That. Was. Amazing. I have just returned from Europe where I went to coach our first Runners Connect Running Retreat in southern Portugal. (Have I mentioned lately that I love my job?) This trip was incredibly special to me because I had lived in Spain in college but I haven’t been back to Europe since […]
Recharge Your Running with a Running Retreat
As a kid, I went to camp every summer and loved every second of it. Today, as a parent, I send my own kids to camp and hope that they come back with all the memories of fun times that I did. Maybe it’s because so many of us grown ups went to camp as […]
Find Your Happy Pace
For the third year, I’ll be pacing the two hour group at the Asheville Half Marathon this weekend. Since the course is front loaded with hills the first 5-6 miles, it does not make sense for anyone actually trying to run two hours to run even splits. So I plan to run by effort again […]
The Slow Simmer
It’s been a little quiet around here. I know. The truth is that I’ve been having a little identity crisis with my running and I wasn’t sure how to articulate how I was feeling about it. Running has truly become part of my identity, so figuring out how to be okay with myself as a […]
‘Tis the Season for Overdressing
“There’s no such thing as bad weather. Only inappropriate clothing.” I don’t know who said that, but he probably was a runner. A runner who ran in the cold, wet, rain. I admit that I would take the heat over the cold any day, but I would go insane if I had to spend the […]
Run with Me This Winter in San Diego!
Raise your hand if four days running in sunny San Diego, CA in February sounds pretty great. Oh, yeah! We’ll be running along the beach, on the trails, in beautiful weather with gorgeous scenery! Along with the other Runners Connect coaches, we’ll be teaching classes on training, nutrition, strength training and more. And we’ll be […]
For the Love of Hummus
I’ve been resisting writing this post for a while. I mean how cliche is a vegan writing about eating hummus? (I actually decided to Google that because I honestly didn’t know and got totally lost down the rabbit hole of silly vegan jokes.) But yes, as cliche as it sounds to me, I love hummus. […]
New Feature in the Washington Post!
I often joke that I’m pretty much a professional jogger. I run my easy runs around 2 or even 3 minutes slower than my marathon pace. So when the Washington Post called to help explain the benefits of running slowly, I was happy to oblige. You can read the feature here. In fact most of […]
I Might Be Perfectly Normal or I Might Have Anemia
I am a woman. And a runner. And I don’t eat meat. So it shouldn’t be a huge shock for my most recent blood test to show that my anemia is back. Or is it? It’s mild enough that I don’t think I’m feeling particularly fatigued, but I’m also not feeling like I’m bursting with […]
Life Unbalanced
“How do you balance it all?” It’s a common interview question that successful people (and let’s be real here, it’s more often asked of women) are asked. Balance seems like such a noble goal. Imagine being able to seamlessly be able to float through harmonious waves of family, work, and personal lives being equally successful, […]