My First Half Marathon

Journey From Philadelphia to Myrtle Beach to Run 13.1 Miles
By Lauren Grant
 
Let me first begin by saying that everything that could have gone wrong on this trip, did. To tell this story, I should probably start from the beginning.
Several months ago, I tried to convince my boyfriend to run a half marathon with me, but [...]

Commuter V

Giving Up the House Life for Apartment Living … Maybe

By Cynna Woo

When people are young many long to leave the city and save every dollar to get more space out in the burbs. Somewhere along the line, the goal may change.
Here it is a new year; as I was heading back to NJ after a [...]

Safety Can Be Fun Too

By Jim Shields
Do you enjoy hiking, camping and exploring some of nature’s most precious gifts? Even if you are not a hard core rock climber or class IV kayaker you will always face risk when stepping off of the sidewalk or sand and onto the trail. So naturally when making the decision to get out [...]

Room Even For The Semi-Sacrilegious

By Robert J. Ottaviani
I took the standard oath when I signed on to blog for ProLong thereby surrendering my first born or designated child that I wished to sacrifice. They put me through all of the DNA testing,the secret handshake and signing off on the clause that prevents me from blogging for a competitor.
I know [...]

Don’t Take It Out On Each Other

Even If You Don’t Sleep All Night

By Jim Calder
I am usually a very patient person. Unfortunately, like everyone I have my moments and breaking points. This is going to be a full disclosure blog that may be a bit long.  Last night started off as a decent Friday night, but I had no idea of [...]

I like a Good Cheap Laugh

By Jim Calder

This time of year is typically known as the most depressing time for many. It is cold outside, exercise is usually lower than the warmer months, it gets dark earlier, and some are still coming down from the holidays. I recently was exploring the vast library of YouTube and rediscovered what the people [...]

One Month To Go

Lauren A. Grant

So it’s a little under a month till my first half marathon! I’m getting very nervous and while I’ve been training, I still have a fear that I will be unable to complete the 13.1 mile run. I’m trying to stay positive but this isn’t easy, but at least it benefits a good [...]

Old Reliable

A Look At An Old New Chapter of Love

Elle Mathews
I was fresh out of high school and ready for a new chapter in my life. Most of my friends went away to college but I chose community college for the first two years. I wanted to save money plus I didn’t have a clue where [...]

Instant Impatience

We Still Had Fun Before All of This Technology Hit

By Robert J. Ottaviani
I’m watching television on my parents 25-inch console television, which is by and large considered huge in size and doubles as a piece of furniture with the nicely fitted wood trim and speaker cloth framing both sides. I do this by pulling [...]

No Commute During The Holidays

Commuter IV

By Cynna Woo
No commute for me this weekend because of the holidays, I’m enjoying a day off from work watching morning television in bed while trolling the Internet. I like reading newspapers online and shopping for Christmas. It is so much easier than wandering aimlessly through department stores searching for something to jump out [...]

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