Joy! In Spirit and In Running Too.

It’s back. That place that I love so much in running found its way back to me. It has been hibernating for a few weeks (and coincidently my blog has also taken a slumber). It has been eight weeks since my hip first began its refusal to run. I nurtured it. I ran easy. I cut backContinue reading “Joy! In Spirit and In Running Too.”

Country Music Half-Marathon – A Race Report (and an Ode to Friendship).

Early last winter I got a phone call from my friend Lindsay who lives in Nashville. She had signed up for her first half-marathon. And then she asked…would I want to come in town and run with her. Of course! Lindsay and I met when I lived in Nashville. I interviewed with her for aContinue reading “Country Music Half-Marathon – A Race Report (and an Ode to Friendship).”

Marathon Snapshot

If you’re a visual person, you want to see things on paper. I like numbers. I like charts. I like statistics. I like pretty pictures to go along with them. Here is a visual of my race – the map, stats, and each mile pace. On paper (or computer screen), it’s easy to see whereContinue reading “Marathon Snapshot”