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Happy Golden Year!

Last Saturday, I had the amazing experience of running the State Games of America 2015 10 mile race in Lincoln, Nebraska. The Cornhusker State Games (through the Nebraska Sports Council) donned the State Games of America hosting responsibilities this year with the SGA...

Coaching Group Fitness on Vacation

Last Monday, while on vacation at Lake of the Ozarks in Linn Creek, Missouri, I had the fun opportunity to lead group fitness for my family on #MoveItMonday. As a Move It Monday ambassador, it seemed like Monday was the right day to lead group PT (physical training). So I ran a little first to […]

Last Monday, while on vacation at Lake of the Ozarks in Linn Creek, Missouri, I had the fun opportunity to lead group fitness for my family on #MoveItMonday. As a Move It Monday ambassador, it seemed like Monday was the right day to lead group PT (physical training)....

RunChatHunt 2015

RunChatHunt, the exciting scavenger hunt sponsored by RunChat on Twitter (and others), ends today. What has this scavenger hunt done for me? It’s made me more aware of my surroundings, causing me to search for difficult (nearly impossible) items such as the gnomes. It’s difficult to know sometimes when to submit your best photo in […]

RunChatHunt, the exciting scavenger hunt sponsored by RunChat on Twitter (and others), ends today. What has this scavenger hunt done for me? It’s made me more aware of my surroundings, causing me to search for difficult (nearly impossible) items such as the...

Run Slower! Turtle Pace Challenge

My running advice for you for dealing with heat and humidity is: RUN SLOWER! What’s the hurry? Someone has to be contrarian and confront the mindless madness of just always running faster than we should for weather conditions. Speed is great if we are intelligent about how we use it in workouts but not everyday. […]

My running advice for you for dealing with heat and humidity is: RUN SLOWER! What’s the hurry? Someone has to be contrarian and confront the mindless madness of just always running faster than we should for weather conditions. Speed is great if we are...

The Hidden Benefits of Sweat | Fix.com

Sweating is good for you? It doesn’t always feel like it, does it? Enjoy this post from Kellie Davis of Fix.com on The Hidden Benefits of Sweat! The process of sweating has many hidden health benefits for your skin,mood, and immune system! Read on to learn the perks of perspiring. Source: The Hidden Benefits of […]

Sweating is good for you? It doesn’t always feel like it, does it? Enjoy this post from Kellie Davis of Fix.com on The Hidden Benefits of Sweat!The process of sweating has many hidden health benefits for your skin,mood, and immune system! Read on to learn the...

National Running Day Haiku

ENDORPHINS FLOWING! FREEDOM IS IN MY FOOTSTEPS! BOUNDLESS ENERGY!

ENDORPHINS FLOWING! FREEDOM IS IN MY FOOTSTEPS! BOUNDLESS ENERGY!...

Running with Friends

Last Sunday, I ran my 15th full marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska. My good friend, Philip McCarthy, was running the race, too (we’ve been best friends since 1st grade as Phil likes to remind everyone). Although we were running at much different paces, I was really inspired by his ability to run so often and so […]

Last Sunday, I ran my 15th full marathon in Lincoln, Nebraska. My good friend, Philip McCarthy, was running the race, too (we’ve been best friends since 1st grade as Phil likes to remind everyone). Although we were running at much different paces, I was really...

Puppy Running Love

So for my 100th blogpost, let me tell you about our new PUPPY! In March, we bought a new puppy, an English setter named Misty (Murphy). She is 10 weeks old and is an amazing dog. We got her from Rockin’ T Kennel near Friend, Nebraska. The breeder introduced us to Misty’s parents and grandparents […]

So for my 100th blogpost, let me tell you about our new PUPPY! In March, we bought a new puppy, an English setter named Misty (Murphy). She is 10 weeks old and is an amazing dog. We got her from Rockin’ T Kennel near Friend, Nebraska. The breeder introduced us...

Murphy’s Top 10 Marathon Training Tips

Since 1988, I have run 14 full marathons. In doing so, I have gained valuable wisdom from the experience and would like to share it with you. Thanks to Kristina Pauls of Learn2Love2Run for asking me to write this a few years ago. I’ve revised it since submitting it to her page as a guest […]

Since 1988, I have run 14 full marathons. In doing so, I have gained valuable wisdom from the experience and would like to share it with you. Thanks to Kristina Pauls of Learn2Love2Run for asking me to write this a few years ago. I’ve revised it since submitting...