Solutions to Summer Chafing
One silver lining about being injured (this is SBS): no chafing. Yet now I’m back among the running (I did 5 miles on Saturday!) just in time for sweaty summertime. Since it’s been a while, I need to remind [...]
TMI Tuesday: Avoiding Tummy Trouble
Last month on the Another Mother Runner Facebook page, Billy Jo lamented that she’s been “experiencing the runner's trots” on half-marathon training runs. She wrote: “There are times I can barely make it home without feeling like I'm going [...]
Seeing Herself as a Runner
With tomorrow being #GlobalRunningDay, we hope this post, by BAMRbassador Rebecca Atkinson, Ph.D., resonates. We know more of you are runners than you think you are! Back in September 2019, when AMR did a podcast episode about Runner Identity, [...]
Ask the PT: Plantar Fasciitis
Welcome to the third installment of our Ask the P.T. column, in which we will get input and insight from Christy Diller, an Ohio-based physical therapist, mom of four, and track coach. Christy definitely knows her stuff, but a [...]
Sarah’s Return to Running, Part 3
Here is the third installment of Sarah's road to recovery and her return to running. Read Part 1 and Part 2 to get caught up. Ready for a short run in Rredmond. Age: It’s a blessing and [...]
Ask the PT: Shin Splints
Welcome to the second installment of our Ask the P.T. column, in which we will get input and insight from Christy Diller, an Ohio-based physical therapist, mom of four, and track coach. Christy definitely knows her stuff, but a [...]
Sarah’s Road to Recovery, Part 2
This running thing is hard. After some stutter-step starts last fall—then a few more months of walking instead of running—I’ve started to add more rapid movement back into my workout mix (along with swimming, strength training an hour/week, and [...]
Back to Basics: How to Run in the Rain
Living in the Pacific Northwest, you often hear runners reassuring each other, “It’s not like you’ll melt!” So true: Humans are not the Wicked Witch of the West; we don’t melt when we get wet. It only sometimes feels [...]
Odes to Best Running Friends
Maybe we’re sentimental…or a tad bit lonely. Whatever the reason, we love learning about best running friends. Inspired partly by our March 31 podcast episode about finding a running partner or posse, we asked folks on our Facebook page [...]
Our Favorite Things: Albums for Running
I often mull over inane scenarios on my runs. “Which actor would I want to be stranded on a desert island with?” Or, “If I could only vacation in one location for the rest of my life, where would [...]