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My Inspiration
I got two new books this week: Olympic Marathoner Kara Goucher’s Running for Women and Ironman World Champion Chrissie Wellington’s A Life Without Limits. For me, as a runner and triathlete, both of these women provide inspiration. They have both endured setbacks and suffered hardships, but have persevered and pulled through – Chrissie winning for [...]
Trail Running 101
Early Sunday morning I ran my favorite trail – Manassas Battlefield – with a group of friends. I don’t know what it is about trail running, but whereas road running has the tendency to wring me out, trail running fills me up. There is nothing I like more than running through the trees, feeling the [...]
TriRock Annapolis – Why I Love Racing
I signed up for Trirock Annapolis on a whim over the winter. Despite a somewhat high price tag it seemed like a good idea at the time, and a few friends agreed with me and signed up too. But, as the race started looming a few weeks ago, I found I wasn’t looking forward to [...]
That’s a Big Needle
Have I mentioned I’ve been having some hip pain since I got back from England? I’ve been kinda quiet about it because, you know, if you don’t mention pain and especially if you ignore it then maybe it will just go away…yeah, right. After running for 2.5 hrs in Great Falls Saturday (by the way, [...]
