A Reminder That Your Body Doesn’t Need to Be ‘Fixed’ I spent the last months of 2019 feeling broken. I didn’t run for 49 days. Not a single lap. Not even a single step. That’s 7 long weeks of slowing down. There were plenty of warm winter days during that 7 weeks where I wanted …
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 …
Last week was the week of marathon training where everything goes wrong or everything goes right: The week that culminates in the 20-mile long run, which is the longest distance you’ll run during training for the race. For me, it didn’t start on a high note. My Monday 5-mile run ended with me limping and …
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 …
