This past week marked six years since I turned the lights on here at runladylike.com. It’s quite remarkable how much has changed in six years. Back in July of 2012, I lived in Atlanta, was married with no kids, worked downtown every day and was training for my first half Ironman (Augusta 70.3 recap) and my […] Read more
As I sat around a conference table at Brooks Running Headquarters in Seattle, my brain was in overdrive trying to find the words to answer the ice breaker question: What is your run happy moment? How do you answer a question like that? Is it the breakthrough moment when you first decided to tackle long […] Read more
Every season, I put new running products, gadgets, fuel and apparel to the test in my quarterly Runner’s Report Card. With summer in full swing (how did that happen so fast?!?), it’s time to pass out grades for five products I tried and tested this past spring. As a reminder, this is my grading scale: […] Read more
“Running in races doesn’t have to be about racing,” said my good friend Elizabeth as we sat together in a small patch of sunlight waiting for the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Half Marathon to begin. “Races can be about loving to run and traveling and experiencing amazing things.” Her wise words were, of course, true. And […] Read more
Today is Global Running Day, a time to celebrate running and everyone who runs — and to inspire others to join us. This year’s holiday is more sacred and serious to me than it has ever been as I think about how I am marking the occassion. Brooks Running recently challenged runners everywhere to Run […] Read more