Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

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Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

Want to see your article or blog post featured in the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival? Submit yours now for the next issue.

Coming Soon

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

Want to see your article or blog post featured in the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival? Submit yours now for the next issue.

Coming Soon

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our blog carnival index page.

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Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

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Teresa presents Mental toughness and yesterday’s plank posted at She Can Run.
As a brand new runner on the road to running her first marathon, Teresa is quickly discovering that fantastic feeling of meeting (and exceeding) the goals along the way. To quote Teresa “There aren’t enough exclamation points to express how happy I was.”

Arun presents The Running Man posted at Your Daily Remedy.
Some days it just clicks. Arun’s post is about one such day where he had the motivation to run and run. Despite a lack of regular training (and no, this is not recommended) it shows what you can do when your mind is set on something. Although, he did pay for it for a few days after!

Laura presents Encore: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Runners posted at Frayed Laces.
Described by a commenter as “print and tape on the refrigerator” material, Laura has some great advice on developing habits that will help runners keep running long and strong.

Lisa presents An oldy but a goody? Thanks alot Bob posted at Life is like a box of Legos® ….
Lisa entertains us with her encounter on the beach with Bob Seger and fluorescent pink hot pants.

Running private presents Balls to the Wall posted at The Road to London 2012.
With the ambitious plan to qualify for the London Olympics in 2012 as a marathon runner, this “average man” has his “balls to the wall”.

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our running blog carnival index page.

Want to see your article or blog post featured in the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival? Submit yours now for the next issue.

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Thursday is Running Blog Carnival Day. A Blog Carnival is basically a collection of articles or blog posts, all relating to a similar subject, that are gathered together for your viewing pleasure. You can quickly and conveniently see a range of articles and click on the ones that interest you to read the full post. Blog carnivals are a great way to see a wide variety of ideas and opinions on a similar subject.

Want to see your article or blog post featured in the kdays.com Running Blog Carnival? Submit yours now for the next issue.

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I have to say, I just love this photo. This great sculpture “The Joy of Running Together” is by artist David Govedare of runners participating in the annual Bloomsday Race and is located in the Riverfront Park in Spokane, Washington, US.

This week I have been thinking, as the mornings are now getting much cooler and crisper in Australia, about our motivation to keep running. What makes us leave a warm and oh-so-comfortable bed to hit the pavement or trail? So, along those lines, this week’s Running Blog Carnival focuses on motivation.

Teutonic Guy presents a series of posts on Running Motivation , including Avoid the extremes and Keep it Real, posted at Jogging Running Tips and Guide.
Solid advice and perhaps a gentle reminder for all runners on areas that may be affecting your motivation – from setting realistic and measurable goals to ensuring you are not over-training.

Glen presents 11 Steps to Becoming Addicted to Running posted at LifeDev.
After a long hiatus, Glen has started running again and knows that the hardest runs are when you are just starting. Glen’s post provides the motivational tips to get you to the point of being ‘addicted to running’.

Gary presents Happiness and Motivation in Running posted at gary’s fitness blog.
In sharing an email to one of his athletes, Gary encourages all runners to explore their purpose for training and competing. It may be that you are feeling de-motivated about a part of your running that is not even one of your true motivating factors.

Lulu presents How to Motivate Your Running posted at eHow.com.
Four great ideas to keep you motivated in your running.

Shane presents The Legend of Cliff Young: The 61 Year Old Farmer Who Won the World’s Toughest Race posted at Elite Feet.
Shane shares the inspirational story of Cliff Young – you’ll have your running shoes on before you’ve finished reading!

Running-Girl presents Running the last mile – The Mental Challenge of Running posted at Running-Girl’s Blog.
We finish with a post from Running-Girl and her motivation as she counts down the miles of her last long run in her marathon training.

That concludes this edition. Thank you to everyone contributing to this edition of kdays.com Running Blog Carnival. Previous Issues and the Submission Form can be found on our blog carnival index page.

Be sure to tune in every Thursday for the next kdays.com Blog Carnival. Don’t forget – you can submit your own article for inclusion, just make sure it’s in by Tuesday each week.

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