Jessica was so excited to go to Chicago. She was so ready to run a massive personal best. She was prepared, trained, and had done...

The Chicago Marathon is known as being one of the fastest and most competitive races in the United States and the world. And it can...

Maybe it is because I have a one year old, but I cannot stop thinking about how to improve sleep. You can only train as hard or as much...

I've been reading a book called Hell Yeah or No, What's Worth Doing, by Derek Sivers (I've been reading this tiny little book for over a...

Motherhood changes things. Many people think that they won't be different as parents, but for me, a new component of my identity has...

As runners, we all know the value of hip strength. Our hips are such a key factor when it comes to running with strong form and...

As I run more and more, the calluses on my feet slowly build back up. Hardening, then flaking the dead skin that is no longer needed....

Sleep comes before everything else. Clearly sleep is important, as we spend almost half our lives doing it. For an athlete, it is the...

I often hear people ask about weekly mileage, how many miles they should be running per week to get faster, etc. In training, there is a...

I know what you're thinking: "Isn't this a running blog?" And the answer is, yes. It is. But The Inner Game of Tennis, by W. Timothy...

I binged an entire mini series on Netflix on Wednesday night called, Dash + Lily, an adorable romantic comedy about teenagers in the city...

This week has been tough for a lot of us. Low energy, poor sleep, stressed about the election results rolling in, days wondering why the...

So many of us marathoners are petrified by the 5k. “It’s so short!” “It’s so hard!” “I can’t breathe!” “I don’t know how to pace that!”...

A large majority of our miles are made up of "easy" miles. What "easy" means to an experienced runner versus a newer runner is vastly...

The first thing I do when I wake up in the morning is put my glasses on and stumble into the bathroom and look at my insane bedhead in...

Strides are so important. They're free speed training. They're free form training. I've been trying to think of a way to describe the...

Sara Hall proves the human spirit is alive and well, and you can find it at the end of a marathon. I think it is safe to say that if you...

Long runs are a staple of every runner's training. We usually do these in one of two ways: an easy long run, or a long run with a workout...

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, or as her personal trainer calls her "TAN," for Tough As Nails. This woman truly was tough as nails, and we can...

I am really into the show All or Nothing right now, following the Tottenham Hotspurs Football Club. The team motto is inscribed in giant...