There was a time when running felt like proof. Proof that I could change. Proof that I wasn’t stuck. Proof that effort could turn into something unexpected. And for a long time, that proof showed up in numbers. Distances. Finish lines. Times I never imagined I’d run. Then life did what life does. Health issues. […]
If Your Best Running Is Behind You, What Still Counts? Read More »
You could be forgiven, for thinking the hardest part of running is the physical side. The breathing. The legs. The getting started. But for many beginners, that’s not what stops them. What really makes things fall apart is trying to do it alone. Starting in isolation. Struggling in silence. Convincing yourself that everyone else finds
Running Isn’t the Hard Part. Doing It Alone Is. Read More »
I volunteered at a running event this weekend. Not raced. Not trained through it. Not chasing anything. Just standing on the sidelines, watching people come and go, lap after lap, hour after hour. And for the second year in a row, I walked away with that familiar feeling I always get from these events. A
When You Can’t Run, You Still Belong Read More »
I’ll never forget the day I crossed the finish line of my first marathon. Months of training, doubts, and determination all came down to that one moment — the relief, the pride, the quiet disbelief that I’d actually done it. It was, in every sense, a life-changing experience. But I did NOT expect what came
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