October 2014 feels like it was a long time ago. It was two years and two months to be exact. That’s how long I’ve gone without having a goal race. I spent 2015 “running for fun” with the hopes of getting pregnant, and I’ve spent all of 2016 pregnant. While I’ve appreciated the mental and physical […] Read more
Two hours after we started to wrap the first strand of twinkly white lights around our freshly cut tree, I collapsed onto our living room arm chair and stared at our finished product. To most who will come into our house, they will simply see a pretty Christmas tree adorned with dozens of ornaments. As […] Read more
This post originally appeared on the Brooks Running blog as a guest post I authored about healthy holiday tips. A recent article in Runner’s World said 50 percent of weight gain occurs during the period between Thanksgiving and the end of the year. The holiday season is one of the most wonderful times of the […] Read more
I closed my eyes for a moment and tilted my head toward the sky. The sun was shining. The chilly wind was blowing the leaves off the trees, swirling yellow and red snowflakes in the air. This place was so familiar, and yet, I felt like a stranger here. On Saturday, I walked (although I wanted to […] Read more
Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are 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 and through […] Read more