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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Former NFL Player, Amani Toomer, Uses TrainingPeaks and Lifesport Coaching to Prepare for NYC Marathon

Last Sunday, more than 45,000 people participated in the ING New York City Marathon.  There were quite a few runners who used TrainingPeaks to prepare themselves for the race, including our own VP of Sales and Marketing, Jeremy Duerksen.  While waiting for the race to start, he found himself talking to former NFL player Amani Toomer and his coach, Chris Thomas.  Chris is a coach with LifeSport Coaching and he used TrainingPeaks to help prepare Amani to run his first marathon.

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Finishing is Easy: The Move from Completing to Excelling

by Melissa Field

I often drift fondly into the memory of my first marathon. This was a golden time in my life. It was autumn in Philadelphia, the Phillies had just won the World Series, the air was crisp, the streets awash in the colors of fall, the skyline covered in blue, the course lined with 30 of my closest friends. It was perfect. All I had to do was finish and I would fulfill a lifelong dream: to become a marathoner. I didn’t run exceptionally fast but I ran with joy and pride. I was in love with running. I didn’t care about racing. I cared about finishing.

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