For those in the heartland looking for a run that promises 'small town friendliness and big time fun,' head to the Marathon to Marathon in Marathon, Iowa! A local resident put his heart into bringing this event to life and his neighbors honor his memory and welcome runners near and far w...
Speaking of painful, though, my left calf started to tighten significantly in mile 18; I couldn’t recallthatever happening in a marathon. Yes indeed, these last 8 miles were going to be allkindsof fun. Luckily I could suffer in relative private, since outside of the small aid stations ...
EVERYTHING changes. At least for me, as I’d never had a dog and only had two cats that were my husband’s, I had never really had a living thing that depended on me. Going from only being responsible for myself to having a little being that ...
this was happening, and I was ready. While I barely slept in the back of my rental minivan the night before, I felt an odd peace rising the next morning. And when the conch blew at 8
So this is happening… August 13, 2015 ~ 12 Comments I figured that I should officially announce that I am training for my 2nd marathon. I have big goals for this race, but I don’t know if I’m quite there yet. Only time will tell. I recently read a quote that said “If your...
It’s what I tell everyone training for their first that the schedule is simply a ‘guide.’ That guide doesn’t know what’s happening in your life or at work that particular day. It’s such a long commitment, there’s no reason to fight yourself along the way.”—Will Wilson “...
I think it’s pretty apparent that genocide is happening in Palestine, and the attacks that Israel is inflicting are not at all proportional to the attack from Hamas on October 7. There’s no excuse for the extreme number of casualties of Palestinian civilians, and it’s reprehensible that ...
I am so frustrated with my running right now. The toes on the outside of my left foot have been going numb. This started happening a couple weeks ago, and it happens on every run now at about 1.5-2 miles in. It goes away as soon as I stop running. At first I thought it was ...