Summer has a way of shaking up routines. This year, I took a good chunk of time off from my running program while on vacation. At first, I worried that stepping away would set me back — but the truth is, it turned out to be exactly what I needed.

Losing Motivation Before Vacation

Before vacation...

September can feel tricky. The days get shorter, mornings get cooler, and summer freedom quickly slips away. For many of us, September means back-to-school chaos, busier work schedules, and the return of routines that feel more draining than energizing.

But here’s the thing: September doesn’t have ...

Let’s be honest—motivation is fun… until it disappears.

It’s easy to feel excited when you start something new. You’ve got your shoes ready, your playlist queued, and your running calendar set.

But a few weeks in? Life gets in the way. The weather changes. That spark you had? Gone. Or your summer ...

Some runs feel like flying. Others feel like dragging a bag of bricks uphill in the blazing sun. Take last weeks' runs. We hit our first heat wave of the season and my body was not ready for it. The runs were hard and slow. My body hadn't adapted to the warm weather yet, and my mind also had some ca...

When I first started running, I didn’t know what I was doing. I didn’t grow up athletic. I wasn’t sure I belonged. But I kept going—slowly, walk breaks and all—and years later, I found myself finishing a 50K trail race in my 40s. Not because I’m a “natural runner.” Because I learned to run on my ter...

Tempo? Fartlek? Recovery run? What the?!

When I first started running, these words made me feel like I’d accidentally walked into a secret club where everyone else knew the language. When I printed out my first running plan in preparation for my first official 10k race, I would be constantly Googli...

I have never won a race, and the chances that I will ever win one are probably worst than the chances I will ever win the lottery jackpot (by the way, I never play the lottery so that gives you an idea of the odds). In fact, in most races I participate in I usually come in the last quarter of racers...

I used to wear ¾ leggings even in the middle of a heatwave.

Not because they were comfortable. But because I couldn’t bear the thought of my thighs being seen.

The cellulite. The softness. The way they touched. The way they moved when I ran.

No one ever said anything. But I did. Every time I look...

Real talk about what starting actually looks and feels like — and how to make it stick.

I was in the past the woman Googling “how to start running”… and quietly closing the tab.

Because the plans looked intense.

Because I didn’t see myself in the people following them.

Because deep down, I did...