Category: Product Reviews
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Active Advantage Advantages
Active Advantage by Active.com I’m in the middle of my second year with this program. The primary reason I signed up for the program is that Active.com waves race registration processing fees. Fees averaged about $4.00 per race for me last year. I saved $60.66 on the 14 races that I signed up for through…
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Boston’s Run to Remember Medals
What a great day for a race! Temperature was in the mid 50’s the entire race. As we crossed the Mass Ave bridge The Charles looked like glass. People did go down for the count along the way and some required medical attention. 8,000 lined up for The Half and 4,000 lined up for the…
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Photographic Money
Race photos are available for just about every race these days. Some races include the cost of photos in your registration fee and/or have a sponsor. The Half at The Hamptons offered runners free photos. The photography was sponsored by Delta Dental which places their logo on all of our photos. I like this idea. I’m okay with Delta Dental’s…
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Boston Marathon Expo – 2014
Boston Marathon Expo highlights I went to the Expo Friday night. Last year I was there when it opened and greeted hundreds of runners as they arrived to pick up their packets. In years past I’ve gone on a Saturday. This year I took Friday off to go early, but had an afternoon conference call,…
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Fit Planet
The 2014 New Bedford Half Marathon took the FitPlanet Pledge of Sustainability. What is that you may ask? It is a pledge to run their race in a sustainable and environmentally friendly way. A group called Athletes For a Fit Planet have put together a program to help race organizers achieve this goal. Eco-Practices for…
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Sunday Long Run 03-02-2014
Sunday Long Run Gang While hanging out after our Sunday Long Run, a friend told me about this drink with turmeric in it. Tumeric is a great anti-inflammatory, and is all natural. I had been planning on taking another fish oil when I got home instead of ibuprofen. I figured why not give tumeric a try?…