Strength training is often the first thing to go when runners get busy. Runners I work with know how important strength training is to stay healthy and reduce muscle imbalances that can lead to nagging aches and pains, but time and time again, they are inconsistent in implementing it weekly. Incorporating a strength training workout […] Read more
Every season, I put new running products, gadgets, fuel and apparel to the test in my Runner’s Report Card. This summer, I’ve tested a number of running products. You deserve the honest truth as you see these in ads, on social media and hear about them from other runners. Although I did receive some of these […] Read more
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
When I decided to train for my first half marathon back in 2009, I joined an amazing running group that introduced me to a whole new world of running and possibilities I’d never considered for myself. It was the first time I’d ever run with a pace group, which is when runners of similar paces […] Read more
I’ve never been a person who enjoys prepping food on Sundays for the week. I wish I did (or could teleport others who do to my house for a few hours each Sunday to fill my kitchen), but alas, there are no baggies and individual serving-sized containers of food in my fridge ready for the weekdays or […] Read more