There are a few easy things that you can add to your personal “athletes bag-o-tricks.” One is smiling, and the other is music. Both will make your runs better, and since a good song ought to put a …
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Pandemic: Reflecting on the first weeks [journal entry]
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. …
Teen Beats Cancer, Running St. Jude Marathon to Inspire Others
Jaxon Hindman is running the St. Jude Marathon with this message to others: Don’t give up on your goals
In 2014, at the age of 12, Jaxon Hindman was diagnosed with a brain tumor. He became a patient at St. …
4 ways to make running fun again
UN-SUCK your run
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Sometimes running just sucks. It doesn’t matter if you’re an elite, a casual runner, or a beginner. You’ll have days when a …
8 types of runners you meet at a marathon
When I shared this hilarious video to my personal Facebook, a friend of mine suggested a 9th type of runner: the vomiter. This would be the runner who over-does it to the point of retching during or after the race.…
You might be a runner if
“You might be a runner if: Your sneakers cost more than your dress shoes”
This one so applies to me, but it didn’t occur to me until the other day when I was having a conversation about how I refuse …
