After being instructed by the wonderful people at Jus’ Running to never run in the shoes I brought in to replace again, I realized that I needed a better system for keeping track of the mileage I was putting on a pair of running shoes. I could estimate how many miles I had put on …
You have to love when you are trail running and your encounter a large obstruction blocking your path! At this point, you have two options: Reroute: Turn and run back the way you came from! Jump: Although it might mean slowing your pace to a walk a little climbing, it will make you feel more …
For some reason last year, I didn’t run in many fall 5Ks and as I was running and training this summer, I realized I missed the scene and the energy that encompass a Saturday morning run for a good cause. Asheville is the perfect place to get re-engaged in the running scene (although I would …
I’m excited to be running in the Autism Run in Asheville tomorrow and even more excited that support and donations have been so high! As I picked up my registration this morning, I got the familiar butterflies and my heart start racing. I was running tomorrow! There are certain rituals and habits that every runner …
When you are with a new running partner, there is inevitably a moment where you check each other out. No, I don’t mean like that. I mean you check to see what shoes she is wearing and what gear she has. I have to admit on Tuesday, I turned green with running gear envy. She …
It was truly one of those runs where you don’t know where, but you are getting more and more energy with each step (and I needed one of those after the bad runs last week!) and you end up running way more than the time budget you had allowed yourself. In my case, I decided …
It’s become a habit when I come in from a run that my asthmatic lungs demand that I stretch out on the floor and stare at the ceiling for a couple of minutes. I learned early on in my life as a runner that I had to do this to give my heart and lungs …
There’s something about the preparation of running that gets my blood pumping and my muscles ready to run. It’s especially prevalent when I put on what I call real running gear because I feel more hardcore. The fit is better and I know that I am going to be able to move and not have …
When I first shifted my identity from teammate to runner, I was in my sophomore year at Furman University. My roommate could have easily walked onto the cross country team and I knew there was no way that I could keep up with her, so I forged my own path into runner. I began with …
It took me awhile to warm up to cold running, but there’s something about bundling up and hitting the pavement that makes me feel so hardcore. See, it’s easy to be a spring/summer runner because it’s so nice outside, but it takes something deeper and more intense to risk having your eyelashes frozen for a …
