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more about #marathon more comments → evilqueenmagda: Any other Jezebels run yesterday? (I did.) Anyone else get chills on 1st Ave with all those screaming people? Anyone else feel like the last couple of... more » Liz11685: My dad used to run marathons and I've always admired that about him. My mom probably would have too (they used to run together) but she has very seri... more » snarkhunting is becoming a sarcastic bitch: Running marathons strikes me as completely insane. But damn it, women have just as much right to be insane as men. Run, my sisters, run! I'll be waiti... more » bebedamour: I started running over twenty years ago because I kept having a recurring dream that I was running, and it was so wonderful and I could actually feel ... more » LoSpaz: Thanks for this. I'm currently training for my first marathon. I'm raising money for charity in the process and honoring a loved one's memory, which h... more » evilqueenmagda: I suggest a Jezebel running club. Or at least a Facebook group as we might face some geographical issues. Thoughts? more » LizardWrites: I'm obsessed with marathons, but I'll spare you guys my personal experiences. I will, however, point out that Constantina Dita, who won the Olympic ma... more » brendastarlet is on it: I am a total indoor exercise person (they invented the bike, treadmill and eliptical for me) but I admire all of you Jezzie-runners. I'll be the pers... more » bigleggedwoman: This post is inspirational! I am inspired to go bowling and share a pitcher of beer with my buddies. more » Majrhoulihan: I remember being in high school in a very small class of all girls and one of the students, a cross-country runner telling us that at 18, she never go... more » Flackette Goes Retro: The Marathon For People With Incontinence, courtesy of Monty Python: more » Rare Affinity: I can't run. It seems to me you need an aero-dynamic torso and no sports bra has ever been able to stop me bouncing up and down enough to make it comf... more » G hottie: I'm a running dork too! I'm doing Grandma's marathon in June and Chicago in Oct. Running is definitely addicting and has so many benefits to it, esp... more » LaComtesse: How about NO ONE runs marathons. People seem to forget that at the end of the "first marathon" the dude DIED. "The name marathon comes from the legend... more » Uncommon Whore: My cervix would love for me to run a marathon, its my damn ankles, knees and hips that would rather I stay home for a good ANTM marathon instead. more » -
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Running With Cervixes: Women Overcome Hurdles
As recently as the 1970s women were banned from participating in marathons. Now, middle-aged women who were discouraged from the sport when they were younger are taking up running for the first time. More »


