Fear. It seems like fear and marathon training run hand in hand. There's the pressure of hitting race pace an tempo miles; the unknown...

When I registered for the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon on Jan. 1, running marathon was just an idea. A seemingly good one but, nonethele...

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...

My first "A" race of the year - the Athens Half Marathon - is a mere four days away. I think I'm in a state of denial or, mayb...

Bam! Proof I run with people. Also proof that it was warm enough to wear shorts on Sunday, that I cannot be serious in a photo, need be...

The home stretch of Athens Half Marathon training is so close I can almost taste it. Almost because I haven't researched my post-race me...

A ridiculous and shameful selfie. I am so sorry. I pledge to make an effort of taking workout photos for these posts. WEEK'S WIN...

This week was about commitment. Getting it done in the face of adversity. There was the 7 inches of snow on Wednesday that required a push...

It was one of those dinners that, even years later, I remember clearly. I was at Applebee's with my good friend, and we were enjoying a ...

There's two choices when it comes to training: Complain or conquer. Complain that it's cold out, complain that there's still i...

I have a pit in my stomach most days when I think about running. It's not that I am not looking forward to the miles or that I don't...

I stepped off the treadmill on Thursday, absolutely drenched in sweat and my legs shaking. As I walked to the locker room, I thought to myse...

I like to tell stories. Read them, write them, share them - it's probably why I went into journalism. And when I write a post, even a tr...

I've been very non-committal about racing this year and even more so, if possible, about racing in 2014. Don't get me wrong - I...

To say I'm a fan girl of SBS and Dimity, the writers/runners/mothers behind the Run Like a Mother community, might be the understatem...

Spring Training posts document my training for my "A" race, the Wisconsin Marathon half, on May 4. The week, in training : Mon...

Spring Training posts document my training for the Run the Bluegrass Half Marathon on March 30 and my "A" race, the Wisconsin Mara...

Taper. I'm terrible at it. I'm nine days out from Run the Bluegrass and rather than scaling back my mileage, I keep thinking of wa...

If you Google "marathon training plan," you will get 157,000 results; 3.5 million if you search without  the quotes. There are the...

I trained for the Columbus Marathon following a schedule based on the "Train Like A Mother" finish it plan. I completed it on Oct...