Grace, Gratitude and Grit (Literal Grit) I wrote this from my bed at 3:30 am last night after finishing my first marathon 12 hours earlier. Yes, my body was exhausted and impossibly sore but sleep just wouldn’t come yet. The rush of the runner’s high hadn’t worn off, I guess. You’ll probably see more here …
Why I’m Running My First Marathon It’s September. Starting Week 14 of marathon training. And this is when it gets hard. My long runs are distances I’ve literally never run before. (Hello, 18 miles yesterday. I see you. I’m still feeling you.) In two weeks, I run 20 and then thankfully begin the taper that …
What Might Surprise You About the Fitness Journey The Back Story I haven’t been skinny, or even average, since the bony, knock-kneed days of childhood. As soon as prepubescence hit, my body changed, filled out, rounded in all the right places and a bunch of the wrong ones too. My friends were 5-7-9, just like …
On Defining Your Worth with Arbitrary Metrics Dear mama in the mirror, I see you, screwing up your face in dissatisfaction. Sucking in your tummy, daydreaming of even the tiniest thigh gap. I see you squeezing into those smaller jeans. I see you tugging down that skirt to hide a little more. I see you …
