13 Questions Every Runner Should Ask Themself, Part 1
The end of the year is the perfect time for reflection, a process of inquiry. Asking questions and staying curious about your experience is a powerful path for growth and learning. For this two-part post (Part 2 will appear [...]
IN THE THICK OF IT: KATE’S HYSTERECTOMY, PART 2—ROAD TO RECOVERY
This post is by BAMRbassador Kate Walton, a partner in a government relations firm, is a mom of two + a step-mom of two. Kate wrote about the lead-up to having a hysterectomy in early October. Here she is again [...]
Truths and Tips for Running into Your 60s+, Pt. 2
This two-part mini-series, which kicked off here on Tuesday, is adapted from a session podcast co-host and veteran runner Tish Hamilton led at our Hilton Head Island Retreat last month. Tish, center, with Dimity and Sarah at the [...]
Where Will Your Topos Take You? (December 2023)
WHERE WILL YOUR TOPOS TAKE YOU? (DECEMBER CHECK-IN) Welcome to our monthly check-in with three fortunate BAMRbassadors that are chasing (or chased!) big athletic goals in 2023. Two of the three gals are doing the Dopey Challenge next month [...]
Truths and Tips for Running into Your 60s+, Pt. 1
This two-part mini-series is adapted from a session podcast co-host and veteran runner Tish Hamilton led at our Hilton Head Island Retreat last month. Hilton Head quarter marathon: Kathleen Blinn, Matawan, NJ (69) and I (61) took first [...]
Good Eats: Soups and Stews
Busy weekdays and dark evenings call out for comforting soups and stews. The simplicity of throwing a few ingredients into a pot and serving up a warm bowl of tasty goodness for dinner is hard to resist this time [...]
(Mostly) Grateful for Being Wrong
Every year that passes, this body of mine that is traveling along with me around the sun continues to surprise and frustrate me. I still feel 28 inside, but my bathroom mirror tells me otherwise. There are days my [...]
Our Favorite Things: Holiday Cookies
While we love a good scroll through a review section both for entertainment and should-I-buy details, we also know the absolute best recommendations for clothing, TV shows, desserts, books, and the like usually come from friends. So we're introducing [...]
Race Report: Richmond Marathon
Earlier this year I, Courtney, turned 40: big milestone but far from the “Over the Hill” party we threw my dad when I was in high school. To celebrate, I knew I needed something a little less mid-life crisis-y [...]
(Mostly) Grateful for My Nail Techs
A few of my pedicure pals after closing out the season with a 10K. Over a decade ago, I drank a few too many mojitos and proudly proclaimed I was training for a half-marathon. I was not. [...]
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