When people know you are passionate about running, you can’t escape it: “So, what are you training for right now? What’s your next race?” If I had a dollar for every time I’ve been asked that question during the past few months, I’d be a millionaire—or at least I’d be able to afford a new […] Read more
“If you hang out with chickens, you’re going to cluck, and if you hang out with eagles, you’re going to fly.” These are the wise words of Dr. Steve Maraboli, bestselling author and behavioral science academic. His wisdom has gotten me thinking a lot about the power of accountability. When we surround ourselves with an uplifting community and a […] Read more
Breaking up is hard to do, but sometimes there are relationships in our lives that make us worse, not better. That’s why I recently broke up with bread and sugar (if you missed my break-up letter to these two maniacal friends, you can read it here). I’m happy to report that it has been 19 […] Read more
On any other day, my run this morning would not be considered exceptional. It wasn’t fast. In fact, it was much slower than the majority of my weekly runs. It wasn’t far … just a little more than 5 miles. It wasn’t the perfect temperature … about 7 degrees with 5 mph winds. On paper, […] Read more
Is it just me or does everyone you know have some kind of weight loss goal for 2015? I decided to jump on the bandwagon by losing some weight … in all my closets and drawers. For the past 2 weeks, I’ve been eliminating the bulge by decluttering and reorganizing all my spaces. My running […] Read more