By: Nicole Fadroski Starting my running journey was all about pursuing a healthier lifestyle. But my motivation behind signing up for the Community First Fox Cities Marathon was much deeper and more significant. Back in 2009, I made a commitment to myself to adopt a more active lifestyle. I started with walking and eventually worked […]
While running has long been a passion of mine, it’s competitive walking that brought me to the Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction for the first time. For me, running has always been a great combination of stress relief, challenging myself, and getting to be outdoors. While I ran cross country in […]
By: Kirsten Rice, Health and Fitness Director for the Fox West YMCA If you are like many families, you get home from work, and your whole family wants dinner 20 minutes ago. One misconception about healthy eating is that it is costly. Healthy food is more nutrient-dense than some prepackaged food, therefore allowing you to […]
We know life can be very busy, and sometimes getting your workout in is difficult, so you may be tempted to skip the warmup and post-run stretching to save time. However, this can have a negative effect and even prolong your workout recovery.
By Cheryl Louden My sister Kelly loved running. She had done 5Ks and fun runs and occasionally would talk about her dream of running marathons one day. I was a runner too. It was just one of the many things we had in common, even though we did it a little differently. From high school […]
By Kassidy Carter With each step that hits the pavement, my thoughts, which can be caught spinning at times, begin to run in sync. I ran track in high school, but it took many years before I realized that distance running was not only a good physical exercise but a mental one as well. I lace […]
By Julie Johnson, Marathon Race Director The courses featured in this year’s Community First Fox Cities Marathon Presented by Miron Construction include some of the Fox Cities’ most beautiful attributes. Both the full marathon and ThedaCare Half Marathon courses feature several miles of paved trails, water views, and tree-lined streets, in addition to crossing over […]
By: Susan Christel, certified instructor for LIVESTRONG at the YMCA There is strong evidence that moderate-intensity aerobic training and/or resistance exercise during and after cancer treatment can be beneficial in reducing anxiety, depressive symptoms and fatigue and can improve health-related quality of life and physical function. That’s why running continues to be a popular venue among cancer survivors, many […]
While runners often talk about the personal challenge of running a race – whether for distance or time – the flip side is the goals community runners create when they participate in local events.
PaceSetters is one such community – a supportive group of runners who join together to run, socialize and support the initiatives around them.
By: Gabriel Langlois It’s easy to give up, especially when all the odds are stacked against you. At 12 years-old, I’ve been dealing with spina bifida my whole life. Spina bifida is a neural tube defect caused prior to birth when the spine does not close all the way. This has caused me to be […]
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