There is something about Chicago that is magic to me. It is the city where my journey in long distance running and endurance sports truly began. Chicago is where I spectated at my first marathon. It is where a group of runners told me I could run a marathon (of course, I proceeded to laugh at […] Read more

Thank you to my friends at SKINS Compression Clothing for inspiring and supporting today’s Mother’s Day giveaway. When it comes to moms, I hit the jackpot. As in the Powerball mega jackpot. The greatest gifts my mom has given me aren’t things you can see or feel; rather they are perspectives on how to live – […] Read more

There are weeks that run us into the ground, scratching and clawing at us to squeeze out every ounce of our energy and focus. But other weeks, we run the show. I love those weeks. They are the weeks in which we feel like our own superhero – where we do all the things we […] Read more

There are people who come into our lives and leave an imprint on our hearts, sometimes when we least expect it. That is what happened to me with a man I will call the “Kind Stranger.” Last fall, after writing about my dad being inducted into his high school track and field hall of fame, a […] Read more