96 hours. 26 donations. $1,300 to the Muscular Dystrophy Association to fight ALS. 26 buckets of ice water on my head. The ALS #IceBucketChallenge has swept the nation, but we’ve been seeing a lot more awareness than action. Last week, I issued a challenge: For every donation that was made to the Muscular Dystrophy Association […] Read more
“Help! Lady Issues!!!” That was the subject line of a recent email I received from a runladylike.com reader. As someone who talks candidly about the unladylike aspects of running, triathlon and training, you can imagine my delight when I received an email desperate for advice on running on your period. {To all my male readers, […] Read more
If you’ve been on Facebook or Twitter this week or simply turned on the news, you’ve probably seen at least one person you know take the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge – a viral movement started by 29-year-old Pete Frates that involves dumping ice water on your head and challenging 3 other people to do the […] Read more
“Work your edge.” There is power in those words. This phrase is something one of my instructors at Barre3 has been saying during class to us lately. {I joined Barre3 in July to incorporate more strength training into my weekly schedule and to focus on all those areas where runners are often weak, such as […] Read more
As a self-proclaimed unladylike runner, it probably comes as no surprise to you that I’m a profuse sweater. As in, I’m pretty certain I sweat more than the average human being while exercising. If you’re lucky unlucky enough to see me running in the hot summer months of July and August, you’ll surely believe I’ve […] Read more