Another Mother Runner Podcast #352 – Featuring Yours Truly & Some Other Badass Single Mommas

In January, I got an email from Another Mother Runner (AMR) that I almost ignored.  I get their newsletter and I admit, I don't always read it (but sometimes I do!).  We are all inundated with the emails from all the things, right? Even things we are interested in.  Anyway, a few days after I...

New Year, New You,

Well, folks, here we are in 2019.  As Eddie Murphy famously said in Trading Places: "Merry New Year!" We are just a little over a month into the new year and I've had it up to my eyeballs with "New year, New you" and weight loss posts.  Allow me to rant a little - when...

Keep Moving Forward

As we hit the the end of another year in the life, we all tend to take stock of the last 365 days and turn our eye toward the goals and aspirations for the next year.  For me, I'm seeing this year as less of an isolated set of days and the new year as...

Reframing the importance of weight and why that number on your scale (likely) doesn’t matter

I was going to do a post on Insta about this (still might), but it seemed better said as a relatively short blog post.  The other day, I got on the scale at my doctor's office when I went in for a sick visit (I battle chronic sinus infections this time of year brought on...

What’s harder than running an ultra? Running a half marathon through a Nor’easter. Cape Cod Half Marathon Race Recap

It was literally the worst of times.  The worst weather I've ever run in and the worst time I've ever clocked in a half.  By a lot.  Was there a "best of times" for the Cape Cod Half? I wouldn't go that far.  I would say that I learned a lot about how far I've...

On Becoming an Ultramarathoner: Forgotten Forest 50K

Well, hey.  This whole blogging thing kind of got away from me.  I'd like to say it's only been training that's pulled me away from writing, but, while that was a big part of it, it's also been life.  Working, raising kids, cultivating a new(ish) romantic relationship, trying to keep friendships afloat, school starting again, and...

Mud, Cow Pies, the Fires of Hell, and Drug Dealing on the Trails – Finger Lakes 50s 25K Race Report

It's been a long time since I've blogged, but I had to write down my thoughts in the wake of this year's goal race - the Finger Lakes 50s 25K - otherwise known as the race run in the Sixth Circle of Hell.  I'm being only slightly dramatic.  I've been working toward this goal all...

Miles to Pennies Challenge – running for something bigger than myself

I wanted to write a quick post to further spread the word about the miles to pennies challenge I am involved in.  This project is the brainchild of the fabulous and inspiring Izzo Brothers, otherwise known as Izzo Ultra Running.  It's a pretty simple concept: for every mile you run, you put a penny in a...

Race Recap: Dodge The Deer 5K – Running with my Firstborn

I'm not big into race recaps unless its for a big (longer) race.  I do find recaps from other runners helpful for longer races and I've used them in the past to pick out and/or prep for a new race I've never run before.  But, this past weekend's Dodge the Deer 5K was special because...

Permission to Succeed (subtitle: Some Pithy Quote About Doing Things Outside of Your Comfort Zone)

A few of the topics tackled on  Kelly Roberts' excellent (and real af) podcast Run, Selfie, Repeat, have been marinating in my brain.  In one episode this past November, she talked about stepping outside of your comfort zone.  More specifically, how your comfort zone evolves, and how what once  scared you becomes comfortable, and then you...