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
I was seated at the boardroom table inside Brooks Running headquarters, patiently waiting for my turn to hold the shoe that was being passed from person to person. I had been asking if a shoe like this would exist for a year. And there it was. Just a few runners away from being in my […] Read more
When I was in seventh grade, I tried out for my middle school cheerleading team. My extracurricular activities consisted of track, softball and dance, but all the popular girls were cheerleaders, so I decided that’s what I needed to do as well. With no former experience, I made the team … but it was far […] 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
“You’ve been quiet, too quiet,” a reader wrote to me this week. Busted, I thought. I suppose this means I must finally face up to the many thoughts and emotions swirling in my head, including where my current relationship stands with running. I should forewarn you that this is not meant to be some first-world […] Read more