I felt a little silly sitting on the table at the physical therapist’s office talking about my knees when there was absolutely nothing wrong with them. As suddenly as my knee pain appeared, it also disappeared. Never in a million years had I expected pregnancy and breastfeeding hormones to play tricks on my joints. After […] Read more
We were piled on a bus chatting excitedly as mountains whirred past us out the windows. The sun was about to rise, and you could feel the excitement as 40 runners all wearing the same trail shoes were about to embark on a morning trail run. Some of us had known each other for years, while others had become […] Read more
When world-renowned distance runner Deena Kastor finished speaking, I realized I’d been vigorously nodding as if I was a human bobblehead the entire time. More than two years have passed since hearing her speak, and her words still resonate with me: Everything in life and in running is about making choices. “Make choices daily that […] Read more
We had just laid our bodies flat on the ground in shavasana when the yoga instructor tucked a small card under the front of each of our mats. I tried to close my eyes, but with my 9-week-old daughter at my feet and an almost two-year-old peering at her just over my right shoulder, I […] Read more
I was almost wincing as I climbed the stairs in my house. The pain below my knees had surpassed inconvenient. It wasn’t just a running problem anymore; it was now an I’m-hurting-with-every-step-I-take-and-feel-like-I’m-100-years-old problem. It was time to do more than ice and rest. So, last Friday, I went to see a knee specialist. He confirmed my […] Read more