Since hearing the story of Meg Menzies in January 2014, I have been involved in one of the most supportive Facebook groups out there—Meg’s Miles. The stories posted on this page are often ones of success and perseverance, the comments are encouraging and supportive. Members have developed virtual relationships through their common experiences as runners…
Running is a strange mixture of extremes. For example, I regularly run 16-18 miles in 90+ degree heat, feel like I want to die at the end of the run, have even gotten heat exhaustion on a couple occasions!–and yet, I still love the feeling of accomplishment and (next day) sense of feeling healthy and…
I didn’t realize the course was all uphill. Even on the downhills, I swear, they were still uphill. So with that, half marathon #5 is in the books! I went to Harpers Ferry, knowing the challenges that awaited, and still took them on over 13.1 mi. This is a small community race, with only one…
Anyone else out there wonder how they will make it through a 13.1 mile run (aka a half marathon)? I saw a post from someone in the IR4 Facebook about their strategy, where they dedicate each mile to ‘someone’ and keep a list of these dedications with them during their run. I loved this idea…
So, by some people’s definition, I am now a runner. It has very little to do with the fact that I actually run, I think, just the fact that I have suffered the indignity, the grossness, the pain, yes, the TRAGEDY of losing not just one, but TWO toenails recently. Ugh. And apparently, there is…
Since I’ve started running, I’ve thought a lot about safety. When you run outside, there are so many things that you should be aware of–and prepare for–as precautionary steps. Maybe I’m more cognizant of safety because I started running when I heard the story of Meg Cross Menzies. My awareness has continued as I have…
So I haven’t even run one marathon, and yet I am already signed up for another one. Somehow, it just ‘happened’ that I have chosen to take on the challenge of the Route 66 Marathon in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on November 22nd. It will be only 4 weeks removed from the Marine Corps Marathon, which means…
I was born and raised in Baltimore City, and while it isn’t where I currently live, it will always be my home. This past week, my home has been rocked with violence that broke out by a few bad apples during the mostly peaceful protests in support of Freddie Gray. On TV, the situation has…
It would have been so easy to stop running after the initial wave of energy after participating in a memorial run in January 2014 in honour of Meg Menzies, a runner who was hit and killed by a drunk driver on a training run for the Boston Marathon, but for some reason I kept going.…
I have now been able to get a picture with Bart Yasso on two occasions. I really had no idea who he was at the first race, the Cayman Islands Half Marathon in December 2014, when I heard him speak, although I had a pretty good idea of his importance in the running world after…
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