Mile By Mile, How I Crushed My Race Goal Preface: I was going to refer to this post as my post-mortem on last weekend’s half-marathon, but that terminology seemed overly macabre. Since I didn’t actually die running it… Now that I have a half-marathon finisher medal to prove it, I’m finally considering running one of …
Marathon-A-Month Running Challenge
When it’s 48 degrees in January and the first thing you think is “I need to lace up my running shoes and get outside,” you might be a runner. Even if you’ve spent the last year insisting you’re really not a runner. This is “new year, new me,” so I’ll just put it out there: …
Motivational Marathon Signs for Moms
Fun, Funny Race Signs to Inspire Your Favorite Runner Mom I may still be considering — but never quite committing to — a half-marathon in spring 2019 but there’s one thing I know for sure: this reluctant runner does not have 26.2 consecutive miles in her. Knowing that about myself, marathon runners have all my …
My Kid Can Be a Quitter
Not all of us can be runners. I wasn’t a runner my whole life. Until just last year, I had never once been able to run a mile continuously without stopping to walk, and certainly never finished with a single-digit time. It turns out the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in that regard. …