Why I Run

The week after the half was pretty uneventful. School started, I tried to find myself a new schedule and then we packed up and left on vaca...

This is the 3rd year in a row that I have run this race. It's always the last Saturday before the kids go back to school and a great wa...

Beth's post yesterday was just what I've been struggling to put into words. Being injured is hard. Not running is sometimes harde...

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...