Sweating and Setbacks

March 7, 2017

After having my first baby, I knew there would be many new adjustments, experiences and challenges I would face that I’d never encountered before. The one I didn’t anticipate was my body rebelling against me. I’d always counted on returning to running six weeks after giving birth (hello naive new mom!). Following a safe and conservative approach […] Read more

The Beginning of Something

February 27, 2017

It takes an average of 2,000 steps to complete one mile (less or more depending on pace). That means there are about 52,400 steps required to finish a marathon. Ironically, it’s not the 25,000th or 50,000th step that’s the hardest. It’s not even the final step that’s the most challenging. It’s the first one. During the […] Read more

Two Miles

February 22, 2017

It doesn’t seem like anything worth writing about: Two miles. To an endurance runner whose regular weekend run rarely slips below eight to 10 miles, two miles doesn’t even seem like a complete workout. And yet, these two miles were special. Significant. Meaningful. On Saturday, I ran two miles. They were the first miles I’ve run […] Read more