It's been 23 days since breaking my foot. It feels like a lifetime. Doing anything, everything, takes more time and energy. I'm beyond frustrated. After falling and catching myself with my broken foot for the third weekend in a row, I couldn't sleep last night. I read "The Girl on the Train" in its entirety …
In August, Chicago runners watched in agony as firefighters raced to save Second City and, in turn, funneled water into Fleet Feet's flagship Old Town location. Only a few weeks ahead of the Chicago Marathon, the timing of the fire felt a bit like a taper nightmare. In an instant, Fleet Feet adjusted to meet …
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It's been a strange month! A few weeks ago, the wind chill temps were below zero, this weekend the highs were low 60s. Chicago, make up your mind! Since Disney Marathon weekend, I've been enjoying running on my terms, when, where, and as long as I want. I've been enjoying my training sessions, and loving …
As I've discussed at least once a month, my life can get a little crazy. Oh wait, that's basically ever person alive, right? Add training for a race into this equation and I know I'm also not alone when people in your life question regularly ask "how do you find time?" or "I just don't …
I'm participating in a virtual running journey link-up thanks to Danielle from LiveRunGrow.com. Be sure to check out all the great places to run, and feel free to add your own, just send Danielle your link! I've been in Chicago for a little over a year now, and I have to say, it's probably my …
Twitter is a fabulous thing. It often helps me find new, fun things to do, meet great people, and sometimes a outlet to vent. Last weekend I skipped my usual Saturday morning park workout to join in on one of the fun things I learned about from Twitter. The Under Armour team brought their #IWillWhatIWant …
A few months ago, while listening to the Hall & Oates station on Pandora, I proclaimed I was going to live this summer like 1987. I don't specifically remember 1987, but I would have been almost 7 years old, which meant I was old enough to know how awesome summer was. I was young enough …
Almost 2 years ago I was approached about taking a big risk, personally and professionally. It meant leaving the life I'd built for a few months, and being open to not knowing what the future held for me. I didn't know it at the time, but that would be a turning point. I look back, …
If you've been following along on all my different social media outlets, you know I've been facing some craziness. I've had some big decisions to make, and they stressed me out. I've talked to friends, mentors, colleagues, and said more prayers than I've said in a long time. The hardest part was that the major …
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