Every race I’ve run has at least one stand-out memory that seems to define the experience. Chicago: My first marathon. New Orleans: My fastest marathon. Savannah: The marathon I ran in honor of my father-in-law who we lost to cancer in 2011. Las Vegas: The nighttime marathon with the worst race logistics of all time. […] Read more
Two days ago, I became a half Ironman finisher for the first time. Six months of training culminated in one truly amazing weekend. I’m pretty sure I experienced the entire spectrum of emotions across Saturday and Sunday: Sheer terror. Uncertainty. Excitement. Hope. Pain. Triumph. Pure joy. There are so many things I could say and […] Read more
To celebrate our country’s birthday last week, I joined 60,000 runners and 150,000 spectators for the 43rd running of the AJC Peachtree Road Race. For those of you who aren’t familiar with this Atlanta institution, it is a world-class 10K event hosted by the Atlanta Track Club that attracts runners and walkers from across the […] Read more