Have you ever noticed that running has a case of multiple personalities? Running can be pure joy as well as true heartbreak. It can be painful and triumphant. Science and art. Easy and hard. Light and heavy. Simple yet enigmatic. There is a way to get to the bottom of how running affects us so […] Read more
As a runner and a coach, I would be a millionaire if I had a dollar for every time another runner – new or a seasoned veteran – told me they were experiencing an overuse injury or pain. My hip hurts. My knee hurts. My calves hurt. My foot hurts. When I ask people about […] Read more
“The best things in life are unexpected – because there were no expectations.” This quote from English writer Eli Khamarov so eloquently describes my experience at the inaugural Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon this past weekend. I signed up for the race at the beginning of the year to support my friend and coaching client […] Read more
2015 is my year of running for fun. No Earth-shattering goals. No PR dreams to chase. It’s good old-fashioned running “just because.” But that doesn’t mean I’m not running a few races throughout the year. Tomorrow happens to be one of them – the Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon. The truth is, I’m not very […] Read more
Today reminded me of everything I don’t want to be. Those were the words I wrote in my training journal last Friday. I hated having to write that. And, I hate having to admit it here. Bad weeks happen. We fall down. We get back up. We can’t keep dwelling on what went wrong; rather […] Read more