With all the hype of New Year’s Resolutions in the air, I find it easy to feel excited, nervous, and honestly a little overwhelmed when it comes to setting goals for 2012. Read about some key questions to ask yourself before setting your goals for 2012.

With the inconveniences, inconsistencies and intricate spider webs involved in trail running, why would any runner dare to venture away from the pavement, track or treadmill to explore the wilderness? The variety, endurance and mental toughness that trail runs bring to my training provide the right incentive.

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Each year on New Year’s Day eager, excited men and women lace up their shoes and head to the local track, trail or river walk to begin running…again. Some do it to lose weight; others do it to become faster or to complete a goal of running a 5K, 10K or marathon. For the month of January, a community is born.

What inspired you to start running? Was it an inner motivation, a best friend or a family member? Last week we asked our fans on Facebook whether or not they were inspired by their parents to run- and it was evident- dads played a profound role in several of our community members health and fitness endeavors.

Tags: Atlanta, inspiration, running

Do you remember the first time you laced up your running shoes? It was scary, right? People who have never run before tend to think that runners are only lean, mean running machines.