Here at runladylike.com, Fridays are all 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 […] Read more
Home for the holidays. Why is it that even though I haven’t lived with my parents for many years, I still say I’m “going home” at Christmas time? I’ve built my life in another state, but I still call going back to where I grew up “home.” As I went on a journey down memory lane […] Read more
There are some runs we forget nearly the moment they are finished, like the weekday run on the route we’ve covered a hundred times, or the uneventful long run that was just average. But there are other runs that become etched in our brains for eternity – runs we will never forget. Runs that will […] Read more
Nothing says happy holidays like a conversation about punching, kicking and stomping. But if it means runners can prevent or avoid attacks that save their lives, then I’d say talking about self-defense classes deserves some jingle all the way. Last month, I took a personal safety self-defense course – something I’ve wanted to do for a […] Read more
I sat in the back seat of a yellow cab, headed from Union Station to my hotel in downtown Chicago. I gazed out the window as we drove down the same streets I ran during the Chicago Marathon just 2 months ago. I closed my eyes and smiled inside. That was a special day. I […] Read more