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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...

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On 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...

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Learning 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...

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To 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...

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Time 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...

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Boston 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...

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A 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...

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I 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...

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The 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...

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I 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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