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The Michigan: I’m Supposed to Be Having Fun?

With just over two months to go until Richmond, my Tuesday workouts

To improve at a sport that requires little more than a decent

Running hurts. That is the main reason most people don’t do it.

It’s written on the back of all their coffee mugs: the mind

This is one of those times I wish I had a “before”

There are 86 days until my goal race, The Richmond Marathon. I’ve

Most runners know that you should probably eat something after a run.

Well, that didn’t take long. I really didn’t want to make a

Growing up, my dad donated blood regularly. It made a big impression

Now that I’m back into marathon training, it’s time to start looking

I feel like I should say that I was nervous before the

“Make the hard days hard and the easy days easy.” This is

There are two types of people in this world: breakfast people and

Last weekend was my son’s seventh birthday. Instead of a cake, he

Most runners cringe at the word “jog.” If a non-runner asks, “How

For my kids who have a year-round calendar, it’s already back to