We are excited to share one of our fave stories from espnW here on FitSugar! By Dimity McDowell and Sarah Bowen Shea Sage Steele, SportsCenter anchor, is preparing to run the Disney Princess Half Marathon at Walt Disney World on Feb. 26 and hoping to fall in love with running in the process. Follow Sage’s journey on espnW.com Women's races offer a decidedly different vibe than their coed Read more

Being a beginner cyclist didn't stop FitSugar reader bjeanne18 from participating in a 15k bike race! She shares what it was like to shop for a bike and prep for her big race day in our FitSugar Community. The 15K bike race was part of the Corporate Challenge. I signed up for the bike race and a 5K run and they are the first races I've ever competed in as long as you aren't counting elementary Read more

Of the 42,000 runners that hit the road for the New York City Marathon, there were two clear winners: Edna Kiplagat of Kenya took home the women's title, and Gebre Gebremariam of Ethiopia took home the men's. This is Edna's first major marathon title; she won it with a time of 2:28:20. Our eyes were on American Olympian Shalane Flanagan, and she did not disappoint. Shalane crossed the finish Read more

OnSugar blogger The Hotlegs Runner recently shared her lifelong journey that started in the kiddie pool to competing in aquathlons today. I went for a swim today as part of my cross-training and to catch the last few days (or weeks) of the warm weather. I like swimming laps because it's just like running. It helps clear my head and I get to think about a lot of things. I love the silence of Read more

Nothing makes my inner cougar happier than passing younger men while competing in triathlons (yes, they write your age on your calf for the whole world to see), but I like racing with just the ladies, too. The all-women races I've been in had a calm, somewhat sisterly vibe to them — and better cut t-shirts, too. If you're looking to try a tri, and want to stick with your own, here are three Read more

I've been fighting with my IT band for some time, and it seems just when I think I've gotten it under control I'm hit with a twinge of pain that reminds me that my IT band still needs some TLC. One of my biggest fears is that I'll get a flare-up right before a race day, and since I'm gearing up to run San Francisco's notorious Bay to Breakers race this weekend, I've been taking some steps to Read more

If the marathon is considered the mother of all races, then the Hood to Coast Relay (HTC) is the mother of all relays. Covering 197 miles in north-western Oregon, over 12,000 participants run in the HTC, which starts atop Mt. Hood and ends at the coast in Seaside. Gaining popularity, relay races are a way to race as a team — great for training with friends too. The long miles of these races Read more