60 Miles And We Did It
On Friday, October 24th, 3,400 warriors gathered together in the dark, in the cold, and in the rain with two common goals. The first, to walk 60 miles, from Alpharetta to the heart of Atlanta over the course of 72 hours. The second, to find a cure for breast cancer. They achieved the first goal. [...]
Real Runner: Greg Albert
3.1. 13.1. 26.2. We all have it, that number in our head. That distance we’re striving for. For Greg Albert, that number is 48. 48 miles. All in 48 hours. Sounds a little crazy, right? I thought so too, so I begged Greg to answer a few questions for me. Turns out he’s not crazy, [...]
Mommy’s Little Motivator
I posted last week about my inability to find time to run. I was reminded shortly thereafter that most endurance athletes don’t find time. They make it. With a full time job, a toddler, and a husband who works a different shift than I do, that’s easier said than done. When my son was little, [...]
Real Walker: Heather DiFranco
When Heather DiFranco decided to raise money for autism by walking for Walk for Autism Now, this multi-tasker, perhaps predictably, had a lot of reasons. A close relative has moderately severe autism, and Heather has seen how much he’s benefited from the therapies being developed with the help of fundraising efforts like those of Walk [...]
Road ID, why you need this.
I love stuff. I love running shoes and shorts and cycling socks and bikes. I love the gadgets and the magazines. My affinity has caused my husband no end of grief, if for no other reason than we live in a two bedroom apartment, and there are only so many places to stash that stuff. [...]
Give me time
After two years as a stay at home mom, I recently returned to the work force. With an 8-5 job, a two year old, and a husband who works a different shift, I find myself, as so many of us have before, with a complete shortage of time. Training for a half-marathon is no joke [...]
Girls on the Run
Oddly enough, a job hunt is what initially led me to charity fund raising. I saw an ad for running coaches for an organization called Girls on the Run. A quick google search showed that not only is Girls on the Run an amazing organization, focused on teaching young girls about healthy body image and [...]
Product Review: Jelly Belly Sport Beans
I can’t quite work out whether or not these are good for me. One one hand, they’re ‘packed’ with carbs, electrolytes and vitamins B and C. On the other, they’re…well…they’re jelly beans!
I broke a cardinal rule of race day the first time someone handed me one of these colorful packets. I ate something I hadn’t [...]
Past The Driveway
In his book The Courage To Start, John ‘The Penguin’ Bingham talks about his decision to start a running regimen. He says that he summoned all of his inner fortitude, his strength and his willpower, laced up his running shoes and then ran, as hard as he could…to the end of his driveway.
I heard someone [...]
Many the Miles
I can go for days, even weeks, without thinking about the fact that I’m a cancer survivor. Yes, there is a scar across my throat where I had my thyroid removed in two separate surgeries nearly five years ago. Yes, I get up every morning and take a dose of Synthroid to keep my body [...]
