I can remember many instances when I’ve been in the middle of a race, working hard to stay on pace, and a smiling face in the crowd gave me a mental and physical boost. Until recently, I haven’t really thought about what would happen if I was the one smiling. There is evidence that making […]
Mental training: The Hottest Half edition
What would convince a person to sign up to run a half marathon in August in Dallas? Maybe it’s the challenge of completing a tough race. Maybe it’s the opportunity to have a summer event on the calendar. Perhaps it’s the feeling of delight that comes when watching someone else try to figure out why we want […]
Firecracker 5K redemption … sort of
“Why did I want to do this?” I looked down at my watch this morning, and it showed I was 1.21 miles into the Firecracker 5K course. I was falling off pace and questioning why running the course means so much to me. After I spent my Fourth of July in bed and on medication […]
Searching for my lost running gears
I mash my foot to the floorboard. My RPMs rise higher and higher, yet I can’t shift up. If my body is a running machine, then I’m missing crucial running gears. I learned how to drive with on a stick shift, a 1989 Ford Bronco II. The gears were butter, barely any need for the […]
Running quirks: you people are weird
Embrace the weirdness As my running group peeled off into the parking lot, finishing up a quick-paced workout, I continued on. I had another .18 of a mile to go before my brain would allow me to hit the stop button on my Garmin. My running friends thought nothing of the bonus steps my brain demanded. […]
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