Disney Wine & Dine Half Marathon,
Lake Buena Vista, Florida
(October 2, 2010)
Hit the Epcot International Food
& Wine Festival after the race for
some vino and global grub
Dine, Drink, Dash
( disneyenduranceseries.com).
FOR CHOCOHOLICS
Hershey Half Marathon, Hershey,
Pennsylvania (October 3, 2010)
Some people
hate to eat
and run, while
others make a
sport of it. We
picked the top
five races in
which eating
or drinking is
par for the
course. They
fill up fast,
so get ’em
on your
calendar
now.
The 13.1-mile run through
Hersheypark has a Chocolate Aid
station to help you reach the finish
( hersheyhalfmarathon.com).
FOR BEER DRINKERS
Portland Marathon, Portland,
Oregon (October 10, 2010)
The city boasts 32 breweries, and
you can tap a cold one at mile 21;
booze and bolt at your own risk
( portlandmarathon.org).
FOR DOUGHNUT DEVOTEES
Krispy Kreme Challenge, Raleigh,
North Carolina (February, 2011)
Run from the North Carolina
State University Memorial Bell
Tower to the nearest Krispy Kreme
(two miles), devour a dozen, then
hoof it back in under an hour
( krispykremechallenge.com).
—Cristina Goyanes
In Peak Condition Runner Kristen
Boscia, 36, from Seal Beach, California, took her
fitness to new heights on Peru’s 27-mile Inca Trail
to Machu Picchu.
Power walking “Going from running to hiking, I discovered muscles I had never used. My legs are so toned.”
Altitude adjustment “The highest point was Dead
Woman’s Pass, at 13,776 feet. My legs and lungs got
the workout of a lifetime.”
View from the top “Machu Picchu has always been on
my bucket list. I felt on top of the world, and I was!”
Get Out
28 fitnessmagazine.com / September 2010
Note Taken Post-its are no longer just to remind you to
buy milk and pay your cell bill. Sick of seeing women focus on their
flaws when they looked in the mirror, blogger Caitlin Boyle scribbled,
“You are beautiful!” on a sticky note and slapped it on a mirror in a
public bathroom. Since then, hundreds of women have spread the
love (we even saw a note in the FITNESS office bathroom). Here are
some of our fave messages; for more, check out operationbeautiful
.com or Boyle’s new book, Operation Beautiful. —Marianne Magno
“Exercise improves my inner beauty.”
“Doesthis shirtmake mybuttlook faster?”
“Be proud! You did something today to nourish your mind, body and soul. Way to go!”
“Yourinner beautyisfar morevaluable thananynumber onascale.”
“Beauty is: strength and sweat.”
