Hey you! Yes, you! Do you find yourself living in a place where, for at least five months of the year, at least three of the following five scenarios occur: The sun, that you hardly ever see anyway, turns cold and useless and just hangs there in the stupid gray sky as you freeze your ass off. Your…
Let’s start this post off with full honesty here: For the most part, running injuries are the definition of first world problems. The fact that I can’t run in my $120 shoes in my safe neighborhood (or my treadmill while watching Netflix) for a few weeks isn’t exactly the tragedy of the year (especially when that year is…
Let me just start this whole thing off with a standing ovation. For you, for your decision, your gumption, your tenacity, for the marathon itself. Take a moment to imagine that standing ovation, you’ve earned it. Now, for the hard part. I do actually think there are some people out there who say making the decision to run…
The week before the marathon, the longest week of your life. I would know since last week (before my marathon) was in fact the longest week of my life. We all have our coping mechanisms to get through this weird and stressful time. I’m sure our significant others also have coping methods to get through our mood swings and…
Treadmills are quick to receive the scorn and contempt of the running community. Cleverly nicknamed the dreadmill, runners of all ability levels tend to groan dramatically at the thought of using one, angrily stomp out their boredom for a few miles, and jump off thanking the good lord that the awful experience is over. What did the treadmill…
Sometimes, life doesn’t go the way you want it to. Which is totally ridiculous and honestly, something should be done about it. In the meantime, I suppose I’ll just continue to deal with it. For example, when an injury stops me from running for awhile, I deal with it by swimming instead. The result? I hate swimming slightly…
Run streaks are all the rage now. Since we humans tend to favor the “all or nothing” mentality, it makes a lot of sense. But as far as streaks go, a running streak isn’t a half bad idea. It’s perfect for those struggling with getting out the door or those with no races on the horizon to keep…
I am no longer a trail marathon virgin. On Saturday, I finished the Hurt the Dirt Marathon, my first trail marathon (also my first marathon in two years, which gives me an identity crisis if I think about it too much). So now I am a trail marathon expert. You may ask me all the questions. Yeah, no. But…