Ambassador Julie (@jujumac5) has quite a few ultra-marathons under her belt. She decided to share some of her tips and tricks to help you feel more confident about either signing up for your first ultra-marathon or toeing the start line at your next one! You’ve done some 5 and 10k’s, you’ve dabbled in half marathons and road marathons and are …
The Road to Re-Recovery
Ambassador Carre recently completed her biggest challenge of her life. The gruelling, challenging and incredibly beautiful Coastal Challenge in Costa Rica. She trained hard, prepared as best she could and smashed her goals to cross the finish line after 6 days! Here is her story of the race, recovering and testing her recovery at a 50km a month after. Have …
Meet Jen!!!
Hi! I’m Jen and I am an athlete, adventure racer and ultrarunner. Having come from a competitive ice hockey background I actually hated running. So. Much. I would beg my hockey coaches to let me do anything but! I moved to Connecticut when I got a scholarship to play ice hockey at The Gunnery School in 1998 and found my …
March Challenge, to Tend
Tending challenge: I kind of learned a new word recently. I mean, I have heard it before… to tend… to tend to your garden or something like that. But my good friend Maria Fernanda brought a whole different meaning of the word tend to my attention and I wanted to share how it kind of changed my perspective…and because of …
Meet Juli
Hello all! My name is Juli and I live in Big Piney, Wyoming. I am a small-town girl with a BIG personality. I love to laugh, smile and be outside. I’ve lived in Wyoming my entire life, but just moved to Big Piney about 8 years ago. I’ve always been fascinated with nature from a really young age. The mountains …
Behind the Lens with Hilary at the Coastal Challenge 2018
The Coastal Challenge (TCC) is a rugged, exceptionally difficult six day stage race through the rainforests and coastline of beautiful Costa Rica. I’ve known about this race for a while, as its reputation for being equal parts challenging and wildly beautiful precedes it, and when my friends at Run Like a Girl asked me to come photograph the race and …
Tips on winter running from an Arctic Hare
Living in the Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada I would miss out on many runs if I shelved my kicks for the winter season. Many runners tend to hit the treadmill or quit running when it starts to get chilly and the fluffy stuff starts flying. Coming from somebody that avoids the treadmill at all costs, I decided to venture out …
Adventures of a Plus Size Runner
Adventures of a Plus Size Runner…. I started running when I was 260 lbs (ish). It was gift I gave myself for my birthday, a learn to run course. I had been a runner in elementary school loving cross country and longer track races. I had runmy first 10K at age 11 and my only goal was to hopefully be …
Green Smoothie Challenge!
Welcome to Run Like A Girl’s Green Smoothie Challenge… to gain full access to this challenge please note you must be a member of our Online Training group or be working on one of our training plans! Recipes are attached in our exclusive group! In the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives, we often choose convenience over nutrition. We all …
Get That Altitude Training
Our Ambassador Tara shares her experience and knowledge on training for and at altitude! Hello fellow runners! I live in Colorado, where the majority of the elevation is 5000ft (~1500m) or higher. I love having family and friends visit me and taking them on breathtaking trails around the state, but most of my friends come from lower elevations. I wanted …