June 22, 2021

Going your own way, starting new chapters + persevering

“You’re not meant to be a runner.” “You don’t have to run to lose weight.” “You should find something else […]

August 19, 2018

Ali Lopez sees running (and life) differently now

The summer of 2017 started out well for Ali Lopez, with big plans for triathlons as well as trail running […]

April 2, 2012

Always Learning: 3 quick running lessons

A year ago I took stock of what training for my first marathon meant for me — I wrote that […]

February 10, 2012

A Life of Running

“You can’t indulge self doubt. You just have to ignore it and pretend it doesn’t exist.” This little nugget I […]

January 29, 2012

It Happens

I’ll always remember when Lisa told me this simple fact: athletes get injured. You run (bike, swim, you name the […]

April 28, 2011

Down (just a little), definitely not out

“Life is what happens when we’re busy making other plans” ~ John Lennon This quote came to mind yesterday following […]

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