26.2 Tips for 26.2 Miles
Nearly 30 (!) years ago, I ran my first marathon in New York City; when I run it again on November 4, it’ll be my 53rd-ish. 26.2 miles is a long way to run; 26.2 tips is a lot to [...]
13 Truths about 13.1 Miles
Do you have a half-marathon on your calendar? On your bucket list? Maybe the Cape Cod Half, with the upcoming BAMR retreat? Since you’re here, the answer is almost certainly YES. The half-marathon is our “favorite” race distance, according to [...]
10 Truths about the 10K
Way back in the Dark Ages of the First Running Boom in the 1970s and 1980s, the 10K was considered THE distance race for “regular” runners. Only nuttzos did marathons—few women among them—and no one had even heard of a [...]
5 Truths about the 5k
Big news, friends! I’m running in the Olympic 5K Trials this weekend! WOOT! Okay, not really. What I’m doing on Saturday is running in a 5K in Delaware that—as long as I finish in the top 3 of the women [...]
AMR Aid Station: Running Blisters 101
Helpful lister chart from Blister Prevention in Australia; deroofed blisters? Not good, mate. Today the AMR Aid Station heads to your feet--and running blisters, the sores we all love to hate. Blister hurt, the tiny buggers! Running on [...]
Making Time to Run with Laura Vanderkam
“Where did the time go?” It’s a question mothers watching small children grow up hear often and ask themselves. No, but really: Where DID the time go? Seven years ago, my small child lobbied for a dog, a memory [...]
A Running Truth: You Are Never Too Old to Start Running
“I can’t run anymore,” an acquaintance recently told me. “It’s too hard on my joints at my age.” Mmmm. I made those noncommittal murmuring noises you make when you’re trying to not to offend (or scare off) someone you’ve just [...]
Deena Kastor on Positivity: Let Your Mind Run
Welcome to our first ever week dedicated to a professional (and accessible and inspirational) #motherrunner! We're starting with a gem: Deena Kastor, whose accolades you will read below as Tish Hamilton talks about Deena's recent book, Let Your Mind Run. [...]
Time-Crunched #Motherrunner: The Best 30-Minute Run?
Driving is my Mom Superpower: to swim practice, to camp, to work, to Taylor Swift concert! Photo taken BEFORE the rain and wind. Thirty minutes. Forty minutes, tops. This summer, early morning drives to drop my daughter [...]
Running and (How to Make Yourself) Poop: An Interview with Meghan Kita
Babies, running and poop! Topics inextricably linked, as every BAMR knows. Perhaps even more acutely for Meghan Kita, who recently gave birth to a baby boy, Theo, and delivered a book called How to Make Yourself Poop: And 999 Other [...]