A Tale of Two Marathons Part 2: The Brighton Marathon 15 April 2018 Click here for part 1: The Bungay Marathon It was the best of races, it was the worst of races. It was the age of hope, it was the age of foolishness. It was the season of drizzle, it was the season…
As someone who plans to run a marathon in all 50 states, I’ve looked at many marathon options available. And there are many. However, there are some events that are truly special and must-do type events for each state, and I heard Bataan Memorial Death March at the White Sands Missile Range was one such…
The Berlin Marathon, my second race in the World Marathon Majors, was an overall great experience. Given that my least favourite races tend to be the larger ones, I had tempered my expectations of what type of experience I would have. As a result, I came out of it enjoying more than I anticipated. We…
Sometimes, you just need to step out of your comfort zone and take on new challenges. The Bay of Fundy International Marathon was one such time for me. Where I live it is almost impossible to have any hill training, so going to run a marathon that has 2400+ feet of elevation gain through non-stop…
(Spoiler alert: there is SERIOUS bling involved!) Now that I’m a couple days removed from the Little Rock Marathon, I’ve had a chance to reflect on the experience, and the one word that keeps popping into my head is community. This race was embraced wholeheartedly by the entire community, and it showed. Runners were treated to…
I had an incredible weekend in Richmond, most of which had nothing to do with my personal race. There are so many things I want to blog about from the weekend, so I figured that I should break it into a few blogs. The easiest to write is a race recap, so I’ll begin with…
This post is a bit overdue, but better late than never, in my opinion. After Sunday’s marathon, I was busy with travelling and catching up on ‘real life,’ and this post had been pushed to the wayside. For all those who follow my blog, you know that I made the decision to start the Marine…
Robyn Runs the World 