It was a busy Monday. I had exactly one million and one things on my to-do list, but instead of hunkering down at my computer tapping away at the keys like Liberace, I was sitting in a French café sipping a lavender mimosa in the middle of the afternoon with three dear friends. For the […] Read more
My brain was working in overdrive during a recent Saturday morning run. As the chatter about everyone’s upcoing races buzzed in my ear, I recognized the distance between me and my fastest running partners was growing. Again. Running is a physical sport, but almost everything about it is mental. Lately, I’ve been experiencing a new […] Read more
As the mugs, tea bags and lozenge wrappers piled up on my bedside table, I closed my eyes and drifted off to sleep again. The morning was supposed to have started with an energizing workout like every New Year’s Day. Instead, it was 3 p.m., and I hadn’t even crawled out from beneath my comforter. […] Read more
At the end of every year, I revisit the past 365 days by looking back at the places my running shoes have taken me. You can tell a lot about a year based on your runs. In January, I was certain 2018 was going to be my year for running. I had a renewed fire […] Read more
With fewer daylight hours since we turned our clocks back earlier this month, the shorter days have had me thinking about the idea of balance. We talk about the concept a lot as a society: work-life balance, balance of power, balanced diet. Life is a never-ending balancing act. We try to fit all our tasks, […] Read more