Your breath is a powerful thing. It has the power to calm the mind and boost energy. Not surprisingly, how you breathe when you run can have a huge impact on your running performance. Take too many or too few breaths and you feel breathless and short your body of the fuel it needs. However, … Read more
Around this time of year, we are looking at making resolutions and setting goals. But how to set running goals is an art form. Set them too low and you lose motivation. Set them too high and you also lose motivation and risk burnout, disappointment, and an imbalanced life. That happened to me last year … Read more
One of the perks of being a runner is the simplicity of it—put on your shoes and go. Mother runners love the peace and quiet that come with this simple act. But that doesn’t mean we wouldn’t appreciate some little extras to make it a little more enjoyable and satisfying. That’s why I’ve polled the … Read more
The time for running cold weather is finally here! And, it happened fast. All summer and most of fall we’ve been yearning to run in cooler weather. Now, it’s cold enough here in Tennessee for it to snow. And, now we’re facing the grim reality of how hard it is to get motivated when it’s cold … Read more
Meet our November Mother Runner of the Month Donna Villavicencio, and she will change your life. As the owner/trainer of a women’s owned gym, triathlon coach, and founder of the local running group, Sole Sisters, Donna’s passion is helping women achieve something they never thought possible. Take this example from her nominator: She hadn’t run … Read more
Hormone levels affect almost all we do: how we sleep, eat, drink, feel, and run. Yet, little is really known about how your period affects your running. The truth is: it can affect it, a lot. I remember leading up to my fall 2019 marathon and Olympic Trials Qualifying attempt in Indianapolis and stressing that … Read more
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