Help us celebrate our Medal Monday Memories. For our first week check out Gone For a Run team member, Rachel’s, #MedalMondayMemories 2013 Hartford Half Marathon. 1) Why do you love this medal? This was the ... Read More »
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Plus Size Model Featured on Women’s Running Cover
July 17, 2015
From Dove’s Campaign for Real Beauty, to Victoria Secret featuring plus-sized models in their annual fashion show, to plus size model, Erica Schenk, being featured on August’s cover of Runner’s Magazine, the image of the ... Read More »
Why Running is Actually Terrible
July 17, 2015
Reasons why running is terrible, and why you should never do it. (Brought to you by BuzzFeed) Because actual euphoria is overrated. And who wants to part with belly fat. Running helps you live long, ... Read More »
Bizarre Running World Records
July 17, 2015
Check out these 7 bizarre running World Records! 1. Fastest Marathon Running Backwards At the 2004 Beijing Marathon, Xu Zhenjun of China ran the course backwards—not from the finish line to the start line, but ... Read More »
Reasons Why More Women are Running Half Marathons
July 10, 2015
Ever notice that more women are running half marathons? U.S. News shares some secrets of what’s driving women to sign up for these races, other than the trendy race perks of course. Running provides you ... Read More »
Reasons to be a Runner
July 10, 2015
Trying to convince a friend or family member to become a runner? Try using some of these BuzzFeed facts to convince them to start running. Nature beats fluorescent lights every time It’s the best cardio ... Read More »
Boston Marathon Raised $28.3 Million for Charity
July 8, 2015
This year Boston Marathon runners ran on behalf of more than 200 non-profit organizations and raised an astonishing $28.3 million for charity. The overall total breakdown: $15.6 million was raised through the Boston Athletic Association’s ... Read More »
All 4 Run Race Recap
July 8, 2015
Congratulations to all of our Patriotic, All 4 Run, Runners! Over 900 runners from around the globe beat the heat to conquer 4 miles to celebrate our great nation and made our fourth virtual race ... Read More »
100 Mile Ultra Marathons
July 3, 2015
Have you ever noticed that when something in society goes mainstream, there is a push to do bigger and better things? Running in races, whether it be half marathons or full marathons, is starting to ... Read More »
Top 21 Cities for Runners
July 2, 2015
Did your city make BuzzFeed’s Top 21 cities for runners? 1. Washington, D.C 2. Chicago, Illinois 3. Albuquerque, New Mexico 4. Canberra, Australia 5. Vancouver, Canada 6. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 7. Bozeman, Montana 8. San Diego, ... Read More »