I celebrated my 38th birthday on November 11. It seems like just yesterday I was 28 and just starting to get into long distance running. I ran my first marathon in 2006, and even though running still involves simply putting … Continue reading
Category Archives: Running
The Art of Showing Up
When I started running, my expectations weren’t exactly what I’d call “realistic.” My lungs had never been great with cardio, and I couldn’t run a full mile without stopping. Didn’t matter – I wasn’t about to let those minor details … Continue reading
Solo vs. Group Running
We all have our own reasons for becoming a runner. Are you trying to get in shape? Are you training for a specific race? Or do you just love to get out and move? When I started running, I did … Continue reading
The Anorexic Runner
I used to feel an unbearable pressure to appear a certain way. So much so, I became borderline anorexic. My thoughts went something like this: It’s okay to eat an apple today, but only half. I need to cut back … Continue reading
Running-From Punishment to Pleasure
“Get on the line!” Already tired from the day’s practice and frustrated with whoever screwed up a drill for the umpteenth time, those are 4 words every high school football player dreads hearing as they head for the sidelines and … Continue reading
Running: A Metaphor For Life
Life presents both exhilarating highs and devastating lows. I have one young friend who, in a matter of weeks, went from running races to needing a pacemaker. And another who traveled across the country with the love of her life … Continue reading
A Love for Running in Place (The Treadmill)
Dear Treddy, It’s been a long time since we’ve been together. We had such fabulous times together last winter when it was so icy and cold out all the time. You accepted me from the moment I walked in the … Continue reading
For the Love of Running
Ever since I started running, even back when I almost exclusively ran on the treadmill, I’ve felt the same love for running that some people feel for horseback riding, great poetry, or travel. It’s a passion, a lifestyle, a freedom. … Continue reading
It Just Makes Me, Me : Why I Run
I was recently asked by a coworker why I run. I was prepping for my afternoon runcommute home in what can only be described as less than desirable temperatures (Fall, I’m ready for you), and as I applied sunscreen, donned … Continue reading
Practice But Never Reach Perfect
You can’t see me right now, but for most of my life I have had short hair; only once, for about a two year period, have I ever allowed my hair to grow past my shoulders. It was brutal, but … Continue reading
Marathon. The dream.
The first time I attempted to train for a marathon I hadn’t done my research. In fact, I hadn’t even done a 5K. All I had done was print out a training schedule I’d found online and run with it—literally! … Continue reading
7 Tips On How to Stay Positive During Training
You’ve made up your mind you want to do it, whatever that “IT” is. Your mind will play dirty, nasty tricks on you to get you to thinking you can’t do something. It’s mean, rotten and deceptive and if you let … Continue reading