Dry Martini: You Gotta Have Friends
For those keeping score of my 50 half marathons in 50 states journey, this past weekend’s Gulf Beach Half Marathon in Milford, Connecticut, is number 17. More numbers for you: yes, I am well aware that I have 34 [...]
Dropping a Child at College: The Emotional Side
Michelle's boys: first day of school for 9 + 5 year old on top; first day of school for 16 + 12 year old on bottom. "Oh my heart," she says. One of the rules I—Dimity—made for my kids [...]
The Dirt on Trail Running: 8 Tips to Get You Started
Coach Christy is all smiles when she's out on the trails. Morning temps are cooler and fall foliage is just a few weeks away. If you're dodging busy school buses at every corner or your neighborhood out-and-back [...]
Lessons From a 15-Mile Hike: Humility on the Trail
There are plenty of reasons why my 15-mile hike last Monday morning should've been ranked five stars. For starters, you read that correctly: I hiked on Monday morning. Taking advantage of a flexible work schedule, I worked Sunday, and then [...]
20 Miles is Nothing: How to Mentally Conquer a Long Run
Molly, all thumbs-up and smiles, in the final miles of her debut marathon (with Sideshow Bob, a.k.a. me, by her side for a bit) Let me start by oversharing: The idea for this post came to me [...]
A 30-Day Meditation Challenge
If Don/Jon can meditate, so can Dimity + Adrienne, right? A few months ago, Adrienne Martini and I embarked on a 30-day foam rolling challenge, which was definitely successful in relieving kinks in the hips, calves, and quads. [...]
AMR Gears Up: Sports Watches
This month, Another Mother Runner Gears Up, is featuring sports watches. We had a team of #motherrunners hit the roads and the trails, asking the following watches to pace, track, record, and inform. Read on to find the best [...]
What I Did on My Summer Vacation: Taking My Daughter to College
What I Did on My Summer Vacation continues with Tish sharing how she closed the chapter on one season of motherhood, but opened an entirely new chapter to her future. (Missed our other posts? Read how Coach Amanda and [...]
Twin Cities Marathon: Don’t Blink
Sarah and Eamon: BRFs since 2008! For AMR Creative Coach Sarah Wassner Flynn, becoming a mom and becoming a marathoner have both been extremely transformative experiences. The other day, I dropped my off 14-year-old son, Eamon, [...]
What I Did(n’t) Do on My Summer Vacation
Michelle San Antonio continues our short series of essays we’re doing in August: What I Did on My Summer Vacation. She shares how summer outings have changed as her kids have gotten older, but they're still just as sweet. [...]
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