It is marathon season! The Chicago Marathon is this weekend. The New York City Marathon and Marine Corps Marathon are just around the bend. The Boston Marathon entries were just accepted. I was able to heal my injuries and toe the marathon start line twice this past year. But this fall, I am battling another … Read more
Your body undergoes significant trauma when running a marathon. Studies show the damage from a marathon can last up to a month. Steps you take right after finishing your marathon like walking, hydrating, and eating carbs and protein, can improve your marathon recovery time. Running a marathon is an amazing physical and mental achievement, one … Read more
(Updated March 18, 2022) – Every runner should be doing long runs. Even if you’re just training for a 5k, you still need to do a weekly long run. If you download any of my free training plans, ranging from a 5k to a marathon, you will notice a weekly long run. That’s because long runs help … Read more
Running with a stroller is difficult to say the least. Often when I’m pushing the double BOB stroller up a hill, I hear my daughter taunt “Mom, are you even running right now?” Yes, yes I am, sweetheart. But the workout is no joke. In fact, studies show that running with a stroller doesn’t just … Read more
The struggle to keep my running motivation going has never been more real than as a Mother Runner. When racing in high school, my father (once a Marine, always a Marine) would shout a familiar Marine Corps running motivation mantra—“Pain is temporary! Pride is forever!” It helped me to keep moving then. But now as … Read more
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