Throwback Thursday: My first 5K in 2007
Tomorrow is my 35th birthday, and as it’s a bit of a milestone – no longer able to make those “35 under 35″ lists, definitely no longer a wunderkind – I’ve been doing a lot of the kind of thinking that...
View ArticleOn confidence
After I wrote my last post, a lot of you left really sweet, amazing comments that not only gave me all kinds of feels, but also made me think a little more expansively about what I write about in this...
View ArticleLearning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable
Over the past few years I’ve gotten considerably faster as a runner, cutting my PRs by about a third at all of the major distances from the mile to the marathon. I’m still not super fast, but I guess...
View ArticleTo find out
A few years back, when the Rock ‘n’ Roll series still came to St. Petersburg, I had the opportunity to hear Frank Shorter speak at the expo. (For those who are unaware, Frank Shorter is the last...
View ArticleTime for rest, recovery and reflection
The other day Brian reminded me that Daylight Saving Time is this weekend, and that it would be getting dark earlier. I said, “Good, I need to hibernate for a while.” My body’s actually been telling...
View ArticleBoston Marathon, here I come!
If you follow many runners on social media, you’ve probably noticed a lot of them posting photos like this lately. I was no exception. I literally did the excited baby dance when Brian sent me a...
View ArticleA coach is not a therapist
Last week, Brian became licensed as a mental health counselor in the state of Florida. It took several years for him to reach this point, including the completion of a master’s degree and several...
View ArticleI am a bystander who will not stand by
A couple of months ago, something happened that I probably should have written about for the blog. But for whatever reason, I didn’t write about it here. Instead, I posted about it on my personal FB...
View ArticleThe one thing that’s made all the difference
Editor’s note: I am not going to lie, it feels really weird to write about this stuff when President Cheeto Benito is swiftly turning our country into North Korea, but I am opting to move ahead with...
View ArticleI picked the right month to start meditating
On January 1, a particularly gross hangover inspired me to resolve that I was going to cut back on my drinking. On January 2, I realized this was going to pose some problems for me, as trying to relax...
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