I completed the Martian Half Marathon this past weekend after a pretty brutal winter of outdoor training. As challenging as it was, the training paid off. Stepping outside of your comfort zone and doing things that make you uncomfortable or even scare you are the things that give you the opportunity for improvement, and ultimately…
Don’t ever underestimate hydrating. Listen to the stubborn old gal who hates hydrating, begrudges hydrating, and complains about it to anyone who will listen. It is a constant battle for me, but I assure you it is 100% necessary. Water, Gatorade, tablets, supplements……it’s not as there isn’t a lot of options out there and yet…
We are coming to an end of the cold months and now it’s time to plan for some warm weather running. Just like you prepare yourself for cold weather running you need to with warm weather. It is just as challenging and even in some circumstances dangerous. Danger might be my middle name, but I’m…
Running your first race is a big moment for any runner. The anticipation can initiate anxiety, enthusiasm, and some magnificent delusions of grandeur. Perhaps less on the last two and more on the first one. There are some immeasurably useful tips/tools you should apply before, during, and after that first race. Some ritual like behavior…
Who doesn’t have a collection of unused journals? I have multiple stacks of journals that are empty or filled with 2-3 pages of well intended entries that have been abandoned. What is it that drives us to journal and what stops us from the follow through?