My First Race: 5 Weeks To Go

By Mario Fraioli
Published Nov. 8, 2010
Updated Jan. 9, 2012 at 11:39 AM UTC

In the second installment of the My First Race video series, Nike Running Reporter Melissa Freeman discusses the benefits of a running group and gives us an update on her training leading up to her first race at the Zappos.com Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon. Click on the image below to watch the video.

FILED UNDER: Video TAGS: beginner running / half marathon training / Melissa Freeman / My First Race / Nike / running group / Zappos.com Rock n Roll Las Vegas Half Marathon

Mario Fraioli

Mario Fraioli is a senior editor at Competitor magazine. A cross-country All-American at Stonehill College in 2003, he now coaches the Prado Women's Racing Team in San Diego and was the men's marathon coach for Costa Rica's 2012 Olympic team. His first book, The Official Rock 'n' Roll Guide To Marathon & Half-Marathon Training (VeloPress, 2013) is available in bookstores, running shops and online.

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