My throat was burning – possibly worse than it ever has. I was on the doctor’s table curled up on my side with my hands under my head. The first thing I asked the doctor after she told me I had the flu: “When can I run again?” I had a really strong week of […] Read more
I have always been a runner. Running is in my DNA. When the motivation wanes around swimming, biking, strength training or the latest group fitness fad, I always return to my roots: I run. After the Chicago Marathon this past fall, I made the decision to pull back from high mileage, serious training and goal […] Read more
Is there such a thing as the perfect run? That’s the question I’ve been pondering the past few days. Every run, no matter how wonderful, is full of both easy and hard moments and miles. The weather. The food we ate. How much we had to drink. How soon before our run we ate and […] Read more
For the first time in a long time, I’m a raceless runner. I haven’t signed up for any races. I don’t have any races on my 2015 calendar. Of course, I’ll run some races, but I’m not currently training for a goal race. In some ways, that feels uncomfortable and unnerving. On the other hand, […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all about sharing the inspiring stories of fit people who motivate all of us to be better tomorrow than we were yesterday. My Friday FITspiration series profiles runners, triathletes and casual exercisers who are making choices every day to be as healthy as they can be – in both huge ways […] Read more