by Honey Conroy | Oct 22, 2018 | Ambassadors
By Stephanie Laska, M.Ed Stephanie is an Ambassador for the 2018 Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon. I’ve lost 140 pounds, about half of my body weight. I didn’t have surgery or use medication; I lost the weight the old-fashioned way, through diet and exercise. I...
by Honey Conroy | Oct 17, 2018 | Ambassadors, Training
Contributed by Kelli Hashimoto, a 2018 Ambassador for the Biofreeze San Francisco Marathon and Berkeley Half Marathon. Imagine this: you are getting excited to start training for your upcoming race and just like that, you find yourself dealing with a nagging injury....
by Honey Conroy | Sep 18, 2018 | Ambassadors
Contributed by Lisa Gonzales, a 2018 Ambassador for The Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon. In high school, my after school time was spent at the track at Gilroy High School, but let’s get something straight. I wasn’t that fast. Don’t get me wrong, I could hold my own,...
by Honey Conroy | Sep 5, 2018 | Ambassadors
Contributed by Lisa Gonzales, a 2018 Ambassador for The Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon. Are you a first time half marathoner? Do you have a tendency to go out too quickly in a race and end up running out of gas before the finish line? Do you have a goal to run a...
by Honey Conroy | Aug 22, 2018 | Ambassadors
Contributed by Lisa Gonzales, a 2018 Ambassador for The Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon. Here’s something to consider…running with a training team. Sure, I can probably help you come up with some reasons why it won’t work: you don’t have the time, it’s too much...
by Honey Conroy | Aug 20, 2018 | Ambassadors, Training
Contributed by David Lam, a 2018 Ambassador for The Biofreeze Berkeley Half Marathon. Through the course of our experiences as runners, we’ll be faced with many challenges that can catch us on our heels. These challenges can be in the form of injuries, a waning...
