Marathon Training

Yes it’s a cliche but these pictures from Reggae Marathon 2011 are truly priceless.  These are from Saturday morning of the race and are some of my favourite…so far! Reggae Marathon start and not a bleary eye to be seen Do I spot a couple of Running Girlz here at the start of Reggae Marathon ?  I’m pretty sure you guys should be concentrating on your running form rather than dancing.  But then again, with the loud Bob Marley music at the start that was a challenge. Everyone can use a...Read Full Story

What’s the best food to ‘fuel up’?  My wife hates when I ask that question especially since she is a great cook and works hard to prepare nutritious and varied meals.  But for us runners it’s an important question, especially what to eat before and after training or a big race.  Today we are talking about what and how to eat thanks to Susan Smallwood who posed this question on the Reggae Marathon Facebook page : In a recent blog you talked about training tips for newbies . If you have any...Read Full Story

25,000+ runners enjoyed themselves last weekend in Miami at the ING Miami Marathon.  A few were friends of Reggae Marathon  and they stopped by the Reggae Marathon booth at the Race Expo to say hi. Some new friends included the 4 members of Black Girls Run  who posed for us (in the photo above).  These are “super positive” role model runners who were recently featured in Runners’ World Magazine and are talking about coming to Reggae Marathon 2012. Andre Drummond Andre Drummond, Jamaican...Read Full Story

I love parties with people having a good time.  And the Reggae Marathon Pasta Party was a great time last December.  With nearly perfect weather for an outdoor party, the steel band music provided the perfect backdrop.  And let’s not forget the food!  The spicy and tasty Rasta Pasta was a hit of course along with all the other varieties of truly delicious pasta prepared by the Negril  resorts. I enjoyed myself and so did these runners who were there Friday night.  Recognize any of these...Read Full Story

“What have I done?…Help!” That’s a common reaction once the excitement of deciding to enter a race has passed.  Don’t despair, today’s blog post from Reggae Marathon’s resident running expert, ‘Ask Dan’ provides some detailed advice on how to plan your training to reduce the anxiety of running your first race. Ask Dan You’ve decided to run your very first Marathon (Half Marathon, 10K)!  Fabulous!  Congratulations!  That wasn’t so hard, was it?  Now what?  Let me see if I can help with...Read Full Story