Why I Run

I've been really good friends with my bike lately. She's a hybrid, not a road bike and not a mountain bike. She really is a good l...

Do you believe in miracles? I do. And I'm not just talking about the little everyday miracles either, although I totally believe those h...

I like to think that if I don't say something out loud it won't be true and in this case, I've been avoiding my blog because in ...

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...