Why I Run

Have you ever noticed that there's a post race let down? No matter if you're coming off the high from a PR or grieving over a tanke...

Another marathon, another learning experience. I'm still not sure what I learned yet. It could just be that marathons are hard and painf...

I've forgotten how a good taper makes you go a little crazy. The past couple of weeks have been good. We had a really good 13 miler an...

I've been dreading and worrying about this month ever since I typed up our marathon training schedule into a calendar. Monster marathon...

I knew what I was doing was wrong, yet still did it. Have you ever been in a situation like that before? I will admit that this was a far ...

8 1/2 miles of speedwork simply can not be done without music. I've never even attempted it before. That would be craziness. But some...

A couple of weeks go by and so did a couple more 16 milers. Last weeks was supposed to be a 14 miler but we were both feeling so good after...

Despite a rocky start to our 16 miler on Saturday... it turned out to be a really good run. You know, one of those runs that boosts your co...

I fell off the wagon. After 6 weeks of eating pretty darn good, I crashed. Valentine's weekend was not good for me. My husband made p...

*My treadmill is back up and running. I haven't actually tried it yet, but plan to tomorrow. Running on a different treadmill for the ...

My treadmill finally bit the dust. I actually am surprised it has made it this long. 10 long years. It's been a good treadmill. And beca...

I hesitate to say "dog murderer" because I'm not sure if the dog died or not, but if he did it was probably my fault. I was a...

It was a warm (30's!) early morning as the sun began to make its appearance against the horizon. The pinks and purple hues indicated th...

If I drank alcohol, I'd be raising a very big glass to celebrate the last year! But I guess my glass of diet coke will have to do! It...

The last couple of months are my favorite months in which to run. And fall never seems to last long enough. And I'm usually injured fr...