Running a marathon is an amazing experience. It is a journey that begins at the onset of training, rather than at the starting line. The actual marathon is the finish. It is the proving ground of your training. In the span of the marathon, you wil...
Read MoreIn my previous blog post, I talked about how I had been made over by a marathon. The process of training brought me through a particularly tough time, much like many others experience from time to time. The circumstances vary, but the feelings are...
Read MoreFor the past 12 years, I have been turning couch potatoes into marathoners with Marathon Makeover. We start by walking one mile. Sometimes, the starting distance is shorter, so we are a "start where you are" type program. The journey to the finish...
Read More50 used to be old. At least, it was when I was 20, 30, 40. However, the closer I got to it, the younger and friendlier it has become. Before you stop reading because you are expecting me to tell you how it's all downhill from here, I'm not goin...
Read MoreFor as long as I have been running, I have been working to improve my experience and performance. In the past several months, I have discovered how by being mindful. Mindfulness, as defined by Google, is as follows: mind·ful·ness ˈmīn(d)f(ə)...
Read MoreEvery now and then, I will have someone ask me how long I will run? When am I going to stop? The first time I was asked, it caught me off guard. Why would I stop? What would it mean to me to stop running, to stop moving? Honestly, that's a ci...
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