A Big Announcement!

As many of you know, I’ve been coached by an online coaching program called Runners Connect for the past year.  Developed by former Hansons-Brooks member and 2:22 marathoner Jeff

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Comfort Food by the Fire: A Make-Ahead Menu for a Crowd

Last night was a beautiful fall evening and it was my turn to host a group of my long-time friends for our monthly book club.  We each host

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French Broad River Half Race Report

How many races out there promise “flat and fast”?  Not many in the mountains of Western North Carolina. The new French Broad River Half sounded like an ideal

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Time for a Tune Up

This Saturday, I’ll be lacing up my racing flats for the inaugural French Broad River Half Marathon.  It is exactly three weeks before my goal marathon and I’ll

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Hot Blackstrap Cocoa

Iron, calcium, potassium, magnesium.  Along with sodium, these are the minerals every runner needs to stay healthy, strong, and fast.  Sometimes it can be hard to get enough

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#richmondready

Yesterday was the longest long run of this marathon cycle training for the Richmond Marathon on November 12.  Twenty-two miles.  That capped off my biggest volume week at

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The Protein Thing

I was raised to believe that a balanced meal included a veggie, a grain, and a portion of meat.  When I was old enough to cook and too

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