Give the Gift of Motivation: Give a Goal

For a limited time only, TrainingPeaks has teamed up with Joe Friel and Hal Higdon to offer free training plans for marathon, half-marathon, cycling and triathlon. Here's the catch: we're asking you to give them away.

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Marathon and Half-Marathon Training Apps by Hal Higdon

Training for a marathon or a half-marathon? Have an Android or iPhone? You can now download legendary running coach Hal Higdon's marathon and half marathon training plans that provide everything you need to plan your training - all on your iPhone or Android.

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Eight Months of Marathons: TBI Survivor and Ironman Runs Across Canada

What would you do if you woke up tomorrow in the hospital and were told you may never walk or talk again, and that you had lost your short-term memory due to traumatic brain injury (TBI)? That's what happened to David McGuire, but he went on to complete an Ironman, and is now on the verge of finishing a 7200-km run across Canada.

Are you in need of some serious inspiration? Read on to hear David's amazing story.

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Athlete Profile :: Daniel Malinski Loses 110lbs and Runs Chicago Marathon in Just One Year!

by Daniel Malinkski

For those who don't know me, I'm a working dad of 2 daughters, ages 5-1/2 and 1-1/2. My wife is pursuing her Doctorate of Pharmacy and last October I decided I wanted to run a marathon. The catch? On October 14th of last year, I weighed 328lbs. I ran my first marathon here in Chicago on October 10th...and lost 110 lbs along the way.

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Earn It To Own It: The Boston Marathon Wardrobe

by Melissa Field

I’ve noticed a recent trend: non-Boston qualifiers wearing Boston Marathon merchandise.  There are many controversial topics within the running community so let’s just go ahead and add this one to the list.  Should you be wearing Boston Marathon clothes if you’ve never qualified for Boston?

We all know it’s a free country and you can wear what you want, but wearing a Boston Marathon shirt says something.  It says you qualified for Boston.

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