Island Time is a term I came to understand and appreciate on one of my many vacations with Mr. rUnladylike to the Caribbean about five years ago. We were sitting at an outdoor beach bar having lunch in St. Kitts, when I spotted an old cell phone (of the flip phone variety that was all the […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge ways and […] Read more
It was a crisp September day in New York City. I was sitting in a meeting on the 17th floor of an office building with a beautiful view of the Big Apple when the email came through: Your Boston Qualifying time from the 2014 Chicago Marathon is admirable, but it wasn’t enough to secure your […] Read more
After four weeks of no running due to a minor case of plantar fasciitis, I’m baaaaccck! Last week, I laced up my running shoes for a reason other than using the elliptical machine or running on the anti-gravity treadmill. I returned to the roads where I belong. I logged 20 total miles for the week, all easy […] Read more
You suck at running. You should just quit. You can’t do this. This is too hard. How are you possibly going to finish? There’s no way you can make it up this hill. What’s wrong with you? Can you imagine if someone you care about said these kinds of things to you about your running? […] Read more