In September 2010, I ran my third half marathon – Fort4Fitness – and posted a time of 1:54:12. It's a time that I have chased ever since...

"Now that's a Healthy Strides quote," my friend Karen said as we stood in the parking lot at the trailhead on Saturday morning...

Oh, hey there, peak week. Nice to meet you. I am so glad you wanted to show me love but, to be honest, you have stinky breath and try ...

Last week will be known as the week of the tights. Otherwise known as the week winter came back to Fort Wayne. Otherwise known as the week I...

"Why does this feel so hard?" I gasped. We were about 13, 13.5 miles into our 15-mile run and headed directly into the wind.  Th...

“You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you...

"Neither rain, nor snow, nor sniffle, nor fever shall keep me from my training schedule."  I couldn't have written that line...

Training got just a little bit harder this past week. One of my weekday runs got bumped up to 6 miles (rather than 5), and the long run was ...

Welp, it arrived – that blasted thing called winter. After a relatively mild winter and running in shorts the last weekend of January, nor...

I am going to let you in on a secret – one that might surprise you. I don't want to PR the half marathon. It sounds weird, right? Ma...

1. I wasn't going to open the email I got an email from the organizers Carmel Marathon, the half for which I'm training. I figured i...

When life gives you ice, make ice cream. And when the universe delivers unseasonable temps, you get your ass of the treadmill and run outsid...

I am training for the Carmel Half Marathon , which will take place April 16 in Carmel, Indiana. "Survive." That was the word I...

Give me a snow day or give me death! Or you can give me a two-hour delay and ruin my life. Dramatic much? I think ... maybe. A...

"After I get through the marathon, I’m looking forward to doing some shorter races and regain some speed I lost since pregnancy. (Sadly...