FitSugar reader Dhitri has an embarrassing tale about her first half marathon. She shared her story in our RunningSugar community group. Help her out by sharing your own funny or embarrassing race tales below! So you know I ran my first half and had the greatest time ever. There were a few blunders, of course (what's a race without 'em?). Firstly, I arrived only half an hour before the start. Read more

FitSugar reader PureGrace just finished her first half marathon and needs advice on how to train for the next one. She asked this question in our RunningSugar community group. Share your advice in the comments section below. I had been training for over nine months for my first half marathon, and I completed the Disney World Half Marathon this past weekend. I'm trying to figure out another half Read more

Jennifer Love Hewitt was all smiles this weekend with new beau Alex Beh and Olympic medalist Deena Kastor at the Dodge Rock 'n' Roll Los Angeles Half Marathon. Jennifer and Alex were paced by mom-to-be Deena — talk about lucky! The trio finished together with a time of 3:09. Other celebs at the event included James Marsden, Jerry O'Connell, and Willie Garson. Former US Olympic marathoner Linda Read more

Our very own YumSugar recaps her first experience running a half marathon in the RunningSugar group in the FitSugar Community. I've never considered myself a runner. Fourteen months ago, if you told me I'd run any sort of race, I'd have laughed at you. But three weekends ago, I proudly finished my first ever half marathon. Aside from running a 5K or two when I was fifteen, I'd never really run Read more

The stars were definitely representing at this Sunday's second annual Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon. Kelly Bensimon, Jake Pavelka, and Giuliana Rancic kept Al Roker, Kelli Zink, and former stars of The Bachelor, Molly and Jason Mesnick company on the course. Meanwhile, host Maria Menounos cheered from the sidelines. Patrick Rizzo, 26, outdistanced himself from the the pack to win with a Read more

With the highly anticipated Eat Pray Love opening just weeks away, Julia Roberts is everywhere. And this is not a bad thing, BTW. BuzzSugar was lucky enough to catch up with the actress recently, and amongst other things, Julia talked about all the pasta and pizza she had to eat during filming. She told Buzz that she must have gained something like 11 pounds while filming in Italy, but "loved Read more

Here's a post that FitSugar reader Angelica contributed to our Get Fit For 2010 group. I haven't decided whether I can commit to it for real just yet, but in the mean time, I'm running regularly and enjoying Summer on Bay Area trails. Okay, mostly walking. And then speeding up for a second and walking again. It's like interval training for snails, but it's a start. I mean, it's hard not to be Read more