Last year the word that themed my running was “relentless”. I didn’t even realize it until I had one of those amazing “Aha!” moments on a run last summer. I had recently read a book called “Strong” written by an American Olympic Runner “Karen Goucher” and it’s about running confidence. It was that book and that run that set me on a path of realization that I hadn’t experienced as a runner before. It changed my running, but like most…
Do you ever ask why I do it? I had 17 miles scheduled to run this past Sunday morning and it was one of those tough runs that tested you physically, mentally, but also gave you one of the…
When I began my real running journey it was as my first year as a single mom. I was re-learning my life, my identity, and struggling with just about everything. As I’ve explained many times before, a friend of…
No excuses with hashtags galore. We see it all over social media, in self help books, and talk about it all the time, but there is one thing we don’t talk about. Crossing the threshold of wanting to make…
My first 15 mile run in 2019 and my first big official marathon training run up the big ladder. I had some anxiety over these miles the night before. But then I reminded myself that not only had I…
Sparkles, glory and magic are power words! Words truly do have power and impact if you let them. Over the past few years I’ve read a lot about power words. I was extremely skeptical at first, as I often…
In preparation for Avengers: Endgame I went to a viewing of Captain Marvel. I am not only completely caught up on my Marvel-verse, but have a family friendly movie thumbs up to recommend you and an nontraditional review. Keeping…
