With all of the 2020 races cancelled, I’ve spent a lot of time reminiscing about the good old days, so I’m bringing some positivity with my top 5 days as a runner, including my favorite running moment to date. Continue Reading →
It has taken me longer than I would have ever expected to get around to writing about the day I have been dreaming about for years: the day I qualified for the Boston Marathon. But honestly, I found myself wanting to keep it close to the vest to just revel in it for awhile. Four months later, I’m dying to tell you all about my experience running the Eugene Marathon! Continue Reading →
Do you remember when I swore off this race forever after the hot 2016 Grandma’s Marathon? Well ladies and gents, it really shouldn’t be surprising that just after two short Continue Reading →
I’ve had the best training cycle of my life, and that is what I’m holding onto as I do everything in my power to fend off this knee injury (chondromalacia patella) before the race. I’m not focusing on what was lost, I’m focusing on the work I’ve put in to get here. Continue Reading →
Time flies when you’re having fun. I know this is an overused idiom, but the weeks in this training cycle are going by so fast, and my mileage is piling up just as rapidly. And guess what? I’m having fun! Continue Reading →
2017 was such a unique year on so many levels, both running related and non-running related. Politics (need I say more?), pregnancy, my job, family emergencies (3 total this year), having a newborn, and learning what all of this means for my running routine have all added to the complexity of the year. I don’t mean this in a negative way, in fact, all of those things have made for a great year! Well, everything expect for politics – don’t get me started with that! Continue Reading →
Last year I reached a new limit with my running. I found a new level of speed that I never knew I had, leaving me faster and stronger than I Continue Reading →