About this time a year ago, I learned that I had made it into the Berlin Marathon through the lottery system. A few days later, I found out that I had also gotten into the Chicago Marathon. I was a bit alarmed at first - the two races were only three weeks apart and the …
I had the honor recently of being a guest on Jill Angie's Not Your Average Runner podcast. I first learned about Jill through her book, also titled Not Your Average Runner, and shortly thereafter started coaching with her. Jill basically took me from a "running hater" to a marathoner. While the podcast is geared toward …
I am consistently amazed at what the elite distance runners are able to accomplish. I was on the course at Berlin when Eliud Kipchoge shattered the marathon world record. I got emotional when Des Linden became the first American woman to win the Boston Marathon in decades earlier this year and when Shalane Flanagan pulled …
Continue reading “If you have a body, you are an athlete” – Bill Bowerman
First and foremost, congratulations to everyone who ran the New York City Marathon today! I would have loved to have been there with you, especially since I have a runner's crush on Peter Ciaccia. But I didn't make it in to NYC via the lottery, I did make it into Berlin and Chicago via the …
Impractical - adjective - not adapted for use or action; not sensible or realistic. "You don't look like a runner." I've heard that phrase more often than I can count. I think there is a general perception of "runners" as being thin and fast. I don't fit into either of those categories. But I love …
Impractical Runner 