I picked the right month to start meditating
On January 1, a particularly gross hangover inspired me to resolve that I was going to cut back on my drinking. On January 2, I realized this was going to […]
Category Archives: Heart and Mind
The one thing that’s made all the difference
Editor’s note: I am not going to lie, it feels really weird to write about this stuff when President Cheeto Benito is swiftly turning our country into North Korea, but […]
I am a bystander who will not stand by
A couple of months ago, something happened that I probably should have written about for the blog. But for whatever reason, I didn’t write about it here. Instead, I posted […]
Boston Marathon, here I come!
If you follow many runners on social media, you’ve probably noticed a lot of them posting photos like this lately. I was no exception. I literally did the excited baby […]
Time for rest, recovery and reflection
The other day Brian reminded me that Daylight Saving Time is this weekend, and that it would be getting dark earlier. I said, “Good, I need to hibernate for a […]
To find out
A few years back, when the Rock ‘n’ Roll series still came to St. Petersburg, I had the opportunity to hear Frank Shorter speak at the expo. (For those who […]
Learning to be comfortable with being uncomfortable
Over the past few years I’ve gotten considerably faster as a runner, cutting my PRs by about a third at all of the major distances from the mile to the […]
A coach is not a therapist
Last week, Brian became licensed as a mental health counselor in the state of Florida. It took several years for him to reach this point, including the completion of a […]
On confidence
After I wrote my last post, a lot of you left really sweet, amazing comments that not only gave me all kinds of feels, but also made me think a […]
Throwback Thursday: My first 5K in 2007
Tomorrow is my 35th birthday, and as it’s a bit of a milestone – no longer able to make those “35 under 35” lists, definitely no longer a wunderkind – […]
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