I ran the Lululemon Chicago Marathon Shakeout last year and said then, if I ever run the Chicago Marathon again, I will come back and join the Lululemon community for the shakeout again, so here I am, running the Chicago Marathon again tomorrow and back standing in the North Rush Street store ready to shake it out once again. Just an FYI, in 2024 and … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2025 LULULEMON SHAKEOUT RUN
Over the past two years, before the marathon majors, I have made the switch from running the big organised 5k shakeout runs to running the brand activations/shakeout runs. For me, it’s the community feel. Let’s face it, you are there because you like the brand, and you are there with a couple of hundred others who share the same passion for running and the enjoyment … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2025 PELOTON & MOVEMENT SHAKEOUT RUN
Continuing my new trend of running a brand activation shakeout run instead of paying the $40-$50 to run the pre-marathon 5k shakeout runs, I headed over to the Chicago Lululemon store to run their shakeout run. It was a toss up between Lululemon and Tracksmith for me, but having run with Tracksmith in Boston and Berlin this year I wanted to try something different. Plus, … Continue reading CHICAGO MARATHON 2024 LULULEMON SHAKEOUT RUN
Before the 2024 Berlin Marathon I headed down to the Tracksmith pop-up store for their Saturday shakeout run. Usually, well, up until 2023 I would always run in the big organised 5k shakeout runs, such as the Generali 5k or the BAA 5k / Abbott Dash to the Finisher, Chicago 5k… you get the picture. You pay $40, $50 to run a 5k, get a … Continue reading BERLIN MARATHON 2024 TRACKSMITH SHAKEOUT RUN
Up until the Boston Marathon 2023, I have always taken part in the big BAA or NYRR 5k races taking place around marathon weekend. Last year, I bucked that trend and opted for some of the free brand activations and shakeout runs which I talked about in my Boston Marathon 2023 Shakeout Runs post. This year, I decided to do the same as those shakeouts … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2024 SHAKEOUT RUNS
So here we go then. A race recap I have saved in my drafts folder since March 2020. On 17th April 2023, I raced my first Boston Marathon, my 6th of the 6 World Marathon Majors, and my 14th marathon overall (not including virtuals). Man, it feels good writing that. So we’ll get the whole I have been waiting for this race for years and … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 RACE RECAP
One of the many good things about Boston Marathon weekend is the buzz around the city. There are so many groups out running and brands or influencers organising shakeout runs. It is hard to pick which one(s) you want to do and you could quite easily clock up more miles shaking out than the 26.2 on big day. I had wanted to run the Tracksmith … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 SHAKEOUT RUNS
After 3 and a half years of waiting, I finally made it to Boston (despite a 21-hour delay on the way out) and hit the expo on Saturday 15th April. Yes, I know! Expo on a Saturday is generally not the best time to go but to be honest, it wasn’t that bad. The original plan was to go on Friday when it opened up … Continue reading BOSTON MARATHON 2023 REGISTRATION & EXPO
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