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Continue reading →: Comfy and Chic: Travel Outfit Ideas for WomenThis post discusses how to select comfortable and stylish travel outfits, offering tips and inspiration for various climates and scenarios. It emphasizes layering, versatile wardrobe staples, and functional accessories to ensure travelers feel prepared and fashionable, regardless of their destination or travel style.
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Continue reading →: Galentine’s Day Ideas For Your Run Squad
Galentine’s Day, celebrated on February 13, honors female friendship and camaraderie. Originating from a 2010 “Parks and Recreation” episode, it’s about appreciating supportive women. Runners can celebrate with gifts like personalized items or matching accessories and activities like themed fun runs and brunches. Cherish these bonds and strengthen connections!
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Continue reading →: How to Train for a Marathon During Winter
Learn how to train for a spring marathon during winter with tips on cold-weather gear, safe running temperatures, staying motivated, and adjusting your training plan for unpredictable conditions.
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Continue reading →: Simple Fundraising Ideas to Crush Your Charity Goals
This post emphasizes the ease of marathon fundraising with simple strategies that encourage donations without complex logistics. It highlights the importance of personal connections to the chosen charity, suggests utilizing social media and email effectively, and presents creative fundraising ideas, making the process accessible and engaging for all runners.
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Continue reading →: Happy New Year 2025, Wanderers!
Liz wishes the community a Happy New Year 2025, reflecting on the previous year filled with personal growth, adventures, and running events. They express gratitude for their blog, Run. Wander. Wear., which launched in May 2024. Plans for 2025 include running the London Marathon and enhancing website content.
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Continue reading →: How Reducing Alcohol Boosts Running Performance
Discover the advantages of reducing alcohol consumption, particularly for runners. Benefits include improved recovery, better sleep, increased energy, and enhanced performance. It offers simple mocktail recipes and highlights non-alcoholic beer options. Support resources for those struggling with alcohol are also provided, emphasizing a balanced approach to healthier habits.
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Continue reading →: Plan Your Personal Goals with a Yearly Bingo Card
This post introduces the concept of using a bingo card for setting goals instead of traditional New Year’s resolutions. It encourages a playful approach to personal growth, with steps for creating a customized bingo card that includes achievable and stretch goals. This method emphasizes celebrating small wins and maintaining motivation…
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Continue reading →: How to Create a Creative Marathon Announcement
Looking for creative ways to announce your marathon? This guide shares inspiring ideas, from heartfelt gifts to fun reveals, making your big running milestone unforgettable.
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Continue reading →: 8 Tips to How to Advocate for Yourself
Explore how important it is to speak up for yourself and how to become your own advocate for in any circumstance.
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Continue reading →: Best Stocking Stuffer Ideas for Women
This post offers creative stocking stuffer ideas for women, highlighting practical yet fun gifts such as Craftmix Espresso Martini pouches, Elos Personal Alarm Keychain, Unicorn Snot Body Glitter, Grace and Stella Under-Eye Masks, Clinique Almost Lipstick, and Julep Beauty Eyeshadow Stick. Each gift is selected for its personal touch and…
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Continue reading →: How to Pick a Charity for Your Marathon Fundraiser
This post guides runners preparing for the Chicago Marathon on selecting a meaningful charity to support. It emphasizes understanding personal values, researching charities, and evaluating fundraising goals. Additionally, it suggests considering local versus national charities and highlights the importance of community and support in enhancing the marathon experience through purposeful…
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Continue reading →: Essential Tips for Stress-Free Holiday Travel
This article offers essential tips for stress-free holiday travel planning, including starting early, efficient packing strategies, and prioritizing safety. It encourages using travel credit cards for perks and advises giving ample time for travel. With these strategies, you can enjoy your holiday experiences, whether traveling solo or with family.
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Continue reading →: What is Considered Mid-Size: 5 Must-Know Trends for Women
Discover essential mid-size fashion tips, emphasizing the importance of fit, comfort, and personal style. It encourages embracing high-waisted clothing, experimenting with bold prints and colors, and intentional layering to enhance outfits. Ultimately, the focus is on finding confidence and self-expression through fashion.
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Continue reading →: 10 Essential Winter Skincare Tips for Runners
Discover how runners can protect their skin from harsh winter conditions. This guide emphasizes staying hydrated, applying thick moisturizers and sunscreens, and sticking to essential summer skincare habits. With personal experiences and expert product recommendations, this post helps runners maintain healthy, glowing skin all season long.
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Continue reading →: 5 Thrift Store Fashion Tips for Successful Shopping Hauls
This post offers essential thrift store fashion tips with Liz’s personal experiences of finding unique fashion on a budget. It emphasizes planning, inspecting items carefully, and taking advantage of sales. The author highlights the joy of thrifting as a means of expressing personal style while navigating the challenges of secondhand…
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Continue reading →: How to Maintain a Running Routine on Vacation
Traveling can disrupt fitness routines, but staying active enhances the experience. Essential tips include packing compact workout gear, incorporating physical activity into itineraries, utilizing hotel spaces for exercise, opting for active transport, exploring local fitness classes, and safely moving during transit. These strategies promote well-being and enjoyable adventures.
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Continue reading →: 4 Steps for What to Do After Achieving a Big Goal
After achieving a significant milestone, it’s essential to celebrate, assess your well-being, and set new goals. Taking time to reflect and enjoy your success fosters motivation for future endeavors. Additionally, building a supportive network can enhance your journey, making progress feel less daunting and more fulfilling.
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Continue reading →: Run for a Reason: Charity Runner Stories
This post highlights three inspirational marathon runners fundraising for charities that personally impact them. It discusses the challenges and perceptions of fundraising versus training, emphasizing that fundraising should be viewed as an opportunity for support rather than just a financial request. Each runner’s personal connection to their charity enhances their…
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Continue reading →: 5 Creative Ideas to Make Running a Marathon Special
This post offers strategies to enhance the marathon experience, emphasizing the importance of a race mantra, personal connections with the crowd, and unique accessories like race glitter. Suggestions include fundraising for charity, wearing names for support, and meticulous preparation before race day to foster enjoyment and motivation, regardless of individual…
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Continue reading →: Packing Essentials for a Destination Marathon
This post shares efficient packing tips for the author’s upcoming trip to the Berlin Marathon, her first visit to Europe. It emphasizes carrying race essentials in a carry-on, highlights useful travel gadgets, and suggests organizing clothes with packing cubes. The author expresses excitement for the experience and invites readers to…
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Continue reading →: Finding Joy in Running: Embracing Your Runner Body
Embracing your runner body leads to joy and celebration in your running journey. No “ideal” body type is required to start or enjoy running. Health benefits like improved cardiovascular health and increased stamina are independent of body type. Running is about setting personal goals and celebrating achievements, regardless of size…
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Continue reading →: 5 Mid-Size Fashion Rules That Were Meant to Be Broken
The content discusses personal experiences with fashion rules and the journey towards breaking those rules. The post effectively communicates a message of body positivity and self-expression through fashion.
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Continue reading →: Top Fundraising Ideas for Charity Marathons
This post discusses strategies for charity marathon fundraising. The author shares their experiences and successful fundraisers, including “Run for Cheers,” “Run Streak,” “Split the Pot Fundraisers,” and “Final Push Campaign.” The fundraising process is portrayed as an inspiring way to gain support for both the charity and personal running goals,…
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Continue reading →: Pre-Run Skin Care Products for Runners: A Complete Guide
This post discusses the importance of pre-run skincare for runners, emphasizing the need to protect the skin from sweat, sun, and friction. It provides recommendations for facewash, products to minimize chafing and blisters, and sunscreen selection tips. The post also encourages engagement by asking for additional skincare tips from readers.
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Continue reading →: Essential Skin Care Products for Runners: Post-Run Care
After a run, caring for your skin is crucial to prevent breakouts and heal chafed skin. This guide covers post-run skincare steps, including cleansing, moisturizing, exfoliation, and addressing specific concerns like sun damage and chafing. The routine involves using face wash wipes, body products for freshening up, exfoliation, and products…
Marathon Fundraising Ideas & Tips for Charity Runners
Hi! I’m Liz
I help busy women runners simplify marathon season, from fundraising to training to marathon race-day travel, so you can focus on running the miles, not the logistics. Let’s connect!
What You’ll Find Here
Marathon training has a way of taking over your whole life. My job here is to make marathon training simple again so you can enjoy your life. Most of what you’ll find tackles the part runners struggle with most: raising the money for your charity spot and hitting your fundraising goal without it running your life. Around that, you’ll find practical help with marathon training plans, marathon training tips, destination races, and running style, all written for women fitting serious miles around a full schedule.
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