Within three weeks of the pandemic, I couldn’t bring myself to run at all. Looking back on it now, I understand ‘why’
As the pandemic took hold, races were dropped like loose change. And not just the big races either. …
Patron Saint of Running
Is there a patron saint of runners? Anyone who knows anything at all about Catholicism knows that there is a patron saint for anything and everything. YES, this means that there’s even a patron saint for us runners.
Meet Saint
…Des Linden’s book recommendations
Des Linden’s reading list
Des Linden isn’t shy about her love of books. Her personal reading quota is four books per month.
What books does she read? Glad you asked! Here’s a selection of Des Linden’s reading came up …
Two Important Lessons I Learned From My DNS
“No Marathon For You” [journal entry]
So I’d been working toward my first marathon, which was to have happened November 9. The training went great, despite a few weeks that I needed to cut back on the intensity due to …
Moodiness a part of the taper game? [journal entry ]
My first marathon weekend approaches!
This is my first marathon experience and so I am taking note of everything. Not just physical stuff (areas of comfort and discomfort), but my emotional state also. These last few days, my emotional …
Nine-year-old accidentally wins 10K
Wrong turn put 5K boy on 10K course, he became a 1st place finisher
Kade Lovell, of Sartell, Minnesota, entered and began a 5K race. But a wrong turn put him along the 10K race’s course … and he ended …
Strava: Most long runs done on a Saturday
It seems like Sunday had been the defacto “long run day.” It was never questioned. It gave rise to the hashtag #SundayRunday on social media. It had become a part of a runners Sunday practice and ingrained in running culture, …
