For the first time in a long time, I’m a raceless runner. I haven’t signed up for any races. I don’t have any races on my 2015 calendar. Of course, I’ll run some races, but I’m not currently training for a goal race. In some ways, that feels uncomfortable and unnerving. On the other hand, […] Read more
I admit it. I don’t like hills. As in, I really, really, really don’t like hills. I seek out flat races. I mentally rejoice on flat terrain. Nature’s sloped surfaces are my kryptonite. Yesterday, I went for an 8-mile run with Mr. rUnladylike through Yosemite National Park. It got me thinking about hills. It was […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge ways and […] Read more
There is a commonly held running philosophy called the principle of specificity which suggests that to become a better runner, we have to run more. For some runners, increasing mileage and intensity can result in running injuries that take weeks and months to recover from. But we can take steps to safely increase our mileage […] Read more
Running is so much more than “just running.” That’s the thought that swirled in my brain about a million times on Sunday during the 2014 Chicago Marathon. I thought about it at the start line as I witnessed the hope in the eyes of so many people who had trained for months to get there. […] Read more