills. I would definitely recommend it to anyone looking to do a new half.” read full story » -The Non-Elite Runner’s Blog A San Francisco Marathon Weekend “Well folks, it came, it went, and it was awesome. Thanks to the good folks at Run Racing and The San Francisco Marathon, I was lucky enough to win an entry into the second half of the San Francisco Marathon, a race close to home and with great friends.” read full story » -PageSpicer Trusting Oneself, Believeing Oneself: Running The SF Marathon “Throughout my high school years and even through my freshman year here at Berkeley, I have avoided doing any types of sports activity. In fact, I even refused to run in my P. E class. I was lazy and had an extremely low self-esteem. However, it wasn’t until my nineteenth birthday when I realized that it was not too late. I can either continue living this way or I can change. I chose to change. Gradually, I started changing my lifestyle. I began eating a lot more fruits and vegetables and avoiding unhealthy food that has high on unsaturated fats, calories and sodium. Even though I didn’t do it as much, I also stopped smoking. Just last January of this year; I added going to the gym and running a mile or two to my weekly routine. I remember being extremely slow at running. It would take me an hour just to run a mile. But I learned to pick things up as I became accustom to running longer distances and taking fewer stops. Eventually, running became less tiring and got more boring. With everything I have been doing thus far, I was beginning to understand why athletes enjoy doing these types of activity to an extent that it made me regret starting this now.” read full story » -Michaelofdacross 42K Photos of My Marathon in San Francisco With the Bay Bridge as witness, 25,000 runners were gathering in the cold. At 6:22AM, as Tony Bennett sang your song with Runner’s World’s Bart Yasso manning the podium, your seventh wave I ran on. It sure felt different running by places heretofore I had only walked on- Pier 39, Aquatic Park, Fort Mason. Whether it was nearby Presidio or distant Alcatraz, your beauty distracted my run- and soon won over my race plan. At every breathtaking view, I had to pause, shoot, and at times pose, the horizon ahead always worth a scan. So you bet I will be coming back to you soon- San Francisco. read full story » -Scientist Runner July 25, 2010 – San Francisco Half Marathon “I ran the San Francisco 2nd-half marathon on July 25, 2010. Prior to this, I had only run 2 shorter races (5K and 10 miles) on very flat courses. So, I was worried. But I ended up having a really great time! To my surprise, I finished in 2:47:42, and my pace was even faster than in the shorter races (e.g. 10 miler)! The comfortable weather, interesting scenery, and – most importantly – many cheerers & great people I “ran into” just pulled me through. When I reviewed the photos after the race, I realized that I was actually smiling from the start to the end – even when my body was hurting. I can’t believe it!” read full story » -Irene The San Francisco 1st Half Marathon Recap “This past weekend I was up in San Francisco for the San Francisco Half Marathon. After running Surf City in February, all I wanted to do was complete the California Dreamin’ Series and get that awesome CA shaped bling (and improve my running along the way of course!). Immediately after Surf City I signed up for San Francisco, and then Long Beach. But anyways, this is about my experience in San Francisco so let’s get on with it!” read full story » -Love2Mags In honor of the month of LOVE, we asked our runners to take the challenge in February and tell us what they LOVE about running. We asked them to tell us their story of when they fell in love with running, when their devotion, obsession, addiction to running began! Here are their stories… “Like Douglas, I ran my first Miami ING 1/2 marathon last year and was addicted! (I live close to Miami). Shortly thereafter, I ran the Disney Princess 1/2 marathon and have done a couple of 5K’s. Waiting for the weather to cool down, I went for a quick run 2 days before Christmas and broke my ankle. I’ve been so do…wn since. Therapy is getting me back quickly and I may be running by next month. Running is truly MY therapy. I sort out my personal, professional and spiritual issues during my runs. I miss it sooo much. I would love to make it to San Francisco, this summer since it is so hot in FL. Who knows? -Dee M. “I got into running because my brother signed me up for the ING Miami Marathon as a birthday present. He handed me a training plan, covered entry fee, hotel, and airfhttp://sfjogblog.wordpress.com/wp-admin/page-new.php#are so I couldn’t say no. I had to switch from Cheez-itz and beer to Gu and water, but I haven’t looked back since. As for when I fell in love with runn…ing, well, there are almost as many stories I could tell about that as there are number of times I’ve laced up my shoes. When I really love running though is when I can share it with someone else the way my brother did for me. I re-fell in love with running when my girlfriend told me that she wants to run the San Francisco Marathon as her first, and most importantly that she wants me to run it with her.” - Douglas C. “I was diagnosed with a heart murmur when I was 31, they wanted to do a treadmill test. I had done no exercising since high school and was concerned I would collapse. I started doing the Par Course because my whole body was out of shape, passed, kept up the Par Course for a few years until told I had an enlarged heart, no anaerobic exercising. So I … See Morestarted jogging. Been doing that for over 25 years now and loving it more. With the jogging no evidence of any heart trouble. In the last four years I have completed four 1/2 marathons (two SF 1/2s). Looking forward to July 25th for my 5th 1/2.” -Jim S. “I started running in Sep 08 and I was very overweight. I began it as just a fitness thing but then I began working towards running my first 5K race and I did that in Feb 09 , and then another, and then a 10K, and it was then that I knew I had fallen in love with running! Now fast froward 1 year later and 75lbs gone, I have now ran my very first Full Marathon just this past Sunday. I ABSOLUTELY am in love with this sport and it has now become a way of life for me! - Julie M. “Someone asked me recently why it was that I run… so I figured it would be worth one post… although I try not to get too personal here on account of me being personal on every other media outlet known to man and the Internet. I digress… I started running in October of 2008 when I had reached a dark point in my life. I’ve always thrown myself head first into everything that I did: work, relationships, school, family, etc. I found that I eventually got to the point where I would be so accommodating to everyone and everything else that I would lose myself in the process. So I ran… my co-worker challenged me to train for a half marathon with her at the time and when we didn’t run together I would run alone high up in the Santa Monica Mountains to escape my troubles and somehow find myself. I ran that trail at least 150 times to date (and counting) who knows how much blood (I’ve fallen and tripped on a few rocks), sweat and multitude of tears I’ve ended up dropping on that gravel. Since then I haven’t gone back, I’ve been half marathoning, marathoning (#2 is coming up with the next LA Marathon) and just running for the love of the sport ever since. I don’t consider myself an athlete by any means but if anything: I am a runner. ” read full story » -Anotorias “two years ago today i ran my first mile of my first marathon training program. i decided to sign up with a fundraising team on a whim to train for a marathon, never having been a runner at all before. i pretty much hated running actually. i never ever would have thought i would be where i am now.two years ago today i had no idea what a garmin was, what lactate threshold meant, that there was a difference between running and racing, that running was not a cheap hobby, what the letters BQ stood for, or that i would actually look forward to waking up earlier on the weekends than the weekdays.in the past 2 years i have…ran 25 races including 6 full marathons and 11 half marathons, my first race – a 5k – became my marathon pace this year, ran a total of 3704.4 miles since day one. running has changed my life for the better. it has given me something to always strive for and to look forward to. it has taught me that i can do anything i set my mind to, and that i am tougher than i thought i was. it has introduced me to some of my very best friends. it keeps me sane, focused, dedicated and happy. it has made me stronger, both physically and emotionally. it has taught me that hard work pays off, but the things worth working for don’t come easily. it has flown by and seems like so long ago i was that newbie runner, but at the same time it seems like yesterday i was out there in my too small cross trainer shoes and cotton shorts running that first mile. who knew it would lead to so many more?” read full story » - RunnersRambles “I can still remember sitting on the doctor’s table, the crinkle of the white paper underneath me. My mother sitting in one of the awkwardly positioned chairs pressed up against the side of the sterile room. We had waited two hours at the walk-in to find out why I received such strong, pulsating pain down my right leg. The first time I noticed it was in my seventh grade ceramics class. My over-weight teacher, Ms. Higgins, stood in front of the class and droned on and on about the inner workings of a kiln when my leg stiffened in front of me, bucking like a rodeo animal. Sharp pain shot from hip to toe like an electric jolt. I passed it off as a harsh twitch, but after six months of increasing occurrences, it was time for something to be done. The doctor entered the room carrying my freshly photographed x-rays. “You have developed a condition known as spondylolisthesis,” he said, plugging the developed images into the clip on the wall. The quick flick of a switch revealed my skeleton. He explained how my L5 vertebrae had become disconnected from the one directly above it, causing the two to wear against each other and eventually slip out of place.” That’s why you’re getting that sharp pain,” he explained. “The slipped vertebrae is pulling on your nerve.” Fast forward ten years. Visits to specialist passed, talk of surgeries faded, and hours of physical therapy logged. An hour long car ride to the airport. A friend’s experience in Chicago shared. The excitement and sense of accomplishment I felt as he spoke of crossing the finish line. “It’s not only the day of the race that’s the accomplishment, it’s the work put in the weeks and months before.” I run because I can. Every day I am reminded of the condition I have, but I can run. I haven’t gotten used to the discomfort, but I can run. To overcome the pain, to do what I have been told I can’t, and to cross the finish line is a physical victory I am able to have. Each run is a reminder of what I can do. My race began in a seventh grade ceramics class.” read full story » -Tyler W “violets are blue… I love running, how about you? With Valentine’s a few days away everyone is twitter-patted, smitten, and doting their loved ones while I am celebrating my own anniversary…my runniversary It was two years ago today that I ran my very 1st training mile for SFM and I have been running ever since. It was not love at 1st sight for running and I. In fact it took us quite awhile to get to the serious committed level we’re at now. That 1st year we spent many hours getting to know one another. It wasn’t always rainbows and butterflies. In fact there were some days I cursed running and the pain it caused me. We had good miles and bad, but through it all we stuck together. Once running and I started communicating better we were able to take it to the next level and our relationship sped up quickly. Before I knew it running was my ♥OTL♥ or one true love as you might call it. In our 2nd year together, running and I accomplished much more than I ever imagined. We celebrated birthdays together. We traveled and got to see different parts of the country. We took it to the extreme and in December earned maniac status (Marathon Maniac #2033…woot woot!). Never in a billion years would I have thought running would bring so much excitement, love, and lifelong friendships into my life. Recently running and I had to take a break. I tried to fight it, but alas running broke my heart *I sprained my knee* and we needed some space. Running is now back in my life and I am happy to celebrate Valentine’s Day this year with my passion! Running I love you ♥” read full story » -Tara “i fell in love with running when i met my husband. at 21, he had spine surgery and could no longer do the things he loved – running, camping, surfing, etc. the pain and depression progressively became worst, and last year, he underwent spine fusion, in which metal rods were implanted in his spine. it turned out to be …a horrible mistake, causing severe nerve damage and subsequent health problems which have further limited the things he can do. for months, he was unable to perform the simplest tasks, like showering or dressing himself. it’s been difficult on both of us, to say the least. i’ve always enjoyed running, but i find that it has now become my sole source of happiness. i can wake up early, go on a long training run, watch the sun rise, and be home before my husband is even awake. my motivation comes from making him proud. every time i train hard or cross a finish line, i close my eyes and pray that a tiny piece of him can live vicariously through me. -Leila N. “Born and raised in Southern California, I moved to San Francisco in 2004 after High School graduation to attend SFSU. While I managed to do okay in my classes, college slowly but surely turned into vice city for me. Two years, a nasty drug and drinking problem, and a suicide attempt later, I moved back home. I continue…d to spiral downward for three more years. I finally got my act back together in 2008, getting clean and getting a job. Before college, I had always been healthy and worked out from time to time but I was never a runner. I started running six months ago, inspired by my Ironman boyfriend to test my abilities and limits. It started out as a love/hate relationship. I’d love to put my running shoes on, hated running, but loved how I felt after. Pretty soon I started hating the actual running part less and less. The day I knew running and I were meant to be together was the first day I ran in the rain. I don’t think I’ve ever felt so amazing. Rain had previously been a trigger for me to use or smoke a cigarette, and now it will forever be a trigger for me to go run. I’ve decided to make the SF marathon my first one. San Francisco has haunted me as the place where I let everything go wrong, so I want to make it a place where I make everything right again.” -Lauren S. “Top 10 signs I’m obsessed with running- You’ve watched and re-watched “The Spirit of the Marathon” multiple times, yet still root for Deena and Lori near the end.- Your netflix queue has multiple running movies on it.- You are on Dailymile, Facebook and Twitter and STILL find new ways to talk to runners about – running.- You have enough tech shirts to outfit the Duggar family, yet you still check them out each time you are in that sporting goods store.- When you see the words IT you don’t think Information Technology,you think ‘band’- You’ve gone beyond mapping routes around your neighborhood and town because you can now calculate mileage in your head.- If you don’t run for a good length of time, you get cranky, irritable, and become downright mean!- You have a drawer dedicated to race shirts.- You’ve experimented with every “goo” product out there. And my final sign for me, and a personal Happy Valentines Day shout out to my coach, running partner and team captain – my wife - Your valentine plans consist of going to fleet feet to get fitted, followed by a romantic carb filled brunch afterward (yes, I am excited about this weekend!) Happy <3 Day Everyone!” read full story » - Jose “I’ve been running since high school and never really enjoyed it. I did a few 10k and 12k races but never really was motivated to do anything longer distance. I usually trained on the track or did the same route on the street. A few years ago, my father convinced me to do a half marathon and see how I do. My father loved to exercise and stay active. So I signed up for the SF Kaiser Half Marathon and I was so nervous that I started at the back of the pack. Well, as soon as the race started I started passing people and my confidence in my running ability grew. I believed that I could do this and I ended up with a decent time. Now, I run with a team and I’m expanding my running routes and doing more trails. I’m training to do my first full marathon in April and hoping to finish with a decent time. It was just a little motivation from my father that inspired me to run happy and enjoy life.” -Payam R. ” “I’m not a runner.” That was my most common response whenever my friend, Raciel, tried to convince me to run a race with her. I just never thought I had the capability to run. It seemed to be something only really fit people do. Chubby girls like me don’t run, we walk. I held on to this belief until one day, it dawned on me that my 20s were almost at an end. Whoever told me that time flies by once you hit 25 wasn’t kidding! I turned 25 and before I knew it, 30 was staring me in the face. I guess you could say I had a quarter life crisis. I wasn’t sad to be leaving my 20s behind. What saddened me was that a lot of goals I thought I would’ve accomplished by the time I turned 30 were still unrealized. At the top of my list was my goal to lose weight and to become more physically fit. This is actually something I’ve wanted to do since I was in high school. I just have never been very successful with it. So, last year, I decided that this would be my year. I’d lose the weight for sure and I’d do it by running. And I thought, what better way to motivate yourself than to sign up for a race? I looked for a few local races and was instantly drawn in by the surf board medals given out by the Surf City Half Marathon. I registered and vowed to start training immediately. The months before the race, I was running 2-3 miles pretty consistently. But for some reason, I couldn’t follow the half marathon training program. The month before race day hit, I had completed only 3 runs: a 3 miler, a 5 miler, and a 7 miler. It shouldn’t be a surprise that Surf City was disastrous. On top of being physically unprepared, race day conditions were horrendous. It was extremely cold (in the 40s/50s) and it never warmed up. It rained pretty much the entire race, and the rain drops were flying almost horizontally because it was SO windy (gusts up to 35mph). There were puddles everywhere. My thighs were red, rubbed raw by wind and rain. And if that weren’t enough, I also didn’t have the right race nutrition (no supplements) and I was wearing the wrong running shoes… which incidentally led to me developing plantar fasciitis on both feet and a bone bruise on my right heel. I spent the last 5 miles hobbling to the finish line. Yeah…. Surf City sucked the big one. When I crossed the finish line, I was incredibly grumpy and I vowed I would never do anything like this ever again. But the funny thing is, as the days and weeks passed by, the pain eased away. And when the excruciating pain you felt begins to fade and get fuzzy in your memory, you start to think crazy things like.. “hey, I can do that again!” and “not only can I do it again, I can do it better!” haha The fading memories of that horrible experience were only part of why I decided to give running a second shot. What really got me going was realizing that as horrible as my experience was at Surf City, I didn’t quit even when I had every opportunity to. I tell this part of my Surf City experience a lot because it was a huge turning point for me. I remember the moment vividly. The medic buses were driving up and down the course route, picking up the injured, and I won’t lie, I was really tempted to wave one of them down. By the 9th mile I was completely ready to throw in the towel and just ride one of those damn buses to the finish line. No shame, just absolute relief from this torture. Just then, a woman with only one leg ran by me. She’ll probably never know this, but without her, I never would have finished the race. As I watched her run by, almost as if she were moving in slow motion, a couple of thoughts crossed my mind. First, I thought about how pathetic I was for wanting to quit when I had two perfectly healthy legs and here was this woman who only had ONE LEG running the race, finishing. And second… if she can do it, I can do it. So I gritted my teeth, put my head down and I ran as much as I could and I walked when I couldn’t run any more. I was hobbling and in a lot of pain. But I crossed that damn finish line, and I did it on my own. It’s funny how one terribly horrendous race started my running odyssey =) Before I knew it, I was signed up for another half marathon. And by the end of the year I had committed to doing my very first marathon, the San Diego Rock n Roll Marathon. As I started running more, the pounds started to melt off and I got stronger and faster. Sitting here now, almost 2 years since I started this journey, I’m completely amazed. I never thought I’d enjoy running. I never thought I’d ever lose the weight. I never thought I’d ever run a marathon. But I’m doing it. And if you were to ask me now if I am a runner, I would say, “You bet your ass I am!“ ” read full story » -Running in Pigtails “falling in love with running hasn’t been an easy ride … to make any relationship last, it takes time to learn about each other, commitment, consistency, the hard truth, and most of all love itself. attending college at the University of Hawaii, i had a few running friends, who would take me through the hills and houses in Manoa Valley, all the way to see Manoa falls … or a slow jog to the Ala Wai canal or all the way to Waikiki beach, just to see the ocean on a non-weekend . running was a great get-away from homework and the lab, from the feeling of a numbing butt from sitting in the library all day … in essence, it became a taste of freedom. and isn’t that what love is suppose to feel like, freedom?! it wasn’t until a few more years of playful jogging (flirting with running) that one of those friends had me sign up with them to run the Great Aloha Run … 8 miles … a seemingly loooong run for me at the time. Thinking of the challenge was fascinating, stars in my eyes, yet at the same time i was so scared of the commitment I was making to show up that morning, ready to run 8 miles. I ended up running that day, coming into Aloha Stadium with the feeling of a winner, my heart in my throat and tears falling from my eyes, like meeting the love of your life (maybe … cause i have yet to meet mine . long story short, i ran a few more Great Aloha Runs, some 5 Ks and eventually graduated to a Half-marathon. My first one was Kole-kole pass, which is a CLIMB up and through the Waianae Range … but as you come down that mountain, feel the salt build on your arms and face from the ocean breeze, and as you look out into the Pacific Ocean, the aching muscles seemed to melt away. Coming into the finish of that first half was amazing because all my friends who ended up running only the 6-mile downhill were all there, waiting for me and cheering me on to the finish. Isn’t that what love is, there to encourage you to the finish, no matter how long it took to get there, love will never fail to be waiting … a few more runs here and there, and then i (unforgivingly) stopped running, as i moved away from home and went to graduate school. time flew by so quickly, having fun, finding other loves (or so i thought), but three years into graduate school, i felt it, not a nagging call back, but a peaceful loving call back to running. i got two other friends to join me in the SF-half marathon … run the ‘golden gate bridge’ it said … i felt i could do it, i felt i could come back. tho i rushed into it soon, with too much confidence that i could just be embraced; i ended up with a bad sprain after jumping over some bushes to get to a running trail … failure settled in over the three weeks of being off my feet, feeling my muscles start to wane, my spirit failing. but i couldn’t let it go that easily, i couldn’t because deep down inside i knew that i loved running, and that it loved me. i got well enough by the time of the run to do the 5 K … this time, i was there cheering on my friends who completed the half-marathon, encouraging them through the finish line. i learned the hard truth that i wasn’t always going to be the strong one in the relationship, that sometimes you just have to know when to give in and let go. after finishing school and moving to LA, i found the love for running again. I live near the sierra madre foothills which provides both nice gradual hills, long straight runs all the way to Pasadena and back, and the long enough 3-mile Rose Bowl loop that takes edge off “boring”. I signed up for my first full marathon last year: Long Beach 2009. Went onto runner’s world, learned a few tricks of the trade of how to prepare, got a 16-week program, and told my friends about it (so that they would understand why i couldn’t stay up late on Friday nights … or any night for the next 4 months). Consistency and Commitment, here I was again, facing great fears. I pulled through the program and finished just under 4:50 that day … tears swelled up in my eyes as i thought about the wall i hit 4 miles back and how i told that wall that i was here, that i was not giving up because i was in love. I just finished Huntington Beach half marathon in the beginning of this month just under 2 hrs., and now psyching myself up for the commitment to train *and show up* for SF Marathon in July. It has taken me awhile to see that I loved running, and that yes, running loves me back. Even when you walk away from it, feel defeated by it, get hit by a wall with it; running never failed to tell me in the end that ‘I love you’. I’ve come to find that relationships are not about the individual days, the ups and downs or the daily grind, it’s about the entire journey. my relationship with running took time, consistency, commitment, the cold hard truth, and most of all love. - Rowena “One day, I found myself wondering what it would be like to just start running – to not think, just run. A coach of mine in high school told me that running was all mental and if I embraced it, it would be easier for me. I remember lacing up my shoes, putting on my workout clothes, and heading out the door. I couldn’t focus at first. The butterflies in my stomach were taking over and I couldn’t help but think this was going to be hard. At that time, we lived on a farm. For miles and miles, in good old central California, there was nothing but farmland (still is) and I set off on a dirt road in a quest to conquer my fear of running. The first few steps were hard. I was almost ready to give up until a gentle summer breeze came along. Was it a helping hand? A reassurance boost? I’ll never know. It gave me the confidence to go on and before I knew it I wasn’t thinking about what my feet were doing. I was running with the wind, running past our farm, past the neighbor’s almonds, through the peach trees of the farm across the street, and back home again with a silly grin on my face. I’ll never forget that day. At the start of each race, I picture myself back on the farm again, let my legs do the rest, and breeze comes along I send a silent thank you.” read full story » - Sukhraj “I started running in August of 2009- still hanging on to baby weight, post partum depression, and lots of stress. The more I ran the more “it” was easier (and by it I mean running, weight loss, depression, and stress). I feel like taking the time to run is like taking the time for me (very rarely do we get to do that as a wife, mom, and employee). I love running because it makes me a better version of me. Why wouldn’t I love that!?” -Trisha K. “I am from Mexico City,I started running in 2004 because I was going to divorce and running was my Therapy and mygroup of runners were the best psoclogysts . Since that year I had run 6 marathons. In 2008 running in Chapultepec park I met a runner,we began running together and now is my boyfriend. We are now trainning for the Sf marathon first because that day is my 49 birthday and because is a marvelous city to run a romantic marathon with the person I love. Thats why I love running because Is my best therapy and running I knew the most marvelous person thatI love and return me to believe in love and enjoy life.” -Laura H “I run to keep sane with 4 young kids at home. I’m not running away from them. I am running to gain patience, perspective, and calm. I do it for me and them. For me I get a sense of accomplishment, a great body, and better health. For them, they get a better mom overall.” -Brandy Running for me, started as an extra curriculum activity I participated in while attending community college in 2003. As I completed every race throughout the season, I found running to be a sport I could do anytime, anywhere for the rest of my life. I had the itch to run a marathon; however I did not really focus on it, until last year. I ran my first marathon in San Francisco with a time of 4:15. I had the courage to train by, for myself and believe in my own strength to do so. Throughout my training I became more aware of my body, mind and spirit. The activity of running is a haven I use to objectively look inside of me and asked myself what I truly want out of my life; my passions, my purpose, my mission. Running has become self awareness, self love, self discipline, self strength, self will, self choice, self… It allows to remember my true identity in this world. It is not “falling in love” with running how I see it, rather it is choice to love running, which in turn permits me to challenge myself and grow mentally, physically and spiritually. Running is a gift I chose to give myself in order to dare to dream and create.” - Claudia C. “Remember when a love is new? Fresh, rosy, star-struck head, heart-filled eyes, racing heart. Untested by time, yes, but unbound, flushed with desire and newfound energy. It took me fortysomething years to discover running for myself. The once-elusive running love had to happen, of all places, at some tropical beach in the backdrop of a glorious sunrise, after my SF-AIDS marathon alum sister challenged me to run a few yards with her. I huffed and I puffed after encircling one lagoon. I said, “That’s it for the day!” But having tasted it, I wanted to engage my mornings that same way…and I had 5 more vacation mornings to do it. I came back home with a rush to keep this new love running. And so I did. I ran my first mile within 2 weeks, my first 5K within the next month. Then my 7K. Then a 10K. The new love is now only 7 months old, tested by only 5 races so far. I still have two more races before I look at the SF Half Marathon straight in the face. What a way to mark the anniversary of my first running year! So why do I love running? Because it makes my heart (want to) race.” -Pen P.
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Evo samo mali izbor od velikih blogu dostavljaju nam neke zaista inspirativnih trkača. Ako ste blogger i pokrenuli SF maraton, molimo Vas da podijelite svoj post! Big Day "Jedan od mojih omiljenih stvari koje treba učiniti u životu je da stoji među stotine ili čak tisuće trkača koji čekaju na početnu pištoljem otići. nešto kao velika kao maratonu možete se kladiti na živce većina ljudi su malo osjetljivi. ja znam moji živci su uzimajući najbolje od mene, ja jedva stoje dok čekate taj život mijenja trenutku dogoditi. taj trenutak kada početi Vaše putovanje u testirati svoje tijelo, testirati svoju volju, i da istraže nepoznat. " pročitajte puni priča » -Four Forty jedan kilometar Ljubavna pisma na San Franciscu "S moje lice zalijepljen na prozor Jugozapad # leta 837 iz FSR-a na PHL sam jedva mogao vidjeti kroz zamućenja suza oteklina u mojim očima, te da je dobro stari morski sloj koji sam upoznao, je koliko dio koji ste kao Golden Gate Bridge. Došao sam vam u nadi da će to nekog tko traži, ali nikada ne bi mogao sam predvidjeti stupanj osobnog prosvjetljenja bih naći u vama. Vaši mjestima, ljudi, i vaše energije su za razliku od svega sam ikad doživjela. Gdje god sam se okrenuo otkrio sam prijateljski, nasmijana lica mi je upustiti se u pravi, istinski razgovor, pozivajući me na piće ili večeru, pokazujući mi u smjeru druge avanture, pozdravlja me s neizrecivom toplinom, nudeći mi vožnja do mjesta predaleko za šetnju ili vaš impresivna tranzitni sustav, ili jednostavno žele znati moju priču i gdje sam od. Svaka destinacija nudi neke od najatraktivnijih sladak comestibles, jedinstvenim urbanim fascinacije i prirodnih čuda izvan najluđim mašte. " pročitajte puni priča » -RegularJoeRunning Utrka Izvješće: 2010 San Francisco Polumaraton (2. poluvrijeme) "Volim ovu utrku ... Kao što sam rekao, postoji samo * nešto * o ovoj utrci. San Francisco maraton je bio moj prvi maraton 2008. Prošle godine sam objavio 1. poluvremenu za zabavu, a ove godine sam odlučio završiti s utrke i trčanje 2. poluvrijeme. sam htio trenirati teško, ali ljeto je stečen najbolje od mene, i nisam sasvim doći u što više treninga kao što sam se nadao. ja sam bio idući u tjednoj pjesama treninga, ali nisu učinili Tempo bijegu od prije Big Sur maratonu. Učinio sam par dvoznamenkastim staze i nada se da ću moći objesiti na. kažu (tko su "oni" je) da je drugi polovina maraton bi trebao biti brži pol, a ja još uvijek mislim da je to istina. napomena: "brže", ne "brzo". u punom maratonu mislim da je druga polovica samo boli, ali bio sam u nadi da će brže dio vrijedi i za mene jer sam je samo radi drugu polovicu, a ne prvi pola prije njega. , ali prvi stvari prvi ... " pročitajte puni priča » -RunnersRambles San Francisco Marathon Race Izvješće: vrijedan Hurt "Kako sam stavio ovo blago? San Francisco Maraton nije utrka za onesvijestiti se od srca. Ili pluća. Ili noga. Ili psihološke volje. Nema ništa o tome svjetla. U 05:30 sati pištolj osigurava početkom u mraku i da ćete biti pokrenut cijeli utrke kroz magle i naoblake, budući da je prerano za gradske dnevnog moru sloj da se spali off. Najljepši dijelovi putovanje - a tu su i neke zapanjujuće lijepih scena - također dogoditi da se podudara s nekim od najvažnijih žestoku uspona i koljena izvijanja smanjio rejting ćete naići na ovom tečaju. Namakanje u pogledima je hrabar potez, kao i one dovoljno hrabar u borbi protiv San Fran 26,2 milja stvarno ne mogu priuštiti da imaju više oduzeti dah. " pročitajte puni priča » -RegularJoeRunning SF Marathon 2010 Race Prijavi "Danas ... možda je jedan od najboljih utrka dana. Mislim, ja sam imao dobre utrke (2009 SF maraton kao jedan od njih), ali danas nadmašio sve ostale. JA ran moj najbolji maraton vremena i razbio nekoliko osobnih ciljeva / snimci. Bio sam jako prestrašen o svemu ide u utrku, ali je odlučio da se samo ići za to i vidjeti što se dogodilo. Nisam očekivao ništa veliki ili poseban. " pročitajte puni priča » Istezanje-u petama San Fran 1/2 maraton i odmor-Dio 1 "Ja sam natrag! Maraton SF Polovica je bila nevjerojatna utrka - moja najdraža do sada. Moj završni vrijeme je 2:20:39, a iako nisam PR, s obzirom na to je bio moj prvi tečaj sa brda, ja sam vrlo sretan sa svojim rezultatima. To je također moj najbolji mali u smislu kako sam osjetio za vrijeme utrke i nakon što sam prešao ciljnu liniju. Utrka je prošla brzo i to je bio lijep tečaj za pokretanje, čak i sa brda. Ja bi svakako preporučujemo svima koji žele nešto novo polovicu. " pročitajte puni priča » -The Non-Runner Elite blog San Francisco Marathon Weekend "Pa ljudi, je došao, on je otišao, i to je bio strašan. Zahvaljujući dobrim ljudi na Run Racing i The San Francisco maratona, bio sam dovoljno sretan da osvojiti ulazak u drugoj polovici San Francisco maraton, utrka u neposrednoj blizini kuće i velikih prijatelja. " pročitajte puni priča » -PageSpicer Vjerujući sebe, sebe Believeing: Pokretanje SF maraton "Tijekom mojih srednjoškolskih godina, pa čak i kroz moje prve godine ovdje na Berkeleyu, ja sam izbjegavao radi sve vrste sportskih aktivnosti. U stvari, čak sam odbio raditi u mom PE klase. Bio sam lijen i imao iznimno niska samopoštovanje. Međutim, to nije bilo sve do devetnaestog moj rođendan kad sam shvatila da to nije bilo prekasno. Sam može nastaviti živjeti na taj način ili sam može promijeniti. Odlučila sam se promijeniti. Postupno sam počela mijenjati svoj stil života. Počeo sam jesti puno više voća i povrća te izbjegavanje nezdrave hrane koja ima visoko na nezasićenih masti, kalorija i natrij. Iako sam to nije učinio koliko je, i ja sam prestao pušiti. Samo u siječnju ove godine, dodao sam ide u teretanu i trčanje jednu milju ili dvije na moj tjedni rutinu. Sjećam se vrlo sporo na trčanje. Bilo bi mi sat samo pokrenuti milju. Ali ja sam naučila da pokupite stvari kao što sam postao navikavati na trčanje veće udaljenosti i uzimanje manje prestaje. Na kraju, trčanje postaje manje naporan i dobio više dosadno. Uz sve što smo radili do sada, bio sam na početku shvatiti zašto sportaši uživati radiš ove vrste aktivnosti do te mjere da me požaliti od ove sada. " pročitajte puni priča » -Michaelofdacross 42K Fotografije Moj maraton u San Franciscu S Bay Bridge kao svjedoka, 25.000 trkača su se okupili u hladnoće. U 6:22 sati, kao što je Tony Bennett je pjevao svoju pjesmu s trkača svjetske Bart Yasso popune podiju, vaš sedmi val trčao sam dalje. Zasigurno je ostavljalo drukčiji dojam radi u naseljima do sada sam samo da je išao na-Pier 39, vodeni park, Fort Mason. Bilo da je u blizini prezidijum ili daljoj Alcatraz, svoju ljepotu omesti moj krug i ubrzo osvojio moje rase plana. U svakom prekrasnim pogledom, morao sam pauzirati, pucati, a ponekad i poza, obzor ispred uvijek vrijedi skeniranja. Tako ćete se kladiti ću se vraćati na vas uskoro San Franciscu. pročitajte puni priča » Znanstvenik-Runner 25. srpanj 2010 - San Francisco Polumaraton "Pobjegla sam u San Franciscu 2. pol maraton 25. srpnja 2010. Prije toga, samo sam pokrenuti 2 kraće utrke (5k i 10 milja) na vrlo ravnim tečajeva. Dakle, bio sam zabrinut. Ali ja sam završio nakon što je stvarno velik vrijeme! Na moje iznenađenje, ja sam završio u 2:47:42, a moj ritam je čak i brže nego u kraćim utrkama (npr. 10 Miler)! Ugodno vrijeme, zanimljiva scenografija, i - najvažnije - mnogo cheerers i veliki ljudi sam "naletio" samo me izvukao. Kada sam pregledao fotografije nakon utrke, shvatio sam da sam zapravo bio nasmijan od početka do kraja - čak i kada mi je tijelo boljelo. Ja ne mogu vjerovati! " pročitajte puni priča » -Irene San Francisco 1. Polumaraton rekapitulacija "Ovaj vikend prošlosti sam bio u San Franciscu za Half Marathon San Francisco. Nakon što je trčanje Surf City u veljači, sve što sam željela učiniti je ispuniti California Dreamin To serije i dobiti taj strašan CA obliku bling (i poboljšati moje trčanje na putu, naravno!). Odmah nakon Surf City sam se prijavio za San Francisco, a zatim Duge Beach.But Uglavnom, riječ je o mom iskustvu u San Franciscu, pa neka se s njim! " pročitajte puni priča » -Love2Mags U veljači, pitali smo SF trkači maratona kako su se počeli prikazivati, ovdje je ono što su morali prijaviti: "Kao Douglas, trčao sam moj prvi Miami ING 1/2 maratona prošle godine i bio je ovisnik! (Živim u blizini Miami). Ubrzo nakon toga, trčao sam maraton Disney Princess 1/2 i učinili nekoliko 5K je. Čekajući vremena da se ohladi, otišao sam za brzi vožnji 2 dana prije Božića i slomila gležanj. Bio sam tako učiniti ... jer WN. Terapija se mi vratimo brzo i sam može biti pokrenut od sljedećeg mjeseca. Trčanje je doista moje terapije. Sam riješiti svoje osobne, profesionalne i duhovna pitanja tijekom moje staze. Nedostaje mi je sooo puno. Volio bih to učiniti u San Franciscu, ovog ljeta jer je toliko vruće u FL. Tko zna? -Dee M. "Dobio sam na trčanje, jer je moj brat me prijavio za ING Miami maraton kao rođendanski poklon. Pružio mi je plan obuke, natkriveni ulaz naknadu, hotel, i airfhttp :/ / sfjogblog.wordpress.com / wp-admin / stranici new.php # tako da ne bih mogao reći ne. Morao sam da se prebaci s Cheez-itz i pivo u Gu i vode, ali nisam gledao natrag od. Što kad sam se zaljubio u runn ... ing, dobro, postoje gotovo kao mnoge priče sam mogao reći o tome kako postoje nekoliko puta sam laced up moje cipele. Kad sam stvarno volim trčanje iako je kada mogu podijeliti s nekim drugim koji način moj brat učinio za mene. I ponovno se zaljubio u prikazuju kada moja djevojka mi je rekla da želi ostati u San Franciscu maraton kao njezin prvi, i što je najvažnije da ona želi da ga pokrenuti s njom. - Douglas C. "Bio sam s dijagnozom srčanog šum kad sam bio 31, oni su htjeli napraviti treadmill test. Sam učinio ni vježbanje jer srednjoj školi i bio je u pitanju ja bi propasti. Počela sam radiš par tečaj jer mi je cijelo tijelo je izvan forme, prošlo, zadržao se na par tečaj za nekoliko godina, dok je rekao da je povećan srce, ne anaerobni vježbanje. Dakle, ja ... Vidi Morestarted jogging. Radili da je za više od 25 godina i voli ga više. Uz trčanje niti jedan dokaz o srčanih problema. U posljednje četiri godine sam završio četiri 1/2 maraton (dva SF 1/2s). Veselimo se 25. srpnja za moj 5. 1/2. -Jim S. "Počela sam raditi u ruj 08 i bio sam vrlo težine. Počeo sam ga samo kao fitness stvar, ali onda sam počeo raditi na trčanje moj prvi 5K utrku a ja sam to učinio u Velj 09, a zatim drugu, a zatim od 10K, i tada sam znao da sam pao u ljubavi s tekućom ! Sada brzo opaki 1 godina kasnije i 75 £ otišao, ja sam sada trčao sam vrlo prvi puni maraton upravo to prošlost u nedjelju. Ja apsolutno sam zaljubljena u ovaj sport, a sada je postao način života za mene! - Julie M. "Netko je nedavno pitao me zašto je to da sam trčanje ... pa Pomislio sam da bi bilo vrijedno jednom nakon ... iako pokušavam ne bi previše osobne ovdje zbog mene se osobno na svakog drugog medija poznate čovjeku i internet.I digresiju ... Počela sam raditi u listopadu 2008, kada sam stigao taman točka u mom životu. Uvijek sam bacio sam glavu na prvom mjestu u svemu što sam učinio: rad, odnosi, škola, obitelj, itd. Otkrio sam da sam na kraju došla do točke u kojoj bih biti tako ljubazan svima i sve drugo što bih se izgubiti u process.So sam trčao ... moj suradnik izazov mi je trenirati za polumaraton s njom u vrijeme i kad nismo zajedno pokrenuti bih pokrenuti samo visoko u Santa Monica Mountains pobjeći moje nevolje i nekako pronaći ja. Trčao sam da trag najmanje 150 puta na dan (i brojanje) Tko zna koliko krvi (ja sam pao i iskočio na nekoliko stijena), znoj i suze mnoštvo sam završio spustivši se na tom gravel.Since onda sam nisu vratili, bio sam polovina marathoning, marathoning (# 2 dolazi do sljedećeg LA maraton) i samo trčanje za ljubav prema sportu od tada. Ne smatram ja sportaš na bilo koji način, ali ako ništa drugo: Ja sam trkač. " pročitajte puni priča » -Anotorias "Prije dvije godine sam trčao danas svoju prvu milju od moj prvi maraton trening programa. sam odlučio da se prijavite sa timom za prikupljanje sredstava na ćud trenirati za maraton, nikada nije bio trkač na sve prije. i ljepušan velik dio mrzio radi zapravo. ja nikada ne bi pomislio da bih bio tu gdje jesam now.two godina danas nisam imao pojma što je Garmin je bio, što laktat prag značilo, da je razlika između trčanje i utrke, da trčanje nije bio jeftin hobi, što su slova BQ stajao, ili da ja zapravo bi gledati prema naprijed probuditi ranije na vikende od weekdays.in zadnjih 2 godine ja sam trčao ... 25 utrka uključujući 6 punih maratona i 11 pol maratoni, moj prvi utrku - a 5k - postao moj maraton Tempo ove godine, objavio je ukupno 3704.4 milja od prvog dana. pokrenut je promijenio moj život na bolje. to mi je dao nešto da se uvijek zalagati i za gledati prema naprijed. to me je naučio da ja mogu učiniti ništa i postaviti svoj um, i da ja sam teže nego što sam mislio sam bio. to me je upoznao neke od mojih najboljih prijatelja. drži me razuman, fokusiran, posvećena i sretni. je me jače, i fizički i psihički. to me je naučio da je trud isplati, ali ono što vrijedi za rad ne dolaze lako. je poletio je i čini se kao tako davno bio sam newbie da trkač, ali u isto vrijeme čini se kao jučer sam bio vani u moje previše malih križ trener cipele i pamučne gaćice prikazuju taj prvi kilometar. koji je znao da će to dovesti do toliko više? " pročitajte puni priča » - RunnersRambles "Još uvijek se sjećam kako sjedi na liječnički stol, nabor na bijelom papiru ispod mene. Moja majka sjedi u jednoj od nezgodno postavljenim stolicama prešanih protiv strane sterilnu sobu. Imali smo čekali dva sata u šetnju-u kako bi saznali zašto sam dobio takav snažan, pulsirajući bol niz moje desne noge. Prvi put kad sam primijetio da je u mom sedmom razredu keramike klase. Moj višak kilograma učitelj, gospođa Higgins, stajao ispred razreda i droned na i na unutrašnjem djelovanju peći kada je moja noga ukrućen ispred mene, suprot kao rodeo životinje. Oštar bol pucao od kuka do pete kao električni potres. Ja ga prođu kao oštre trzajima, ali nakon šest mjeseci povećanje pojava, bilo je vrijeme za nešto što treba učiniti. Liječnik ušao u sobu knjigovodstvenu moj fotografirali svježe x-zrake. "Ti su razvili stanje poznato kao spondylolisthesis", kazao je, plugging razvijene slike u isječak na zidu. Brzo dodirom prekidača otkrio moj skeleton.He objasniti kako mi L5 kralježaka postao isključen iz jednog neposredno iznad njega, što uzrokuje dva nositi jedni protiv drugih i na kraju skliznuti izvan mjesta. "To je razlog zašto ste uzimajući da je oštra bol ", objasnio je on. "Skliznuo kralješci vuče na živac." Brzo naprijed deset godina. Posjeti stručnjaka prošao, govorimo o operacije isprane, a sati fizikalne terapije prijavljeni. Sat vremena vožnje automobilom do zračne luke. Prijatelja iskustvo u Chicagu dijeli. Uzbuđenje i osjećaj za postignuće Osjećao sam se kao što je on govorio o prelasku cilja. "To nije samo dan utrke koja je postignuće, to je djelo staviti u tjednima i mjesecima prije." Trčim jer mogu. Svaki dan sam podsjetio na stanje imam, ali mogu pokrenuti. Nisam se navikli na nemir, ali mogu pokrenuti. Kako prevladati bol, učiniti ono što sam rekao da ne može, i prijeći ciljnu liniju je fizički pobjeda ja sam u mogućnosti da imaju. Svaki mali je podsjetnik na ono što ja mogu učiniti. Moja utrka je počela u sedmom razredu keramike klasi. "Pročitajte puni priča» Tyler-W "Ljubičice su plave ... Volim trčanje, kako o vama? Uz Valentina je prije nekoliko dana daleko je svatko twitter-potapšao, udario i Neiskusni svoje voljene dok ja slavi svoj rođendan ... moj runniversary Bilo je to prije dvije godine je danas da je trčao sam mojoj 1. trening milju za SFM a ja sam bio pokrenut od tada. To nije bila ljubav na 1. pogled za trčanje i I. U stvari, to nam je dosta neko vrijeme doći do ozbiljnih počinio razini smo na sada. To je prvi godine proveo mnoge sate upoznavanje jedni druge. To nije uvijek duge i leptiri. U stvari nije bilo nekoliko dana sam proklet trčanje i boli me prouzročio. Imali smo dobre i loše milja, ali kroz sve to smo zapeli zajedno. Nakon pokretanja i počeo sam bolje komunikacije uspjeli smo ga odvesti na sljedeću razinu i naš odnos ubrzala brzo. Prije nego što sam znao da je radi moje ♥ ♥ OTL ili jedna prava ljubav kao što ste mogli nazvati. U našem 2 godine zajedno, trčanje i sam postigao mnogo više nego što sam ikada zamišljali. Proslavili smo rođendane zajedno. Putovali smo i dobili da biste vidjeli različite dijelove zemlje. Mi smo ga odveli u krajnost, u prosincu zaradio manijak status (Maraton Maniac # 2033 ... woot woot!). Nikada u milijardu godina bi sam mislio pokrenut će donijeti toliko uzbuđenja, ljubav i cjeloživotnog prijateljstva u svom životu. Nedavno je pokrenut i sam morao uzeti pauzu. Pokušao sam se boriti, ali nažalost radi slomio moje srce * Uganuo sam koljeno * i morali smo neki prostor. Trčanje je sada natrag u mom životu, a ja sam sretan da slavimo Valentinovo ove godine sa svojom strasti! Pokretanje I love you ♥ "pročitajte puni priča» - Tara "Zaljubio sam se s prikazivanjem kad sam upoznala svog muža. na 21, imao je operacije kralježnice i više nije mogao učiniti ono što je volio - trčanje, kamp, surfanje, itd. bol i depresija se postupno postala najgora, a prošle godine je doživio fuzija kralježnice, u kojem metalne šipke su ugrađuju u njegovu kralježnice. ispostavilo se da ... strašno pogriješili, što uzrokuje ozbiljne oštećenje živaca i naknadne zdravstvene probleme koji su dodatno ograničene stvari koje on može učiniti. mjesecima, on je bio u stanju obavljati i najjednostavnije zadatke, kao što je tuširanje ili se garderobu. to je bilo teško na oba od nas, reći najmanje. Uvijek sam uživao trčanje, ali i da se to sada postala moj jedini izvor sreće. ja mogu probuditi rano, ići na duge staze trening, gledati sunce ustati, a biti doma prije nego što je moj muž je još budan. moja motivacija dolazi od čineći ga ponosni. Svaki put kad sam trenirati teško ili prijeći ciljnu liniju, ja zatvorim oči i molim da djelić od njega može živjeti posredno kroz mene. -Vatreni N. "Rođen i odrastao u južnoj Kaliforniji, sam se preselio u San Francisco 2004, nakon mature da prisustvuju SFSU. Dok sam ja uspio napraviti redu u moje klase, koledž polako, ali sigurno pretvara u Vice City za mene. Dvije godine, gadno droga i konzumiranja problema i pokušaj suicida kasnije, ja sam se vratio kući. Ja i dalje ... d za spiralu prema dolje za još tri godine. Konačno sam je dobio moj čin natrag zajedno u 2008, dobivanje čiste i dobivanje posla. Prije faksu, ja sam uvijek bio zdrav i razrađen s vremena na vrijeme, ali nikada nisam bio trkač. Sam počeo prikazivati prije šest mjeseci, potaknuta moj Ironman dečka testirati svoje sposobnosti i ograničenja. Ona je započela kao ljubav / mržnja odnos. Volio bih da se stavi na moje tenisice, mrzio prikazivati, ali volio kako sam osjetio poslije. Uskoro sam počeo mrzi stvarna prikazivati dio sve manje i manje. Dan sam znao pokrenut i ja smo trebali biti zajedno bio prvi dan sam trčao u kišu. Ne mislim da sam ikad osjećao tako nevjerojatna. Kiša je prethodno bio okidač za mene to koristiti ili zapaliti cigaretu, a sada će zauvijek biti okidač za mene da ide raditi. Odlučio sam da moj prvi maraton SF jedan. San Francisco me progoni kao mjesto gdje sam pustiti da se sve poći po zlu, pa želim da bude mjesto gdje se mogu napraviti sve što je pravo ponovno. -Lauren S. "Top 10 znakova sam opsjednut bijegom-ste gledali i ponovno gledala" Duh u maratonu "više puta, ali još uvijek korijen za Deena i Lori blizu kraja -. Vaš Netflix red ima više prikazuju filmove na njemu . - Vi ste na Dailymile, Facebook i Twitter i još uvijek pronalaze nove načine da razgovaraju o trkača - trčanje -. Imate dovoljno tech košulje za odijelo u Duggar obitelj, ali još uvijek ih provjeriti svaki put kada se u toj trgovini sportske opreme . - Kada vidite riječi IT ne mislite informacijske tehnologije, mislite 'band'-si otišao izvan mapiranje ruta oko vašem susjedstvu i grad, jer sada možete izračunati kilometražu u glavi -. Ako to ne učinite kandidirati za dobru duljinu vremena, dobijete nervozan, razdražljiv, i postati stvarno znači - Imate ladicu posvećenu majice utrke -. ste eksperimentirali sa svakim "goo" proizvoda vani. I moj konačni znak za mene, i osobni Sretan Valentinovo kriknuti na moj trener, radi partnera i kapetan momčadi - Moja supruga - Valentinovo Vaši planovi se sastoje od ide na noge da se flota opremljena, nakon čega slijedi romantična ugljikohidrata ispunjen brunch poslije (da, ja sam uzbuđen o ovaj vikend!) Sretan <3 dan Svatko! " pročitajte puni priča » - Jose "Ja sam bio pokrenut od srednje škole i nikada stvarno uživao. Ja sam nekoliko 10k i 12k utrke, ali nikada nije bio motiviran raditi ništa duže udaljenosti. Ja obično trenirao na stazi ili je isti put na ulici. Prije nekoliko godina, moj otac uvjeren da učinim pola maratona i vidjeti kako mi je činiti. Moj otac je volio vježbati i ostati aktivan. Tako sam se za pola SF Kaiser maraton i bila sam tako nervozna da sam počeo na stražnjoj strani pakiranja. Pa, čim je utrka počela sam počeo prolaze ljudi i moje povjerenje u moje sposobnosti pokrenut je rastao. Ja sam vjerovala da sam mogao to učiniti i sam završio s pristojne time.Now, trčim s tim, a ja sam proširiti svoje trčanje rute i radi više staza. Ja sam trening raditi svoj prvi puni maraton u travnju i nadajući se da će završiti s pristojne vrijeme. To je bio samo malo motivacije od mog oca koji me je potaknulo da pokrenete sretni i uživati u životu. -Payam R. "" Ja nisam trkač. "To je bio moj najčešći odgovor kad je moj prijatelj, Raciel, pokušao me uvjeriti da pokrenuti utrku s njom. Ja samo nikad nisu mislili da sam imao sposobnost da teče. Činilo se da će biti nešto stvarno stane samo ljudi. Bucmast djevojke poput mene ne raditi, mi walk.I održan na tom uvjerenju sve dok jednog dana, sinulo mi je da moje 20s su bili gotovo na kraju. Tko mi je rekao da vrijeme leti prema jednom krenete 25 nije šalio! Okrenuo sam se 25, a prije sam to znao, 30 mi je gledao u lice. Mislim da bi mogao reći da sam imao četvrtinu života krize. Nisam bio tužan biti ostavljajući iza moje 20s. Ono što me žalosti je da je puno ciljeva Mislio sam da bi ste postigli u vrijeme Okrenuo sam se 30 još uvijek neostvaren. Na vrhu moje liste je bio moj cilj izgubiti na težini i da se više fizički fit. To je zapravo nešto što sam želio učiniti jer sam bio u srednjoj školi. Upravo sam nikada nisu bili vrlo uspješni s it.So prošle godine, odlučio sam da će to biti moja godina. Ja bih izgubiti težinu za siguran i ja bih to učiniti tako da pokrenete. I mislio sam, što bolji način motivirati sebe, nego da se prijavili za utrku? Pogledao sam nekoliko lokalnih utrke te je odmah povući u medalja surf odbora određenom od strane Half Surf City Marathon. Sam registrirani i obećao da će trenirati odmah. Mjesecima prije utrke, bio sam trčanje 2-3 km prilično dosljedno. Ali iz nekog razloga, nisam mogao pratiti program obuke maraton pola. Mjesec dana prije utrke dan pogodak, što sam završio samo tri vožnje: a 3 Miler, a 5 Miler, te 7 Miler. To ne bi trebalo biti iznenađenje da Surfanje Grad je bio katastrofalan. Na vrhu se fizički nespremne, dan utrke uvjeti su bili strašni. To je izuzetno hladno (u 40s/50s) i nikada ga ne zagrijava. Je kišilo prilično cijelu utrku, a kiša kapljice lete gotovo vodoravno, jer je bio tako vjetrovito (vjetra do 35mph). Bilo je lokve posvuda. Moja bedra su crvena, gumiran sirove vjetra i kiše. A ako to nije bilo dovoljno, ja također nije imao pravu utrku prehrana (bez dodataka) i sam je nosio krive tenisice ... a usput su dovele do mene razvoju tabani fasciitis na obje noge i kosti kraljevstva s moje desne pete . Sam proveo zadnjih 5 milja hobbling do cilja. Surf City usisan u jedan veliki. Kad sam prešao ciljnu liniju, bio sam nevjerojatno prgav i ja obećao nikad ne bih ništa učiniti kao što je ovaj ikada opet. No, čudno je, kao što su dani i tjedni prošao, bol se smanjila daleko. A kad ste se osjećali bol bolan počinje gubiti i dobiti fuzzy u sjećanju, možete početi razmišljati lude stvari kao što su .. "Hej, ja mogu učiniti da se opet!" I "ne samo da mogu to učiniti opet, ja mogu učiniti bolje!" Haha slabih uspomene tog strašnog iskustva su samo dio toga sam odlučio pokrenuti drugi metak. Što stvarno mi je dobio idući je shvatio da je strašno kao što je moje iskustvo je u Surf City, nisam napustio čak i kada sam imao svaku priliku. Reći ću ovaj dio mog iskustva Surf City puno jer je to bio velika prekretnica za mene. Sjećam se trenutka živo. U Medić autobusi su vožnje gore i dolje tečaja rutu, branje gore ozlijeđen, i neću lagati, stvarno sam u iskušenju da val jedan od njih dolje. Do 9. milje bio sam potpuno spreman za baciti u ručnik i samo voziti jedan od tih prokleti autobusima do cilja. Nije sramota, samo apsolutno oslobađanje od ovog mučenja. Upravo tada, žena sa samo jednom nogom je vodio po meni. Vjerojatno ćete nikad ne znate, ali bez nje, nikad ne bih završio utrku. Kao što sam gledala svoju vožnju po, gotovo kao da su se kretali u slow motion, par misli prešao moj um. Prvo sam mislio o tome kako sam bila jadna za koje žele prestati kad sam imao dvije savršeno zdrave noge, a ovdje je to žena koja je imala samo jednu nogu trčanje utrku, dorada. I drugi ... ako ona može to učiniti, ja mogu učiniti. Tako sam gritted moje zube, staviti glavu dolje i trčao sam koliko sam mogao i ja išao kad sam nije mogao pokrenuti bilo koji više. Bio sam hobbling i puno boli. Ali ja sam prešao tu prokletu cilja, a ja sam to učinio na moj posjedovati. To je smiješno kako se užasno grozan utrka počeo moj trčanje odiseju =) Prije nego što sam to znao, bio sam se prijavio za drugi polumaraton. I do kraja ove godine sam je počinio da radiš moj vrlo prvi maraton, San Diego Rock N Roll maraton. Kao što sam počeo prikazivati više, funti počeo topiti, tako da sam dobio jači i brži. Sjedeći ovdje, skoro 2 godine otkako sam započeo ovo putovanje, ja sam potpuno izvan sebe. Nikad nisam pomislio bih uživati trčanje. Nikada nisam mislio sam ikada izgubiti težinu. Nikada nisam mislio sam ikada pokrenuti maraton. Ali ja sam to radiš. A ako ste bili da me pitaš sada, ako sam trkač, rekao bih, "Ti se kladiti magarac tvoj sam!" " pročitajte puni priča » - Trčanje u pletenicama "Zaljubimo u trčanje nije ugodna vožnja ... da bi bilo kakav odnos posljednja, to treba vremena da uče jedni o drugima, predanost, dosljednost, tvrdi istine, a najviše od svega ljubavi same. pohađaju koledž na University of Hawaii, imao sam nekoliko trčanje prijatelje, tko će me provesti kroz brda i kuća u Manoa dolini, pa sve da vide Manoa pada ... ili spor jog na Ala Wai kanal ili sve do Waikiki plaže, samo da vidi ocean na ne-vikend . trčanje je bio veliki get-daleko od domaćih zadaća i laboratorij, iz osjećaja numbing kundak od sjedi u knjižnici cijeli dan ... u biti, to je postao okus slobode. i nije da je ono što ljubav je pretpostaviti da se osjećaju kao, slobode! nije bilo do prije još nekoliko godina razigran jogging (koketiranje s trčanja) da je jedan od tih prijatelja su me prijavili s njima pokrenuti veliku Aloha Run ... 8 milja ... A naizgled loooong mali za mene u to vrijeme. Osvrćući se na izazov je bio fascinantan, zvijezde u mojim očima, ali u isto vrijeme i tako je strah od obveze sam odluka da se pojave tog jutra, spreman za vožnju 8 milja. Sam završio trčanje taj dan, dolaze u Aloha stadionu s osjećajem pobjednika, srce mi u grlu i suze pada s mojim očima, kao što su sastanak ljubav svog života (možda ... jer sam tek moji susret . duljimo, trčao sam još nekoliko Great Aloha staze, neke 5 KS i na kraju završio na polumaraton. Moj prvi je bio Kole Kole-pass, koji je se popne i preko Waianae izboru ... ali kao što ste došli dolje da planinu, osjetiti sol graditi na vašim rukama i licu iz oceana povjetarac, i kao što ste gledati na Pacifiku ocean, bolne mišiće kao da se rastopiti daleko. Dolazeći u boji te prve polovice je bila nevjerojatna, jer svi moji prijatelji koji je završio radi samo 6-milje spustu bili tamo, čeka mene i navijanje na cilju. Nije li to ono što je ljubav, tu da vam savjetujemo da cilja, bez obzira koliko dugo je trebalo doći, ljubav nikada neće uspjeti biti na čekanju ... malo više radi tu i tamo, a zatim i (unforgivingly) prestali prikazivati , kao što sam odselila od kuće i otišao na postdiplomske studije. Vrijeme je tako brzo preletio, druženju, pronaći druge ljubavi (ili tako da sam mislio), ali tri godine u dodiplomskoj školi, ja sam ga osjetila, a ne zakeranje povratni poziv, ali mirno ljubavi poziv natrag na trčanje. ja je dobio još dva prijatelja da mi se pridružite u SF-polumaratona ... pokrenuti 'Golden Gate Bridge na', rekao je ... Osjećao sam da sam mogao to učiniti, osjećao sam se ja mogao vratiti. mada ja sam potrčala u njega uskoro, s previše povjerenja da sam samo mogao biti prigrlio, i završio s lošim uganuti nakon skakanja preko neke grmlja doći do trčanje stazi ... neuspjeh naselili u više od tri tjedna biti izvan moje noge, osjećaj moji mišići počnu smanjivati, moj duh ne. ali nisam mogao pustiti da ide da se lako, nisam mogao, jer duboko u sebi znao sam da sam volio trčanje, i da me voli. ja je dobio dovoljno dobro do trenutka u bijegu da učine 5 K ... ovaj put sam tamo bio na navijanje mojih prijatelja koji su završili polumaraton, potičući ih kroz ciljnu liniju. saznao sam tvrdi istinu da nisam bio uvijek će biti jaka u odnosu, da ponekad samo trebate znati kada popustiti i pustiti. Nakon završene škole i seli u LA, otkrio sam ljubav za trčanje opet. Ja živim u blizini Sierra Madre podnožju koje pruža i lijepe postupno brda, dok ravno vodi sve do Pasadeni i natrag, i dovoljno dugo 3 milje Rose Bowl petlju koja uzima rub off "dosadno". Sam se prijavio za moj prvi puni maraton prošle godine: Long Beach 2009. Otišao na trkača svijeta, naučio nekoliko trikova od trgovine kako za pripremu, dobio 16-tjedna program, i rekao svojim prijateljima o tome (tako da će shvatiti zašto nisam mogao ostati do kasno u petak u noći ... ili bilo noć za narednih 4 mjeseca). Dosljednost i predanost, ovdje sam opet bio okrenut velike strahove. Ja izdvajali kroz program i završio tik ispod 4:50 taj dan ... suze popeo se u mojim očima kao što sam mislio o zid i pogodio 4 milje nazad i kako sam rekao da je zid koji sam bio ovdje, da sam ne odustaje, jer bio sam u ljubavi. Upravo sam završio Huntington Beach polumaratona u početku ovog mjeseca nešto manje od 2 sata., A sada sam psyching za obveze za obuku * i pokazati se * za SF Maraton u srpnju. To mi je uzeti neko vrijeme da se vidi da sam volio trčanje, a da da, trčanje me voli natrag. Even when you walk away from it, feel defeated by it, get hit by a wall with it; running never failed to tell me in the end that 'I love you'. I've come to find that relationships are not about the individual days, the ups and downs or the daily grind, it's about the entire journey. my relationship with running took time, consistency, commitment, the cold hard truth, and most of all love. - Rowena “One day, I found myself wondering what it would be like to just start running – to not think, just run. A coach of mine in high school told me that running was all mental and if I embraced it, it would be easier for me. I remember lacing up my shoes, putting on my workout clothes, and heading out the door. I couldn't focus at first. The butterflies in my stomach were taking over and I couldn't help but think this was going to be hard. At that time, we lived on a farm. For miles and miles, in good old central California, there was nothing but farmland (still is) and I set off on a dirt road in a quest to conquer my fear of running. The first few steps were hard. I was almost ready to give up until a gentle summer breeze came along. Was it a helping hand? A reassurance boost? I'll never know. It gave me the confidence to go on and before I knew it I wasn't thinking about what my feet were doing. I was running with the wind, running past our farm, past the neighbor's almonds, through the peach trees of the farm across the street, and back home again with a silly grin on my face. I'll never forget that day. At the start of each race, I picture myself back on the farm again, let my legs do the rest, and breeze comes along I send a silent thank you.” read full story » - Sukhraj “I started running in August of 2009- still hanging on to baby weight, post partum depression, and lots of stress. The more I ran the more “it” was easier (and by it I mean running, weight loss, depression, and stress). I feel like taking the time to run is like taking the time for me (very rarely do we get to do that as a wife, mom, and employee). I love running because it makes me a better version of me. Why wouldn't I love that!?” -Trisha K. “I am from Mexico City,I started running in 2004 because I was going to divorce and running was my Therapy and mygroup of runners were the best psoclogysts .Since that year I had run 6 marathons.In 2008 running in Chapultepec park I met a runner,we began running together and now is my boyfriend.We are now trainning for the Sf marathon first because that day is my 49 birthday and because is a marvelous city to run a romantic marathon with the person I love. Thats why I love running because Is my best therapy and running I knew the most marvelous person thatI love and return me to believe in love and enjoy life.” -Laura H “I run to keep sane with 4 young kids at home. I'm not running away from them. I am running to gain patience, perspective, and calm. I do it for me and them. For me I get a sense of accomplishment, a great body, and better health. For them, they get a better mom overall.” -Brandy Running for me, started as an extra curriculum activity I participated in while attending community college in 2003. As I completed every race throughout the season, I found running to be a sport I could do anytime, anywhere for the rest of my life. I had the itch to run a marathon; however I did not really focus on it, until last year. I ran my first marathon in San Francisco with a time of 4:15. I had the courage to train by, for myself and believe in my own strength to do so. Throughout my training I became more aware of my body, mind and spirit. The activity of running is a haven I use to objectively look inside of me and asked myself what I truly want out of my life; my passions, my purpose, my mission. Running has become self awareness, self love, self discipline, self strength, self will, self choice, self… It allows to remember my true identity in this world. It is not “falling in love” with running how I see it, rather it is choice to love running, which in turn permits me to challenge myself and grow mentally, physically and spiritually. Running is a gift I chose to give myself in order to dare to dream and create.” - Claudia C. “Remember when a love is new? Fresh, rosy, star-struck head, heart-filled eyes, racing heart. Untested by time, yes, but unbound, flushed with desire and newfound energy. It took me fortysomething years to discover running for myself. The once-elusive running love had to happen, of all places, at some tropical beach in the backdrop of a glorious sunrise, after my SF-AIDS marathon alum sister challenged me to run a few yards with her. I huffed and I puffed after encircling one lagoon. I said, “That's it for the day!” But having tasted it, I wanted to engage my mornings that same way…and I had 5 more vacation mornings to do it. I came back home with a rush to keep this new love running. I tako sam učinio. I ran my first mile within 2 weeks, my first 5K within the next month. Then my 7K. Then a 10K. The new love is now only 7 months old, tested by only 5 races so far. I still have two more races before I look at the SF Half Marathon straight in the face. What a way to mark the anniversary of my first running year! So why do I love running? Because it makes my heart (want to) race.” -Pen P.