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I’ve never liked running. I ran 2 half marathons, one in 2016, and the other in 2017, and I hated them. But I knew the lessons learned and habits developed in training were necessary to a life of disc...

My name is Lauren. I’m 24 years old from Mentor, Ohio and am running the half marathon in May. This will be my first race at this distance and I’m so excited! I have a chronic nerve condition, and my ...

In 2017 I reached rock bottom. I was 442 lbs and hated myself for what I had allowed myself to become. I would get out of breath climbing the stairs to my bedroom, and I would have to stop multiple ti...

Starting August of 2022 I started a weight loss journey. At 289 lb I wasn't able to run more than the distance from the couch to the fridge, biking was hard and coming out of a pandemic my morale was ...

In 2012, I laced up my running shoes and ran my first race Rite Aid Marathon 5k. I had no idea that this race would be the starting point of a journey that would change my life forever. Back then, I n...

I ran my first marathon in October 2022, the Marine Corps Marathon. My husband and I raised money for leukemia and lymphoma society. Our daughter was diagnosed with leukemia in October 2021. Neither...

When Tony Sigmund crossed the finish line of the Union Home Mortgage Cleveland Marathon on May 22, 2022, he set a world record as the fastest person with two hip replacements to run 26.2 miles.  His...

The Union Home Mortgage Cleveland Marathon may have been postponed until the fall, but good training and nutrition is never postponed. Proper fitness techniques, hydration and a healthy diet are alw...

Thinking about getting your running gait analyzed? The term gait analysis is often misused – many people use it to describe how a running shoe specialist evaluates your foot patterns to fit yo...

Just because you’re stuck at home doesn’t mean that you can’t prepare for your next marathon. With a little creativity, you can stay at home without compromising your conditioning. With that in mind,...