“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
I had to travel 550 miles to find my running mojo again — 2,755 if you’re driving instead of flying — in Mexico of all places. Following the Publix Women’s Savannah Half Marathon last month, I found myself in a funk. My training was strong, my confidence was high and my results didn’t mirror the […] Read more
I’ve always said the hard, grueling races are the ones we remember as being the most important. In the moment, we may feel disappointment about falling short of a larger goal. But when we step back and see how we fought for every step when quitting seemed like a more logical option, we realize our […] Read more
Tucked away in my race weekend suitcase between layers of shoes, racing gear, extra safety pins and GUs is a bag of Sharpies. Yes, I said Sharpies. As in more than one. A race-day essential I never leave the house without. As I arrived in Savannah for the Publix Women’s Savannah Half Marathon this afternoon […] Read more
The hay is officially in the barn, so to speak, as I approach the Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon this weekend. I have been running for fun (or running through pregnancy and postpartum build-back) for so long (years at this point!!!) that I’d nearly forgotten how fun it can be to work hard and train […] Read more