I like to {still} believe that people are inherently good, but 2016 has tested my theory. Terrorist attacks victimizing innocent people. Violence directed at both police and young black men. A political environment that breeds divisiveness and hateful rhetoric. Tragic accidents that spark strangers to point fingers in an effort to find blame. And now, […] Read more
Several weeks ago, I talked about the importance of authenticity in running and in writing. This week, I’m excited to bring you a very special series of insightful and inspiring running articles written by four women who epitomize what it means to be authentic. While I’m off the grid hiking, rafting and camping this week, their […] 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
Last Friday, I experienced one of the best running moments of my life. I wasn’t racing. I didn’t attend a race. I wasn’t wearing running shoes, nor did I log a single mile. I didn’t even watch anyone else run. But it was still a day of running I will never forget as long as […] Read more
Six years ago, running the Boston Marathon wasn’t on my bucket list. I didn’t know about the qualifying standards and truthfully, I didn’t care. It was just another big marathon in a sea of many great races to be run. As I grew as a runner – both mentally and physically – I began to […] Read more