With training going well, Luz has decided to bring forward her plans to run her first marathon. Originally looking at a 2012 date, the target is now the Taipei Fubon Marathon to be held on December 18th this year. Six weeks before this, on November 5th, she will also run the Taroko Gorge Half Marathon as… [Read more…]
May 30, 2011
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Here are the answers to last Friday’s quiz…. (1) The answer is (c) Luz missed McDonalds breakfast….boo hoo!
May 27, 2011
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Better late than never…here is Friday’s Run Taiwan quiz….. (1) On the latest part of ‘From Nought to 42′ Luz gets upset. Why? (a) She’s too slow. (b) Mark made her run with a side-stitch in the rain. (c) She’s missed McDonald’s breakfast as she got up too late.
May 27, 2011
In Episode 2, Part 4 Luz finishes week 1 and moves into week 2 of her training program. The running seems to be going ok so far, but Luz is not happy about something this time….. After this episode, the next installment will bring us up to speed with where Luz is at now, whizzing… [Read more…]
May 24, 2011
New Update: Luz of ‘From Nought to 42′ has entered the Nike Women Free Yourself run that will be held this coming Sunday. She will participate in the 5km run. Currently on week 8 of her introductory running course, Luz is 3 weeks away from starting a full-on marathon training program. “I want to keep… [Read more…]
May 18, 2011
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In this part, Luz continues with the week 1 training schedule but there are some small problems along the way…. See how she does. Can she adapt to the life required to train for the marathon? Will Mark remain patient? Watch NOW!!
May 3, 2011
Does Luz finish day 1 of her training program that will ultimately take her from 0-42km in 12 months? In this part, Luz runs, tries to eat more healthily, and makes a shocking discovery about her tummy!!!! Watch now!!!!!
April 21, 2011
April 4th, 2011 Luz begins her journey with her first day of training on a cold, wet April afternoon. Today she has to run for 2 minutes, walk for 4 minutes and repeat this 5x. Sounds easy. But Luz is pretty out of shape. Can she do it? Find out here. Shorter, funnier, more entertaining,… [Read more…]
April 6, 2011
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In the second part of Episode 1, Luz goes shopping. The idea of running seems a distant concept at this point…..
April 6, 2011
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Episode 1, Part 1 of Luz’s journey from shopaholic to marathon runner!! <a href="”>
April 6, 2011
From Nought to 42 (km) From Shopaholic to Marathon Runner in 12 months!! Watch on Run Taiwan or on Youtube…… Episode 1, Part 1 Meet Luz and her trainer, Mark. Features the initial interview. Episode 1, Part 2 Luz goes shopping for sports clothes. Run Taiwan now features “From Nought to 42″ – a new… [Read more…]
June 28, 2011
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