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 [...]
Where Do You Go Potty on a Run?
Whether #1 or #2, when you gotta go, you gotta go—even if you’re 2 miles from home on a run. Out here in Portland, the majority of home-reno/construction-project port-a-potties are padlocked, so it got us wondering where folks go [...]
Q + A with World Marathon Majors Pursuers
We suspect images and stories from yesterday’s Boston Marathon are generating a swirl of daydreams in your brain. So today we are highlighting two mother runners who are raising the stakes on running Boston: They are on what is [...]
Breaking up with Boston Marathon
Dear Boston Marathon, I’m sorry. It’s not you, it’s me. When we first met, I was just 31, naïve and impressionable. I knew you were a Very Big Deal. That was the attraction—you were aloof, elite, hard to reach. [...]
Back to Basics: Advice for Running in the Rain
When training for a spring race, chances are good you’ll encounter some rain. Sure, on those occasions, you can head indoors to a treadmill. But not on race day: You either have to face the conditions, or ditch the [...]
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