For anyone wanting to run a marathon or half marathon in Nevada, run the strip at night. It’s truly Las Vegas at its best. Yes, I ran a marathon the previous weekend in Indianapolis. Yes, I was sick during the week. I drove over on race day (Rock ‘n’ Roll Las Vegas starts at 4:30 […]
Indianapolis Monumental Marathon: another lesson in pushing through
One date has been circled and underlined on my calendar all year. November 5. That was my goal race. My A race. The Indianapolis Monumental Marathon — a perfect mix of flat, scenic roads with the cooler temperatures I love. Indianapolis Monumental Marathon was supposed to be my best race of the year. I got […]
Portland Marathon: “keep the earth below my feet”
I knew going into the Portland Marathon this morning that I wasn’t prepared for a good race. I was right. The words I repeated over and over in my head, spawned from the Mumford and Sons concert I attended on Thursday, were “keep the earth below my feet.” I should have realized while I was […]
Runsploring sometimes leads to new perspective
It’s not my word alone. I’m sure of it. Surely someone else thought to combine running and exploring to create runsploring before me. No matter. If I’m plagiarizing, sue me. (Actually don’t. Just let me know and I’ll give you the credit). As I worked my way back to my starting point on my run today, […]
I’m finally going to be Boston Strong
I tried to focus my eyes. Still half asleep at 7:15 this morning, I checked my text message from Jeff (which arrived at 5:37 a.m.). As I read his words, my eyes snapped to my blue and yellow Boston bracelet, and everything was right with the world. Nearly five years after I committed to making it […]
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