Allstate Life Insurance 13.1 Atlanta Entry Giveaway

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The Allstate Life Insurance℠ Atlanta 13.1 Marathon® is less than two weeks away and it is time to do a lightning round race entry giveaway.

First I want to mention that if you don't want to take a chance by letting the race sell out you can register today and even get a discount while doing so by using the $10 off discount code QUEST10OFF131 which is good till online registration closes on October 3^rd.  You can register for the Allstate Life Insurance℠ Atlanta 13.1 Marathon using the above code through the official Atlanta 13.1 Marathon Registration.

Experiencing the 13.1 Atlanta

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I once again was able to enjoy the 13.1 Atlanta, however this year was a little different than the previous two years.  I was really looking forward to running this year and trying out the new course, but alas it was not meant to be.  It is crazy how fast you can lose fitness while injured and eating too much, I just wish I didn’t know so much about it.

The Time Has Come For Many – But Not For Me

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I have been talking a lot about the 13.1 Marathon Atlanta both so you could have a chance to win race entries and also because it has been one of my favorite races to run these past two years.  I won’t go into a lot of details today, but sadly I won’t be running it this year.  I waited this long because I was hoping that I would be able to somehow get ready for it, but I am not in the condition I need to be to run a half marathon.

13.1 Atlanta Winner Announcement

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In every race there are so many different types of runners, and many different types of winners.  Of course there are the ones we all hear about, the ones that cross the finish line first.  The ones we don’t hear about as much are those that are completing a new distance, or crossing the finish line for the first time.  Some have overcome insurmountable odds, and others are out running as part of their commitment to take their health and fitness serious for the first time in their life.

The 13.1 Atlanta is Almost Here–Run It For Free!

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We are inside the last 30 days and the weather is starting to change to prepare for the cool morning temperatures that are sure to greet us as we line up on October 2nd in Town Brookhaven for the third running of the 13.1 Atlanta and the Karhu 5k.  The fall weather in Atlanta is some of the best when it comes to running weather, and the Atlanta stop to the 13.1 Marathon Series takes full advantage of it.

Are You Running The 13.1 Atlanta For Free?

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The 13.1 Atlanta is getting closer every day and the anticipation is building.  Whether you are running this half marathon, another half marathon, or even a full marathon or beyond this fall, you are well into your training by now and probably have been both enjoying it and dreading it.

There are many of you that have been out there training and putting many miles in, but are still waiting to see if you are the lucky winner of the race entry giveaway for the October 2^nd stop of the 13.1 Marathon Series in Atlanta.  Your wait is over as the winner has been chosen.

Commitment Brings Dedicated Action

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A lack of commitment with anything brings inaction and in most cases failure.  It would stand to reason that the opposite would be true as well, and time and time again I have proven it to be.  The problem comes with varying degrees of commitment, which lead to varying degrees of success.

When it comes to running I so often find my self wavering, easily swayed, and in some cases lazy if I don’t have a goal or specific race on the horizon.  That lack of goals and specific races was one of the factors in my less than stellar recent months.  It is easy to skip a run when you don’t have a specific schedule, and it is easy to neglect having a schedule if you don’t have a race and goal which you have committed to.

Run The 13.1 Atlanta…For Free!

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The 13.1 Atlanta is sneaking up on us and it is time to make a commitment.  October 2nd will be here before we know it, and once again we will be lining up to run the third annual running of the Atlanta stop of the 13.1 Marathon Series.  I have once again committed and will be running for the third year in a row.

If you have been reading my posts lately, or find the 26.2 Quest Fanpage posts making their way to your Facebook News Feed, you are probably asking yourself if I am crazy.  I think I will leave that question for you to ponder a little bit and will hopefully take your mind off of it before you come to any conclusion that could possibly get me locked up with a new white jacket and no view.

13.1 Atlanta Announces Course Changes

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The 13.1 Marathon Series stop in Atlanta for the first two years was centered around Oglethorpe University.  After some issues with the start in the inaugural running in 2009 some changes were made to the start of the race for the 2010 running which turned out to be more troublesome than the original start.  While I believe there are still some changes they could make to keep it at Oglethorpe, the challenges were big and the running community was starting to lose confidence that they would be able to pull it off.

A Cool 13.1 Chicago Story

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How many times can you say that you have met an elite runner, the one destined to win the race you are running, while riding the shuttles to the start of the race? That is the story that Mary, aka The Running Green Girl, is telling after her experience last week in the windy city.

Mary was selected as the race entry winner right here on 26.2 Quest after a couple rounds of others that were randomly selected first, but could not use the entry for one reason or another. I have to say now that it was destiny that it turned out the way it did, considering the turn of events that day for The Running Green Girl.

Winner Of The 13.1 Chicago Race Entry Giveaway

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Well, this officially is one of the shortest giveaway’s I have ever run.  With some changes today to the registration deadlines for the 13.1 Marathon Chicago I was afraid if we waited till the original closing date that the winner would not have a chance to register for the race before online registration closed. 

I am excited to get the amount of entries I did given the timing of this giveaway for a free race entry to the 13.1 Chicago with the race just one week away.  I am even more excited with how many people “Liked” this giveaway and Tweeted it from the buttons on the page.  This is a true indication about how much you liked this giveaway, even if you were not able to run this race.  Hopefully we can turn that enthusiasm into more race entries for upcoming races…. we will have to see.

Do You Want To Run The Chicago 13.1 Marathon?

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The 13.1 Marathon Chicago is just over a week away and I am sure there are many people that are getting both excited and nervous.  The course runs almost completely along the banks of Lake Michigan using the Lake Front Path.  If you have plans to run the Chicago Half Marathon in September don’t forget if you run both races you need to sign up for the Windy City 26.2 Challenge for some awesome rewards!