A Blog for Dreaming, Planning and Running

If you’re building a running habit, the idea of intentionally running less might feel counterproductive.

Less distance. Less intensity. Less effort. But here’s the truth many runners discover only after burnout:

A recovery week in running is not a step backward; it’s what allows long-term progress...

If building a running habit were just about discipline, you’d already have one.

Because you’re not someone who “can’t stick to things.” You get through your days. You handle work, family, responsibilities, and a never-ending to-do list. You don’t forget how to function as a human.

So when running ...

When I’m training for longer distances, I don’t think about the whole run.

I’ve learned that if I do, my brain immediately starts negotiating. Do I really want to do this today? Do I have time for this? This is going to feel long.

So instead of focusing on the entire workout, I break it down into ...

I found one single picture of myself running from 10 years ago. That’s it. One photo in a whole year of life where running existed but I was far from consistent. I had a seven-month-old baby, and two weeks after that picture was taken I learned I was pregnant again. Needless to say, 2016 was not a r...

It’s mid-January.

Some people are still riding that New Year high. Some people already feel behind. And some people, if they’re being honest, are quietly wondering if this year is going to look a lot like the last one.

For me, mid-January always feels like this strange in-between. I still have mot...

For most of my running life, this would’ve been the part where I quietly panicked. Two weeks off. The holidays. Very little structure. But this time, something was different.

Over the holiday break, I ran twice. I didn’t open the weekly run plan my coach sends me. I didn’t “stay on top of it.” I at...

This might surprise you, especially if you’ve been following my running journey over the last few years, but here it is:

I’m not training for an ultra marathon in 2026.

Instead, my big objective is a road marathon.

And this decision feels less like stepping back… and more like stepping into t...

Every January, I see the same thing happen.

Women look for a beginner running plan, download something well-intentioned, start strong… and a couple of weeks later, they quietly decide that running just “isn’t for them.” That actually makes me sad because I know if they stuck with it just a little l...

If you’re reading this because you’re wondering how to get back into running after a break, I want you to hear this first:

You’re not behind.

And you’re definitely not starting from zero.

I’ve stopped running more times than I can count. And every time, the hardest part wasn’t the first run back;...

Many women who run on and off share a quiet secret: running isn’t actually the hard part. Believing they belong as a runner is.

If you grew up thinking you "weren't athletic," running can feel like something you're always behind on, even when you start as an adult. And for many of us, that identity...