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dinelle Lawyers Running for Justice! Apr 28, 2010 4:18 PM It's no secret that Marin County, CA is chalk full of well-educated, health-nut humanitarians. Terra Linda native and Legal Aid of Marin attorney Maura Prendiville admittedly satisfies the stereotype. Her credentials: After her days in TL, Maura went onto get her Bachelor's at UC Santa Cruz, her J.D. at Berkeley and is quickly becoming an established distant runner/triathlete. While in school she spent 6 months in Nicaragua working on a human rights campaign. After law-school she spent a year in Brazil defending the rights of small farmers, and these days she can be found doling out legal advice to the underdogs in Marin or riding her bike to work from San Francisco. As if she wasn't already doing enough to inspire us all to be better people, Maura will once again "Run for Justice" in this year's Marin Human Race. Last year she raised $2,000 but is working on clearing more than $5,000 for the agency from this year’s event. For more info or to donate check out the Marin Human Race website !

FitSugar Any Suggestions For Not-Too-Short Spandex Running Shorts? Apr 24, 2010 3:00 AM If you're a runner, FitSugar reader sassymolassy is in need of some new running shorts. Can you suggest any good brands? Runners, I'm wondering if anyone has a type of spandex running shorts that are both wicking and stay in place, but are not BOOTY shorts. You know the kind I'm talking about. And, since we are runners, our legs aren't too hideous so I'd like them to be not too long either. Suggestions? Thanks! Sass If you have any other running questions, post them in the RunningSugar community group. Not a runner? Maybe you'd rather check out the Yoga Stretch and Tell community group or the Women That Rock (Climb) group, or if biking is more your thing, head over to the new group Sweet on Biking .

inlove23 Weak Ankles Feb 20, 2010 7:40 AM I really love running, but my ankles feel like they are about to snap when jogging. I wear ankle supports and I have running shoes with special soles (the bottom of my feet swell) and the sales person said they have good ankle support. I seriously do not know what to do, and I have tried to strengthen them, but nothing really works . For background I did dance (ballet) 6-8 grade, and I played field hockey 7-11 (my last year I had ankle issues/feet swelling). I also have a really hard time lunging and squating because of this issue. If anyone has this problem please comment!

smozark Gifts to pamper a runner?? Nov 2, 2009 1:20 PM My sil is a runner/triathlete and I want to put together a gift basket/box/whatever with some post-race pampering stuff. Not being as avid a runner as she is, I don't know what kinds of things might be most appreciated. Any suggestions? Thanks, everyone!

syako Really running - training for a half Mar 16, 2009 11:56 AM On New Year's day this year, I had a snowboarding 'incident.,' which included a trip to the E.R. and wearing a splint for a couple of weeks. During that time I took my exercising very easy. I did not run for I feared falling and using my splinted wrist to cushion the fall. I slowly eased cardio back into my routine first by doing the bike at the gym, then walking hills on the treadmill, and then to the elliptical. I got used to this very quickly. Not running became just a habit, and while I pretended to love it, I actually hated that I was not running anymore. So by February I was having major cabin running fever. I thought back to previous times where I had slacked on running and noticed one fool-proof thing that always got me back in the habit --- training for a race. In the past I've done tons of 5ks and two 10Ks. The 10Ks were exhilarating for me because, for the first time, I actually had to train for them. I had a printed out training schedule, increased my mileage slowly but weekly and crossed off the runs on the calendar. While I probably could have gone out on the 10K race day and hacked out 6 miles without training (when not training for a race I usually eek out 3 miles per workout), by training for the race I was able to up my speed as well, finishing both races well under an hour, and having a sense of accomplishment that comes after weeks of hard work. I looked at the race schedule in my town and the one thing I saw glaring back at me was the city's Marathon. Dismissing it immediately, I was shocked to find that my interest sparked when I saw there was also a half marathon. My first thought was, 'well it's like two 10Ks. Plus a little extra.' I started scouring the Internet for a good half marathon training program and found this one which was specifically designed for half marathon (and long distance in general) virgins, like me! Two things struck me about this plan: 1. You don't run every day. Heck, you don't even run 5 times a week. I liked this balance because I hate getting into running running running and completely sacrificing my Pilates and strength training that I love. 2. The long runs started at 4 miles. I'm always turned off by plans that expect me to start my long runs at 6+ miles, so this was great. I'm a little more than a month into training and to be honest, when I started training I could barely finish 2 miles. Those months off really took a toll on me. Now I'm easily doing 3.5 miles during my weekday runs, and I got to 5 miles on my long run so far. I still have a ways to go before I can even begin to think about the half marathon, but even if I get to the end of the program and realize my body is not ready for 13.1, I still will have the satisfaction of knowing that I increased my mileage and increased my confidence. What about yall? Anyone training for a race? Set new PRs? Need encouragement to start training?

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