When I was much younger, the song ‘All God’s Critters Have a Place in the Choir’ was one that our Sunday School group would sing during morning worship. It was a fun song, perfect for kids to understand that there was a place for all of us no matter our talents, skills and interests. God…
Like I do with half marathons, I have decided to write my ‘list’ of those to whom I would like to dedicate my miles. So here is my list of those who will carry me to the end of one of my most difficult challenges in life. Mile 1 – for Kiernan & Team K-Man…
In just 11 weeks, I will be running the longest race of my life. It is something that I have been registered for since February, and yes, I have also been training for it since then. I’ve lost toe nails, suffered blisters, enjoyed fantastic runs, been discouraged, spent quality time with my husband on long…
I’m not going to lie. Lately, this running thing has been rough. Physically and mentally—and I’m not sure what has been worse. My husband thinks I peaked in my training too early. I know that I am 20 weeks from running in the Marine Corps Marathon, and I know that I am far ahead of…
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.…
As I have been training for a long distance run over the last few months, I have had to really make time for running to ensure I get the miles in so my body is prepared and ready on marathon day. Of course, when I wasn’t working, it was fairly easy to make sure it…
Last Sunday, I had a 17 mi run planned. It was noticeably warmer (92 ‘real feel’) that it had been, so I knew that the summer months had arrived and I won’t see an 80-something run day again until after my marathon in October. With the higher heat and humidity, comes more difficulty. And so…
It’s official. I am registered to run in the 40th Marine Corps Marathon on October 25, 2015 in Washington, DC. Twenty-six point two (26.2) miles of determination, sweat, tears, and possibly blood. Almost 50,000 steps. I have yet to run more than 18.6 mi in any one effort. And even then, I have only done…
I have been a runner for a bit more than a year. In one year, I have run more than I ever thought I would be interested in doing, somehow come to ‘love’ running and set an incredible goal that has me shaking in my shoes. I hope you enjoy reading more about my motivation,…
Robyn Runs the World 