Sometimes when I run, my body is firing on all cylinders. My legs feel light, my lungs feel full, and my brain is engaged and excited. At the end of these enjoyable runs, I look down at my watch, and think, “Wow! That was the greatest! I nailed it! I love running!” And sometimes the […]
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Whether you are a new runner or a seasoned veteran, the benefits of adding speedwork to your miles are well-documented. So let’s say you are ready to up your run game by adding bursts of speed, to shred seconds or minutes off your run times, to increase overall run efficiency and performance, to burn more
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As I lay there on the couch that first trimester, I thought then and there that my running life was over. I was already feeling so tired. Even the thought of running was hard. And this was just the first trimester! What about when I got huge? How could I even run when I was
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Why are runners always talking about their knees? Well, because sometimes we have inexplicable knee pain. I’ve been there and done that. Sometimes we also encounter hip pain as we log those miles. What causes either, or both, of these? The answers range far and wide, but a lot of times it boils down to
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Ok, you love running. You love your kids. Sometimes you may love your kids more than running. Other times you may think you love running more than your kids when they are driving you crazy. Well, I am here to say that you can love your kids AND running at the same time, and everyone
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You should just do it. You should run the Smoky Mountain Relay. You will have the time of your life. What is the Smoky Mountain Relay? It is a 200+ mile relay race, that you run with a team of 6 to 12 people really amazing people. Starting in Brevard, NC, and ending at the
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Alas, I am a minivan mom. I didn’t really want to be. My mom drove a Chevy Suburban, and we filled every single one of those seats. And it still had room in the back to haul stuff! What an awesome SUV. I want an SUV. My first mom car was an SUV. I did
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