Tag Archives: races
13 Ways to Surely Piss a Runner Off
I did The Color Run a few weekends ago in New Orleans and while I had a blast after the race, I have never participated in a more frustrating 5K in my life. I think many of the people who signed up to run this…
You Know You’re a Runner When…
You know you’re a runner when…
Jazz Half Marathon 2012 Race Recap
Normally when I’d sit down to write a race recap that includes the phrase “I surprised myself,” it’d mean that I ran an unexpected PR or that I accomplished something I never thought I could. This year’s Jazz Half Marathon wasn’t a PR by any means, but I managed to handle the race well and [...]
Enter to Win a Free Entry to the Q50 Halloween Night Trail Race
Claim Your Journey has teamed up with Q50 Races to give out two free entries to the Halloween Night Trail Race and two Purple and Gold Run Louisiana T-shirts…
Featured Blog Post: Quit!
This week, CYJ Blogger Jessica shares with us her first Did-Not-Finish (DNF) race experience. In our current society, quitting is not something that is considered as acceptable behavior…
Reconsidering the race shirt
Many runners relish the fact that our sport of choice is relatively environmentally friendly. For example, running on pavement doesn’t use electricity, runners often donate old shoes to be reused or recycled, and races are going “green” in increasing numbers to reduce the amount of paper used. One thing many of us probably haven’t thought [...]
Then and Now
Before having children, I was hooked on long distance running and triathlons. I even had an excel spreadsheet of my race times and splits. NERD ALERT!!!! I don’t even like using Excel…
Upcoming Races: April
It’s finally spring and hopefully the heat will hold off another month, so we can enjoy a window of enjoyable running weather. There are a lot of races we’re looking forward to this…
With race schedules, what are the limits?
Since late summer, I’ve been waffling over the decision to run (or not run) a fall half marathon. Some of you who follow me on Twitter may recall that I eventually caved and signed up for the Athleta Iron Girl half marathon in New Orleans in November, but the race was postponed until 2012 due [...]
Upcoming Races: September and October
We asked you recently which races you were most excited about attending. We are thrilled that so many of you are getting out there, living a healthy lifestyle and having fun while you’re at it…
