It’s hard to adequately put into words what all went into Grandma’s Marathon weekend. There were so many highs — and really only one low I can think of. The most obvious high is that I snagged a fairly substantial […]
Back in 2015, when I was training for my very first marathon, I wrote a post filled with 17 things I learned through marathon training. As training for my third marathon comes to a close, I’d love to share 17 […]
Happy Hump Day and welcome back to the Running Coaches’ Corner linkup! Since it’s race week and my city is abuzz with excitement and nerves, I thought I’d share a few words of wisdom to those of you tackling half or […]
Foam rolling. What is it? Why should you do it? And when should you do it? May 11th is National Foam Rolling Day — who knew there was such a thing? Not I! But when fellow blogger, Clarinda, told me about […]
As a runner, running coach, and someone who generally cares about her own health, I tend to read up on the human body quite often. Whatever I’m reading about or trying to teach myself usually has something to do with […]
There’s literally nothing worse than being an injured runner. I’ve been there, many times in fact, so I know this to be true. But what constitutes a true injury and how do they come about in the first place? Let’s discuss. […]
We are literally in the eye of the spring marathon storm, guys. There are a ton of races fast approaching in the coming weeks. I’m in a bunch of different training groups on Facebook and by far the most common questions I […]
Happy Hump Day and welcome back to the Running Coaches’ Corner linkup. Today I’m posting from the road. I’m nearing the end of a four day trip to visit the in-laws. As such, my post today isn’t super detail-oriented or super-sciency. […]
I confess: I had not one, not two, but three different topics on deck for today’s Running Coaches’ Corner post. But when I sat down to start typing, the sentences didn’t flow easily from any of the topics I had […]
When I began running, I was a solo runner. I ran only on the treadmill. I listened to loud music and challenged myself in ways I never thought possible. My goal was to run fast, rarely far. It was a meditative […]
