2015 is my year of running for fun. No Earth-shattering goals. No PR dreams to chase. It’s good old-fashioned running “just because.” But that doesn’t mean I’m not running a few races throughout the year. Tomorrow happens to be one of them – the Publix Savannah Women’s Half Marathon. The truth is, I’m not very […] Read more
Did you know that approximately 27 million adults will experience a running-related injury this year, and that those injuries will result in more than $35 billion in direct costs?* With up to 70 percent of recreational and competitive long distance runners estimated to sustain an overuse injury this year, the chances are high that any […] Read more
Travel. It’s a word many runners and triathletes fear during the middle of a training cycle. Will I be able to get all my workouts in? Will I have access to the equipment I need? Travel can definitely derail our training and healthy eating plans, but only if we let it. During the past two […] Read more
Inspiration is all around us. Sometimes, it is staring us right in the face and we don’t even realize it. I spent the majority of the past week in Tucson, Arizona, for work. I quickly found myself inspired by a cactus – of all things. Running in Tucson is inspiration in and of itself. The […] Read more
Running has always had deep roots within my family. My parents’ first date 44 years ago this month was to a track meet. (I’ll let you be the judge of my dad’s ability to plan dates.) Some of my earliest memories from childhood are attending collegiate cross country meets and trying to emulate the runners […] Read more