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 […]
Starting over means redefining running success
I ran until I heard the beep of my watch counting my mile lap, took a few more steps to hit .02 past (my running OCD), and then stopped my workout. I was a mile short of my long-run goal, but it didn’t matter. Walking back to my house, I contemplated how to change what I […]
A running comeback needs to start somewhere
I turned my Garmin on, and it caught a GPS signal immediately. I did some leg swings and started running with my Thursday morning group … slowly. It’s funny how quickly an every day habit comes back. Sure, I hadn’t run a step in two weeks (and I’ve missed 28 days since July 1), but […]
Go west young man: big changes on horizon
Open a window to the past and look through to see 10-year-old me. I’m wearing a coonskin cap and running around hunting imaginary animals with a replica flintlock rifle. Adventurers and explorers — Kit Carson, Meriweather Lewis and William Clark, Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett — are my heroes. Why did I want to be like them so badly that […]
Can’t run? Then work to win other daily battles instead
I reach for my phone and turn off my alarm. I know I should get out of bed and do something productive to start my day. But I don’t. Instead I go back to sleep, losing yet another of the daily battles I face. Today is day No. 11 in a row with no run. […]
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