Last fall I signed up to do a cross-training run one evening with Philadelphia Runner, Be Well Philly, and Unite Fitness. A huge group of runners literally ran through the streets of Philadelphia stopping at different tourist attractions to do push-ups, squats, burpees, and walking lunges. It was fantastic. I sweat a ton, and made …
As I prepare to curl up and try to get a good night of sleep before getting up at a time others in the hotel will be just coming home, I'm catching up on all of the amazing support from everyone. And, I'm sure you're not surprised, I'm tearing up. I cannot begin to describe …
After my experience with the Summer Run Streak, I didn't even question doing the holiday version of it. Okay, maybe I questioned it for a day, since the streak ended only 2 weeks before my marathon. But I committed, and Karen and I partnered up with a ChallengeLoop to get others involved with it. I …
Continue reading Runner’s World Holiday Run Streak: Testing my Tolerance & our ChallengeLoop Winner
2013 was a year of amazing accomplishments, lots of firsts, smiles and tears. I've said for months that I'm so ready for a new year, and it's almost here, so I've been spending a lot of time thinking about my goals. But tonight I'm doing the Resolution Run with Philadelphia Runner, so I wanted to …
There's less than 24 hours in 2013, and I've been ready for it to be over since September. But let's back up a bit and see why. I did my 2013 running recap, and while running was a huge part of my life, 2013 was probably the year of the most change in my life …
Although I'm back in Philly, I'm still on vacation until Thursday. So what am I spending my last 2 days of 2013 doing? If you guessed running, you're right, at least partially. My plans for the next couple of days are setting me up to be successful in a few of my goals in 2014, …
Continue reading You’ve got 2 days left, how will you spend them?
My friend Lisa started her own business earlier this year. Wailani's brings the smells from Hawaii to give you amazingly soft skin through natural oils, scents and salt. I've been using the Pumpkin Scrub for a little over a month and I love how my skin feels. Lisa dedicated her business blog to guests each …
Continue reading Learning to Love to Run – My Guest Post for Wailani’s
Clearly I'm about the 147,689th person to do one of these, but as I've mentioned before, this blog started as a way to keep myself accountable, so I sometimes don't care if I'm doing what everyone else is doing. If I think its a great thing, or like the way someone has done something, I'm …
As I mentioned in this week's Three on Thursday, I ran a 12K on Saturday morning. As every runner knows, one of the easiest ways to know a non-runner is when they ask you how long a half marathon or marathon is, but seriously, without looking it up how far is a 12K? As soon …
Continue reading How many miles is a 12K? The WHYY Y12K Race Review, and my RockMyRun giveaway?
It's been 10 years since I was in college, but I spent the weekend straddling between being 22 and 32, and it was amazing. The best thing about reunions is that you get the best of both worlds: you have lived, learned, and you have more money than you did back then, but your friendships …
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