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Runners, walkers, race participants, those seeking a more active lifestlye:

Please contribute to this blog! I have already sent a few e-mails out, but please spread the word! I would love this blog to become more of a forum for us to swap stories, share ideas and training tips and encourage one another. 

This means- add your photos! Add links- help us make this a great way to network and help others get more information and stay motivated!

Sarah B.

Week 3- Family Affair

I have decided to document my journey to my first marathon (Country Music), which will be held in April. I am in week 3 of a 16-week training regiment. 

This morning, my mom, sister and I decided to brave the snow and headed to our city's greenway trail to run. Mom and sis will be running the half together, and I'll take the full solo. 

It was a brisk, windy 32-degree run. We ran 4.5 miles in about 50 minutes with a warm up and cool down of about a half mile. 

I am using a training program I found on Runner's World: SmartCoach. It is based on my half-marathon time (St. Jude Memphis Marathon) which I ran in December with my mom and our friend, Kim. Mom and I finished hand-in-hand with a time of about 2:14.