Take Me to the River
If you are traveling this summer and in need of a running route, I suggest you head to a riverbank. Several boons about running by a river: the route is often flat; there are usually few streets to cross [...]
Great Expectations: Ultra Long Race, Ultra Long Post
Today's post is a rerun from 2010: fourteen short but long years ago. We're rerunning it for three reasons: 1. I'm in the middle of reading Brief Flashings in the Phenomenal World by Katie Arnold, who won Leadville in 2018. [...]
Race Recap: Party in the Back
Today's race report come from April Hopkins, who finished the Bakersfield Half Marathon after a years-long hiatus. Today she shares how meeting other BAMRs on the course and remembering the joy of race day was far more important than [...]
Big Announcement: A New Book on the Way!
I—Dimity—am expecting. I don't need burp cloths or contributions for a running stroller, but I do need your help. Thanks to the popularity of the Not-Running-Anymore Support Group series in Women's Running magazine and The Final Finish Line podcast special [...]
Five Fun Summer Races to Try
Those standard 5Ks and 10Ks are great and all, but some races truly level up the fun factor. We’ve scoured calendars ‘round the country (and Canada!) to find five events or series that offer more than your average race [...]
All I Want for Mother’s Day is Type 2 Fun
My brain is a word salad of thoughts and ideas. A huge segment is devoted to Taylor Swift lyrics and donuts. There’s the ongoing to-do list that feels like it’s pulsating in neon orange at all times, and I [...]
Seventeen Years of Perspective
I remember May 3rd as my birthday because, well, it's my birthday. But I also recall it because, in 2007, it was my first training run for the Nike Women's Marathon, which launched Run Like a Mother: The Book, [...]
AMR Gears Up: Hydration Vests
We love a good lightbulb moment. Especially when it comes to running gear. That’s what Maureen, a half-marathoner in training, recently had. “I love running with a hydration vest: I can't believe that in my 13 years of running, [...]
Go The Distance: A Report in Twelve (Short But Long) Hours
Last winter, when I—Dimity—put together Go the Distance, our first AMR endurance event where you picked your activity, your distance/time, and your duration (6, 12, or 24 hours), I knew I wanted to play too. I had grand ideas of [...]
Hanging Around: a Marathoner Takes a Silks Aerial Class
Today’s post is by Jackie Ayers, an Another Mother Runner brand ambassador who is gearing up to run the Portland Marathon again. Jackie, a night owl, lives in Bend, Oregon, with her husband and two young sons. Hoping to [...]
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