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Man! @dirtcamp.run was a blast! Big thanks to them, @craftsportswear @marathonsports and @cloudlinetea for quite the weekend! 🏃🏽‍♀️💚 Had the opportunity to chat with @tommy_rivs for a little bit. So grateful for this weekend! The trails were fun, my new cabin friends were the best! (@marathonwhisperer @jessicajeason ) And I loved meeting new friends! (@carolinakeri @adamspaulagoulet @rosie4health ) I wasn’t sure what to expect but glad I went! And somehow I missed the cards for Tommy so if you see this I hope you know how inspiring you are. I love following you on the treadmill just to hear what story you have for me that day! Or wait and see what you might taste 😂 And both dad and I managed to stay vertical on these trails. I call that a win! Thanks for sharing your stories with us and I’m looking forward to RRC part 2!

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2024 NYC Marathon weekend . My 51st marathon

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2021 St Jude Marathon weekend

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This week I wanted to give a shout out to so many special women out there. This post is to all the women in running that have influenced me in one way or another. Thank you for being amazing! #womensweek

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The @worldmarathonchallenge777 just touched down in Miami and are going to begin their 7th Marathon in 7 Days-this is continent 7. 6 years ago we just a few days away from starting the race. The race changed me in so many ways. I’ve had the chance to chat with an amazing runner who is about to start her 7th marathon in Miami. I remember my nerves before starting this journey. I didn’t know if I’d get through. I had a hiccup in Antarctica from a nasty stomach issue, but I persisted. By the time we got to Miami I realized it was almost over. I was so exhausted, but I realized I had made it through 6 races. 5 full marathons and a half in Antarctica (I ran 21 but I needed to survive another day from my stomach) I need to go back and do that full. I’m a member of the 7 continents club, but for halves-until I do one more full in Antarctica. The race taught me to keep going. It taught me to know my strength, which also meant knowing when I need to make tough choices. I’m so excited for everyone about to walk up to the starting line. Today I described the race to @sahar.halim.334 like it was Lord of the Rings, or Harry Potter. The ending is amazing, but the journey is rough. You have to persevere through rough days. You get to the end elated and exhausted. When you finish the race you have just completed an amazing story in your life. It’s great when you tell others, but it’s truly amazing when you tell it to yourself.

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Loved seeing this wonderful Woman on the course!! Thanks for Everything 🥰 you are a one of a kind!

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Congratulations, @chimarathon finishers! 🎉

We loved cheering you on today with @familystylerc. No matter what’s happening today in our city and in our country, today was your day—and you ate!

Special congratulations to our team, @cynthxchen, @cokechukwu, @xavier.murphy.3110, @sophiagupshaw, @sonoshamsi! You worked so hard and it showed! 🙌

Can’t wait until next year’s @chidistanceseries kicks off.

Until then ➡️ Tap the link in bio to join an upcoming event or community meetup.

See ya’ running around!

#readandrunchicago

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DO EPIC SHIT!
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To me EPIC SHIT is whatever brings you absolute unadulterated joy, pushes your boundaries, expands your horizons (mentally, physically, spiritually and/or emotionally) and gets you belly to belly with yourself.

For me, what brings me absolute, unadulterated joy, is running in distant places and challenging every limit I thought I had and ones I didn’t know I had placed on myself.

You know how you see something and go, THAT…I want THAT…

To that end, I just put a deposit down for the next big adventure…

August 2026
The Great Norse Run
@greatnorserun

10 days
210 miles
Running a Marathon a Day
Iceland 🇮🇸

That’s some pretty EPIC SHIT. And I’M PUMPED!
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#doepicshit #runningtourist #runallthemiles #runningmotivation #runninginspiration #iceland #saltsticksweatercrew #tibialtubercleosteotomy #surgeryrecovery #badasswomen #leagueofgarmin #running #rnnr

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👟📚 Training for a marathon? There’s nothing more powerful than stories, and there are plenty to give you strength, inspiration, and entertainment as you tackle summer long runs.

Training for the @chimarathon officially kicks off this week, so we asked Chicago run club leaders to share their favorite books about running—and trust us, these reads go the distance. 💥

From motivational must-reads to memoirs that’ll move you, this list will keep your mind racing while you do (or while your legs recover!).

Tap the link in bio to check out the best books to read while marathon training—Your next long run companion might just be on this list!

#ReadAndRun #MarathonMindset #RunnerReads #ChicagoRunning #BookishRunners #MarathonTraining #readandrun #routesbuiltbystories

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It’s #MedalMonday/#MarathonMonday once again! I always look forward to the @nycmarathon - it’s a nice way to end the year! Crossing the finish line signified the completion of my 7th consecutive “in-person” #TCSNYCMarathon - continuing my streak! Once again, this race challenged me, motivated me, inspired me, but most of all, it #movedme...there was something special in the air as I celebrated my “lucky number 7” yesterday! Everything felt awesome, the weather was perfect, and I found myself smiling throughout most of the race - it was just a celebration for me! 🎉
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I’m proud to say that I finished the race 33 MINUTES FASTER than last year and this year’s time is now my 2nd fastest for the NYC marathon! 🥹 I’m making improvements and I couldn’t be happier!! 🙌🏼
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Huge shoutout to my fave charity, @projectpurple, for all the community and support in every way! Always love making my miles matter for them! 💜 so grateful to see the #ProjectPurple team in Brooklyn - thanks to @dinoprojectpurple and @shane.white.549 for the Mile 11 support - It boosted my morale so much! 🎉 also, a huge “thank you!” to @vinkampf, @gennyroman, @s_silveiraaa, @ashbam143, and @samdacosta9 for being so supportive throughout the entire journey!
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The NYC team raised nearly $600K to #BeatPancreaticCancer, what an honor it was to have been a part of this record-breaking team! 💜
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Finally, thank you tons to all my amazing friends (+ one cutest, bestest dog!) who came out and supported me out on the course - it was so motivating and encouraging, and it will not be forgotten! Your smiles and hugs kept me going when the going got tough! 🥹🫶🏼 as always, thanks to my family for the unwavering support (both on and off the course). Truly couldn’t have gotten to the finish line without you!
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Peace out, NYC 2024! 💜 Already looking forward to 2025 😉
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#NYRR #ResolveToRun #RunForLife #RunForever #UpBeforeTheSun #RoadToTCSNYCMarathon2K25 #ItsNotChemo 9/9

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Donate and support Wellness4Every1® and @thechristineconti for her NYC Marathon run! Provide students in underserved communities with access to dance, yoga, and sports classes. They wouldn't have access to these opportunities without you. Click the link in bio to donate today.

Christine will be running next month as a guide for Chris Nikic. Chris is the first man with Down Syndrome to compete at the IRONMAN World Championships, complete all 6 major marathons, and win an ESPY for his work to increase awareness about inclusion.

Christine is a former investment banker and high school teacher who is also an international fitness educator and the 2023 IDEA World Fitness Instructor of the Year. She is the CEO of FITFIXNOW as well as a best-selling author and podcaster. Christine is a 4x IRONMAN, 60+ marathon finisher, and serves as a triathalon and marathon guide for Chris Nikic 1% Better Foundation.

#Wellness4Every1 #NYCMarathon #NewYorkCity #RunForACause

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I ran a marathon!!

Turns out you actually can do anything you set your mind to!! The most massive, humungous, gigantic THANK YOUUUU to every single person who donated & reached out with the most loving and kind words of encouragement before and after this race. A special thank you to my coach (@marathonwhisperer I would never have crossed the finish line without her awesome training plan), my wonderful family (especially my parents who also ran around Chicago to find me a finisher jacket), and the most amazing pit crew (for the cheers, signs, and biofreeze sprays)!! I told my friends Emma, Sydney, Sam and Christine at the turn of the year that I wanted to run a marathon in 2024. They immediately responded with, “And we will all fly out to cheer you on,” and they did just that🥹🫶🏻 Unfortunately, after saying multiple times during my training that I will “never EVER do this again,” this race was a ridiculous amount of fun — I finished strong and never hit the wall! For now I will be enjoying the absurd amount of new found free time and perhaps leaving the possibility of another marathon in the hands of the lottery gods…

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