Inside Crunch Fitness in Scott's Addition, the 25-year commercial real estate broker has been putting in the work since June, training for the Allianz Richmond Marathon that falls on her actual 50th birthday.

"I am turning 50 years old on November 15," Mayhugh said. "Back in the early spring, I realized that the Richmond Marathon is going to fall on my actual 50th birthday, and I just figured that the stars were aligning, and it wasn't going to get any easier."

Running isn't entirely new to Mayhugh, who has participated in the Monument Avenue 10K for the past 22 years and completed a half-marathon in 2014. However, she wouldn't consider herself a runner until now.

"It's always been a bucket list for me, and I've always wanted to run a marathon," Mayhugh said.

What makes her training un

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