And the Winner Is…Richmond!

It’s official.  I’ve got my goal race!  Today was the final day to register before the price increase, so I signed up for the Richmond Marathon, 135 days

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Walnut Artichoke Pesto Salad

I’ve been experimenting adding more healthy fats into my diet lately.  When I’m training hard for long distance, I believe that higher whole-food carbohydrate intake is the way

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Sexually Harassing Runners Is Perfectly Legal

If you run often enough, it will happen to you.  A stranger in a pickup truck will honk at you and leer at you as you run by.

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Get in the Woods

I ran in the woods today.  Perhaps that’s not some grand statement, but for me, a mid-week, mid-day trail run is a bit of an accomplishment. I’m good

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Missing the Marathon

I knew this was coming. As much as I’ve needed a break from training for a marathon, I’ve been searching online for my next one.  Here are the

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Race Report: Pop Up Mile

The mile.  As runners we think about our pace per mile before, during, and after every run.  It is part of our vocabulary when talking about running. Even

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The Secret to a Weed-Free Garden

One of my first jobs when we moved to Asheville in 2001 was working in the sales department of a major greenhouse company in the area.  My main

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The 400 is a Thing of Beauty. No, Really!

A few weeks ago, Jus’ Running started offering track workouts on Tuesday mornings in addition to their normal Tuesday evenings.  With the weather being so hot lately and

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The Gift of the Early Morning Run

Even though the official start of summer is still a week away, it definitely feels like summer in the south.  Not that I’m complaining.  I love warm, even

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Pillowy Chocolate Pancakes

Weekends almost always start with pancakes in my house. Preferably chocolate pancakes. Pancakes not only make a fun breakfast, they freeze well and make good trail food.  I

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