The Gifts That Running Gives
The only picture of my dad I have displayed in my house. Doesn't take a shrink to read volumes into that situation. I was feeling a bit sluggish on Saturday morning. I had 10 solo miles on tap [...]
The Most Important Mile(s) of My Life: Sara Nakai
One year ago the news of a yet another school shooting shattered our hearts, leaving us all mourning the incomprehensible loss of 26 individuals at an elementary school that could have been where our own children spent their days learning. Mother [...]
Tell Me Tuesday: Running after a Breast Lift, Reduction, or Enlargement
Ha. A while ago, mother runner Kim emailed us with several questions: What are the effects of a breast lift on long- and short-term training? How long after the surgery can you start running again? How does running feel with [...]
#AMRHoliday Craftiness
Festive, drool-inducing, and clever: mother runner cookies by Rebecca (a.k.a. The Cookie Architect) Dimity and I have creativity in spades--professional magazine writers, we've written books that we hope is dog-eared on your nightstand or stashed in your [...]
Tell Me Tuesday: A Dozen Ways To Help ith Raynaud’s While Running
After many winter runs, my fingers resemble these ivory candles. Just substitute fingernails for wicks. If the folksy aphorism, “Cold hands; warm heart” is true, my blood-pumper must be a blast furnace. Like many runners, especially XX [...]
What Would Another Mother Runner Do? The Case of the Missing Shoes
Her toes were ready to rumble, but where did her shoes go? Previously, on What Would Another Mother Runner Do (WWAMRD), we've debated whether Jessica should run a half-marathon pregnant and pondered the plight of Jenn, who realized she [...]
The Most Important Mile of my Life: Lois O’Brien
Running toward a marathon PR at Grandma's Marathon in Duluth, Minn. Minnesota mother runner Lois O'Brien shares striving for a long-held goal in the latest installment of The Most Important Mile of my Life. The set-up: 2013 Grandma's [...]
Showering After Running: Rise, Run, Rinse (Maybe…), Repeat
You always earn it, but the real question is: Do you have time for it? Sitting down at dinner after a long day—or maybe just inhaling leftovers over the sink—you wonder where yet another day has gone. You [...]
The Most Important Mile of my Life: Kate Harden
Kate and her son Drew in the final stretch of a 1-mile fun run. "He has tears in his eyes and a forced smile on his face." Thankfully, there was a happy ending to this mother-son run. St. [...]
Tell Me Tuesday: Tricks for Making Track Workouts Feel Easier
Two bada$s mother runners: Molly (right) and I goofing off after a recent workout. Unless my memory is fading faster than my ability to read the newspaper or a menu without eyeglasses, I can’t recall doing a track [...]
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