In Search of My Running Tribe

Greetings, Tribe! Yesterday I celebrated my 40th birthday. *cleansing breath* Yes, 40. I do subscribe to the notion that age is just a number, it just feels like a lot when 2 digits of that number change all at once. They say you gain confidence in your 40’s, that you’re more sure of yourself. I’m … Continue reading 40 and Feelin’ Fine

Greetings, Tribe! I’m pleased to announce that on November 20, 2021 I celebrated 4 years of running every single day. It all started as a way to keep myself running through the holidays. To not get out of shape and to stay motivated. The goal was to run every day from Thanksgiving through New Years. … Continue reading Streaking and Dashing

Every year since I turned 30 (except last year, of course), I have hosted a “Celebration of Life” for my birthday. This is my way of thanking those friends whom I cherish so dearly, and who were so important in making my last year so meaningful. This year I had the most extraordinary group of … Continue reading Celebration of Life 2021

Greetings, Tribe! I made it to the marathon!!!!!! The expo was unreal! Usually we walk right in and get our packet, but this year was different. We stood in a line for over 30minutes, winding throughout most of one floor of McCormick Place just to get our COVID-19 vaccination cards checked. Once into the expo, … Continue reading Chicago Marathon Part 2: The Race

Greetings, Tribe! You may have noticed that I haven’t written in a while. To be honest, it’s been a rough summer of training and I was just plain overwhelmed and focused on getting through one day at a time. (Warning: what you’re about to read might get a bit graphic) While most of my runs … Continue reading Chicago Marathon Part 1: Training

My first marathon in over 18 months. 18 MONTHS!!! I’ll be honest, I almost didn’t think it would happen. After so many races getting postponed or cancelled, even at the last minute, part of me just thought it wouldn’t happen. That means even up to the night before, I wasn’t really nervous – just felt … Continue reading Tobacco Road Marathon Race Recap

Greetings, Tribe! Controversial perspective: 2020 wasn’t all bad! Sure, my grandfather passed and we couldn’t honor him properly because of COVID-19 restrictions. Our country had some major turmoil on several fronts. I was VERY under-employed for several weeks. My marathons were all cancelled/postponed. I was injured this Fall and had to severely cut back my … Continue reading 2020 Wasn’t THAT Bad!

Greetings, Tribe! I’ve always wanted to be in a book club, but who has the time? Where do you even find such a thing?! So, I started one. I messaged a few friends and voila! Let’s be honest, I didn’t really have a plan. Taking turns selecting a book to read seemed like a good … Continue reading Book Club 2020

Greetings, Tribe! This Spring I was stoked to run two marathons and knock off two more states from my 50 State Marathon goal. Yeah, that didn’t happen. The Tobacco Road Marathon in North Carolina cancelled this year entirely and gave us entries for next year’s race (very generous!) and the Brookings Marathon in South Dakota … Continue reading Running During the Time of Corona