Becoming a Badass at the 5K

It’s been said that marathoning is the new mid-life crisis.  The marathon is awe-inspiring and one of those goals you set for yourself without really knowing if you

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Sewing Your Own Running Gear

My dining room table looks like this. A local fabric shop was going out of business and I decided to stock up on a few yards of fabric

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Real Food Endurance Gels

I hate gels.  When I first started running and started learning about fueling runs, the whole idea of sucking down lab-created maltodextrin and mysterious “natural flavors” didn’t sit

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The Lowest End of Healthy

I am the type of runner that gains weight while marathon training.  Out of the 5 marathons I’ve run in the last two years, I gained weight for

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Boston Marathon 2016 Race Report

When I ran the Boston Marathon for the first time in 2015, I figured it was a once-in-a-lifetime experience.  I cried as I sprinted down Boylston Street and

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