Should @TwinsRun 2013 Chicago Marathon?

We ran 2012 Chicago Marathon 2gether and raised $1,000 for Alex's Lemonade! We also ran our personal bests!

Faster 1/2 of @TwinsRun
@LeahCville (3:36:35* BQ)

Leah's legs in the 2012 Results Book!

Slower 1/2 of @TwinsRun

@MalindaAnnHill (4:05:58)

Malinda's bag signed by Joan Benoit Samuelson!

The best PR of all - we met Paula Radcliffe!

Chicago Marathon Registration opens February 19.

Alex's Lemonade is a Chicago Marathon Charity Partner

Should @TwinsRun the Chicago Marathon?

Did you run the 2012 Chicago Marathon?

Will you run the 2013 Chicago Marathon?

20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon

One week until the runDisney 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend! We're so excited to run Goofy's Race and a Half Challenge with Runner's World Challenge. Malinda completed her 1st Goofy Challenge in 2010 and Leah completer her 1st Goofy Challenge in 2012. We'll run our 2nd Goofy Challenge together for the 1st time on January 12 and 13. We're running together with Team Lemon to support Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation for Childhood Cancer in memory of Michael and GG.

The 20th Anniversary Walt Disney World Marathon will be Malinda's 20th runDisney race and 10th Marathon. The #WDWMarathon will be Leah's 20th marathon and 20th runDisney race, too!

Malinda will #TweetAndRun 39.3 miles!

Leah will run fast!

We'll run 2gether 2 raise $393 2 fight childhood cancer!
Can you donate $2 online?

www.alexslemonade.org/mypage/91402

Or, text "LEMONADE E91402" to 85944 to donate $10!

Thank you so much for your support!

Fighting childhood cancer, one race at a time!

Will you runDisney?

Will you run for a cause?

Let us know so we can support you, too!

Leah's 5K Before Chicago Marathon

Charlottesville Catholic School All-Terrain 5K

http://www.agoodgroup.com/twins/index.html#ccs5k

Eight days out from the Chicago Marathon, I decided to run a local 5K that I've never run before. I had always been leery of any race with the words "All-Terrain" in the name because I do not perform well on trails or grass. I ran my first and only trail race back in 2007. I fell twice and nearly tripped multiple times over 6.2 anxiety-ridden miles. I ran my first cross-country race last year and, once again, I was so terrified of slipping and falling that I had a lackluster time (both in terms of finishing and enjoying the experience!). 

Since I'm going to be moving next summer, I figured this is the last time I could try the course and when I saw amazing race pictures from the previous year's event, I knew I had to give it a shot (yes, I'm obsessed with getting race photos!).

My goal for the Charlottesville Catholic School All-Terrain 5K was to NOT get injured. I knew I wasn't going to PR on a course that wasn't exclusively on pavement, so some of the pressure was off. After reviewing past race results, I knew that I could place in the top 3 overall if nobody super fast showed up or at least win my age group. 

The first mile was on the road or paved trail so I flew through that in 7:07. Then it started to get challenging and I stopped checking my watch and just tried to keep up with those around me and not get passed. I spent most of the 2nd mile behind a high school girl and a much younger boy. As soon as there was an opening, I passed both and didn't look back. With less than a mile to go, I heard a woman say, "You're the first woman! Go!" and my first thought was, "Uh oh, I'm going to blow it!" I knew I didn't have it in me to sprint to the finish line after barely making it up the last steep hill. 

When we got to a turnaround point and I could see who was behind me I got even more worried. I saw the high schooler and I was confident she wasn't going to pass me, but there was another woman on her heels and SHE was who I was worrieda about. Well, my fears were realized in the final stretch and she did fly by me. Oh well! 2nd place is nothing to be upset about. And I did beat a lot of fit looking guys! :)

After the race I congratulated her and told her I was so afraid during the trail portions because I had the marathon in a week. And she said, "Oh well now I don't feel as good about beating you!" I told her she did an amazing job! :)

My Splits

Rock N Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon Race Retweet

Currently working on my race RT. Did you run, cheer or follow on Sunday? In the meantime, in case you couldn't follow, below are some of my tweets & instagrams!

@MalindaAnnHill  (Slower 1/2 of @TwinsRun) #RnRPhilly #TwinsRun #TweetAndRun

Runners gearing up for Sunday's Rock 'N' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon

September 15, 2012 

By Marc Narducci, Inquirer Staff Writer

"There are many reasons more than 21,000 participants are competing in Sunday's Rock 'n' Roll Philadelphia Half Marathon. ... For Malinda Ann Hill of Wynnewood, it's a way to raise money for a worthy cause.

For the 41-year-old Hill, competing in this race is one great tweet. She runs marathons and half-marathons and also tweets during the race. So one can check the progress during the race - @twinsrun.

The bereavement coordinator of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Hill is accepting donations on behalf of Alex's Lemonade Stand, the foundation that raises money and awareness for childhood cancer.

She and her twin sister, Leah Connor, often run together, but in this event she will be going solo. The twins raise money for charity and also run in memory of Leah's brother-in-law, Michael Connor, who died of leukemia in 2003, and their grandmother Aileen Hill, who died in July of cancer. They will be participating in next month's Chicago marathon. In addition to the tweets, Hill also blogs about her exploits at www.twinsruninourfamily.com.

So along with her running gear, Hill will have her iPhone. And of course she will be accepting donations."