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🩵 10 years of Running Joyfully! 🩵

A decade of miles, smiles, and running down dreams together. A heartfelt THANK YOU to each & everyone who has been part of our team. Here’s to another 10 years of joyful miles, community, and connection 🫶

#runningjoyfully #runwithjoy #runcommunity #runningcoach #marathonmom by @running_joyfully

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2 years ago

What if you take that chance and it works out? What if it all goes right?

As we enter the heart of fall marathon season, may you approach your goal race with relentless optimism and positivity - instead of worrying about what might go wrong or stressing about how things could turn out poorly, what if you focused your energy on the possibility that everything could go right? That everything could be great! What we feed grows - so let a positive outlook blossom inside you, let joy carry you to the finish line and big goals… be open to the possibility that everything goes just right 🌟

Too many to tag them all, but shoutout to everyone on our Running Joyfully team racing this fall!

#runningjoyfully #takeachance #relentlesspositivity #runwithjoy #marathonmantra #runjoy #runjoyfully by @running_joyfully

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2 years ago

🦄 Boston here we come!

It was a beautiful - if blustery! - day for a shakeout run along the Charles with teammates from across the country. It’s rare and special when so many of us get to be together in person and it was so joyful to run with everyone!

Our crew is @bostonmarathon ready 💙💛 This group - many of whom are busy moms - found a way to make the miles happen, to get the work done, to grind out workouts over hills. We’ve all encountered different challenges in the buildup, but we’ve found a way - through boring treadmill miles, dark windy wet miles, early morning runs and post-kiddo bedtime runs. We’ve embraced the hard miles, because we know it’s all been part of preparing us for the inevitable hard miles on Monday. We’re here, we’re ready, and we’re running on joy and gratitude tomorrow. May the wind be at our backs!

📸: @mollymalone2.0

#runningjoyfully #runwithjoy #boston129 #bostonmarathon2025 #joyfulrunner #joyfulrunning #marathonmom taken in Boston, Massachusetts by @running_joyfully

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a year ago

Join us for a Chicago Marathon Shakeout Run! 🏃🏽‍♀️

Coaches Kaitlin, Kacy, and Steph are leading our annual team meetup and shakeout run on Saturday, October 10 at 9:30 am from The Spoke & Bird (South Loop).

Come run, catch up, caffeinate and carb load 🩵 Friends, family, and kiddos all welcome!

#runningjoyfully #chicagomarathon2026 #shakeoutrun #chimarathon by @running_joyfully

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17 hours ago

Berlin!! 🇩🇪 What a day for our crew at @berlinmarathon 🥳

Coach @morethanmiles_coaching led the way with a new PR of 3:01 🔔 She keeps getting better every marathon she runs!

Melissa, supported by Coach Jen, took 18 minutes off her marathon time from earlier this year, running a very impressive 4:08 to BQ in the 60-64 age group (and also earn auto Qs to Chicago and Berlin again!). She might also win the prize for most joyful runner out there! 🩵

@romina.eats.n.runs took 4 minutes off her PR after a great block with Coach @steph_steeples. She fought hard for an awesome 3:10!

Lynette didn’t let a hot Boston summer or a busy work schedule as a physician get in her way of another PR, dropping almost a minute off her time from Boston Marathon this spring to run 3:27:01 under Coach @evergreen_runner’s guidance. Yay Lynette!

@stmiles put together the most joyful build with Coach @runnerkg after an injury at the beginning of the year sidelined her. She put in all the time at PT and cross-training, and returned to running determined to enJOY her Berlin block and race day. Despite some nausea, she finished with a smile in a strong 3:25, seeing her kids all over the course 💞

ams.925 balanced a busy work schedule to get to the start line healthy and happy, and ran as she described “her best ever feeling marathon!” in a stellar 4:07 on a hot day, running a 2 minute PR. She and Coach @morethanmiles_coaching got to share some shakeout miles together the day before too 🥰 Congrats Allison!!

Bravo, team - now go enjoy some 🍻🥨!

#runningjoyfully #berlinmarathon #berlinmarathon2026 #marathonPR #prmarathon taken in BERLIN-MARATHON by @running_joyfully

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It’s almost @berlinmarathon time! Coach @morethanmiles_coaching leads our team racing in Germany 🇩🇪 including @stmiles @romina.eats.n.runs Allison Melissa and Lynette. Let’s go ladies!!

Enjoy some throwbacks from our crew at Berlin Marathons past! ⚡️ taken in BERLIN-MARATHON by @running_joyfully

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Making it happen through life’s ⬆️ and ⬇️

It’s been a busy summer for @decemberandpink but during a hectic season of life, she still showed up for herself. Melissa raced the Bellingham Bay Half Marathon with heart and grit, and came away with a small PR and another sub-2 half marathon. We’re proud of you, Melissa!

#runningjoyfully #bellinghambayhalfmarathon #halfmarathontraining🏃🏻‍♀️ #sub2half #sub2halfmarathon taken in Bellingham, Washington by @running_joyfully

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Masters Strength 💪💪 @podium_mom Maggie kicked off her fall cross-country season with a bang, running a speedy 21:30 6k (5:46 pace 👀!!) in Riverside, CA. She was also coaching her team, @mcxcandtrack - she’s doing it all!

Congrats and go Maggie!

#runningjoyfully #crosscountryseason #fasterasamaster #mastersrunner #xcrunning taken in UC Riverside by @running_joyfully

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Fast & fun times at Redmond Harvest Half to kick off the fall racing season 🍁

Yui @yui_umezawa put in some good work on tired marathon legs as she prepares for the @snohomish_running_co River Run Marathon in October.

@hellonwiehls returned to Redmond and lobbed a whopping 5 minutes off her time from last year, going from 1:22 in 2025 to a blazing 1:17 this year. All while doing much of her summer training in Tanzania conducting research and beginning a new job as an Assistant Professor at Notre Dame! Watch out, Chicago Marathon, Annelise is coming! 🔥

@maggiemcfresh also took off mega minutes off her half marathon PR, going from 1:21 ➡️ 1:17 as she prepares for her marathon debut at @indymonumental in November. This super mom is one to watch!! ⚡️

Israel had a tougher day out there, but we know he’ll rebound for Chicago!

Great work everyone! Let the fall marathons begin! 🏃‍♀️

#runningjoyfully #redmondharvesthalf #fallhalfmarathon #fallmarathontraining #runcoach taken in Redmond Town Center by @running_joyfully

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A new 5k PR for @coreymcameron at the Varsity Lakes #parkrun in Australia! 🎉 Congrats, Corey!!

#runningjoyfully #5kpr #runcoaching #5ktraining by @running_joyfully

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22 days ago

Throwback to last year’s Redmond Harvest Half Marathon on Labor Day - we can’t wait to get back out there again on Monday! 🎉🏃‍♀️

Good luck to our crew racing!

#runningjoyfully #redmondharvesthalf #labordayhalfmarathon #halfmarathontraining taken in Redmond, Washington by @running_joyfully

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August running, you flew by! 💨

From stroller miles to trail ultras, from hilly 5ks to road miles, half marathons and many miles logged for marathon training, it was a busy summer for our team!

@erinsuchards and her little one raced their first stroller mile together at the Brooklyn Mile, and Queen of the Beer Mile @elizabethlaseter raced the @guardianmile (sans beer), snagging the win in the open women’s division and notching a speedy 4:47 PR!

@_natalie_gail raced the Grand Island 50k in a 50k PR, just over 6 hours and finishing 10th female!

Coach @kace.pace embraced the Summer of Speed and jumped into multiple shorter races this summer, smiling her way through 5ks that will surely serve her well in the longer distances this fall.

@stmiles returned to the half marathon after an injury and threw down an impressively 13.1 as she prepares for @berlinmarathon, along with many of our other athletes getting ready for fall marathons!

Fall racing, we’re ready for ya! 🍁🏃‍♀️

#runningjoyfully #strollermiles #trailultra #guardianmile #roadmile by @running_joyfully

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