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Episode 12 When Running Broke Up With Me
What happens when you spend several years doing something you love and it starts to move into other areas of your life? Well, if you are anything like me, it becomes part of your identity. A big part of your identity....
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Episode 11 What's Your Superpower?
When I set my sights on trying for a Boston Qualifier, I knew I would need to be about 20 minutes faster than my previous marathon. I wasn’t confident that I would be able to achieve that, but I had no reason not to...
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Episode 10 What are you trying to prove?
Join me for a short, fun episode that includes an appearance from my bestie and running partner, Jacki. If a picture is worth a thousand words, this is THE picture to represent the story for this episode and every...
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Episode 9 The Big Wind
Sometimes you share an experience with someone that takes on a life of its own and becomes one of your shared core memories in your relationship with that person. That is what I have for you today.
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Episode 8 Now What?
The race was over, now what?
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Episode 7 Side Trail
We are taking a little side trail on today's episode. Get something to write this down, I think you are going to like it!
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Episode 6 Race Day!
Race day was fast approaching and as we prepared to fly to Washington D.C., I was experiencing a mix of nervousness and excitement. I had never been a spectator at a marathon, let alone an athlete, so I had no idea...
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When Things Don't Go as Planned
Other than the marathon itself, the 20 mile run is the biggest milestone of a traditional marathon training program. And the time for my first 20 miler was getting close. We had it all planned out. What could possibly...
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Running With Friends
I did NOT want to do it. I worked really hard to avoid it, but she caught me and convinced me to give it a try and ultimately I’m so glad she did.
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Taking a Leap When You Don't Feel Ready
The story I am going to share with you today encompasses one of my biggest areas of personal growth since I began running. The title, Taking a Leap When You Don’t Feel Ready says it all. I used to avoid putting myself...
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The Long Run
Welcome to Episode 2 The Long Run. In episode 1 I shared about how I woke up one day as a person who did not run and by the end of my lunch break had signed up to run a marathon with my husband just five months...
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An Unlikely Start
In October of 2008 I ran my first marathon. I have run many marathons and several ultra distance races since 2008, but none of them have impacted my life in the same way as that first fateful race. I am not...
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