Face-down in a Pan of Brownies

February 6, 2017

There I was in the pantry for the umpteenth time that afternoon, scanning the shelves as if something delicious that wasn’t there five minutes ago would magically appear. I surveyed the contents again. Nope, nothing delectable. Nothing remotely worthy of a snack attack or sugar craving (the kind that had suddenly taken over my body day in […] Read more

Announcing Rise.Run.Retreat. 2017

January 29, 2017

There is something incredibly magical that happens when runners come together, united by an unspoken bond and shared authenticity. Each fall since 2015, my friend Sarah and I have been bringing an intimate group of female runners together at the annual Rise.Run.Retreat. This unique running retreat is founded on the idea that the connections we make […] Read more

Why the Small Stuff Matters: 10 “Little” Things Every Runner Should Do

January 27, 2017

It’s certainly true that to become a better runner, we have to run more. But running alone will not make us the strongest runners we can be. Through coaching marathoners and training with many different runners, I commonly see runners skip the small stuff. The “small stuff” is what I refer to as the ancillary activities that supplement our […] Read more