Happy Running: 5 Runners Show You How to Smile for Miles

Looking for some help to find your happy running place again?
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You know...maybe your running needs a shot of motivation and some positive vibes to help you lace up your shoes, get out the door, and go.
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Just about every runner has experienced one of those days where getting out the door is hard.

• You hit the snooze button.
• You make excuses (bad weather, too early, too busy...pick your favorite🤣)
• You feel like you're in a funk
• Your motivation to lace up and go just isn't there

But it doesn't have to be that way.
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These FIVE runners will help you smile for miles...

• 🏃‍♀️Jess Hofheimer
• 🏃‍♂️Matt Drol
• 🏃‍♀️Morgan Boland
• 🏃‍♂️Omar Posadas
• 🏃‍♂️Quin Jenson

Jess Hofheimer wasn't always a runner. About 28 years ago, she was at one of those major life-changing crossroads, and the path led her to running.
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She laced up her running shoes, and never looked back. And she's helped countless runners cross the marathon finish line with a smile ever since.
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What's the secret to happy running?
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Here's her top 5 tips...

• Love Running? A Coach's 5 Mile-Tested Tips to Run Happy

Blame it on COVID-19, cancelled races, and months of isolation. That's not a recipe for happy running, and Matt Drol was tired of it.
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So he put on a banana costume, laced up his running shoes, and started making people smile for miles...one run, one race, and one marathon at a time.
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TIP: If you want to make running fun again, focus less on mile pace, finish times, and PRs.
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🍌Slipped up on your running goals? (See what we did there?🤣🍌).
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Follow Matt's advice...

•  How to Put the Fun Back in Running: Meet the Guy Who Always Runs in a Banana Suit

Every mom since the beginning of time knows the joy and happiness + drain and strain of raising kids.
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You know...
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"It was the best of times. It was the worst of times." All in a single day.
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How in the world do you find your happy running place when you're a busy mom?
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Morgan Boland shows you how it's done...

• Mother Runner: This Busy Mom Shows You How It's Done 

The next time you're at a race feeling nervous, anxious or jittery or maybe second guessing your training, look for the guy pumping up the crowd...

• Fist bumping runners
• Shouting words of encouragement
• Chatting with strangers
• All smiles & wearing brightly colored running clothes

It just might be happy running expert Omar Posadas.
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If you're looking for a little motivation and positive vibes, he can show you the way...

• This Runner Will Brighten Up Your Running Routine 

It's true...
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Every time a package arrives from Brooks, runner Quin Jenson gets a little dopamine hit, thinking about all the happy running miles he'll do in new shoes or gear.
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He's a member of the Run Happy team at Brooks.
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After years of running, he knows every run isn't sunshine and unicorns.
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And he's here to help you out, especially on those days you're not feeling it:
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“I want to be uplifting to those around me," says Quin. "If people come across my page and see me still smiling and running, I hope they can find a bright spot in whatever they’re going through.”
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Want to know the secret to happy running? Here's how Quin does it...

• Run Happy: Tap Into This Runner's Relentless Optimism & Go!

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