I originally posted this a year ago after losing Andrew Howard, a long-time athlete, to suicide. I think about him often. I'll be racing the 10k at the Stigma Breakers race this weekend both in honor of Andrew and to support all of those us who struggle with mental health. At ...
Giveaways
FREE Entries to the first 20 Frightening 5k registrations!
Wow - what a deal! An inexpensive family event just got even more inexpensive - as in: FREE! Mike Tschida's State Farm office has generously offered to help sponsor the Frightening 5k this year. More info on the event is here. If you'll agree to take a call from their office ...
And the winner of this entry is…
Did you win? Did you win? Did ya? Keep scrolling... Keep scrolling... Winner!!! Send me an email (nichole (dot) porath (at) gmail.com and I'll let you know how to enter! Thanks everyone for entering and for all ...
Giveaway: Circle the Lake 1/2 Marathon, 10k and 5k
It's time for another giveaway! Hip, hip, hoo-ray! The Circle Lake Association puts on the annual Circle the Lake 1/2 Marathon, 10k and 5k every year in September. This year it's held Sept 24th. It's perfectly timed as a tune-up for TCM! It's a challenging, hilly course. ...
And the winner is…
Wait for it... Wait for it... YAY! Congrats! CBL, send me an email and I'll let you know how to enter! For those of you that didn't win but still want to race, be sure to use the code NicholeRunningReaders for $5 off. Register via the Zap link ...
Monday Giveaway – Mendota Trail Bottoms 10 mile or 5k Race!
What a better way to start out the week than with a giveaway, right? Have you been looking for a 5k or 10 mile race distance in Mid-August? August 20th, specifically? Well, well - look no further! The Mendota Bottoms 10 mile and 5k will be held August 20th this ...
![Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals](http://scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com/vp/9c399c2cff55a8be530784fd64307929/5DC813BA/t51.2885-15/e35/s320x320/65176881_2314513095269533_4011964799912730788_n.jpg?_nc_ht=scontent-dfw5-2.cdninstagram.com "Well, Grandmas marathon did not go as I hoped. My legs felt awful from the gun - which makes for a long 26.6 mile trek! 3:07 long, to be exact (goal was sub 2:50). I don’t know if I was fighting off Anna’s bug or what (she was home with me on Tuesday because of a fever) - but my legs have never felt like that.
Despite that, the experience in Duluth is second to none, and made even more fun by all of my TNC Endurance athletes competing. I could gush about how proud I am of them all day! Their accomplishments outshine mine any day - I love my job as a coach 💕. Congrats to all, and like I’ve been known to say: let’s start scheming about those fall goals! [It’s a really good thing I love the process of marathon training. Seriously. Make training and all of the little things hard, make scheduling time for it tough, make my mind and body ache through training runs — there’s just something about the daily discipline it takes! A special kind of crazy? Probably 🤪] #tncendurance #marathonsareabeast #teamucan #generationucan #sevensundaysmuesli #runhappy #stillaftersub250 #lifegoals")
