By BAMRbassador Alison Burke As I was growing up, I watched my mom dismissed by her doctors with the same symptoms I now have developed over the last 15 years. They are very typical thyroid disease symptoms: hair loss, [...]
My annual labs claim I’m healthy. Let’s be frank, though. I’ve struggled with PCOS symptoms for decades. And genetics aren’t in my favor; my father’s leg was amputated after a dime sized cut on the bottom of his foot refused [...]
A plumber knows how to snake a toilet much more quickly—and definitely more cleanly—than I do. A stylist knows that belting that flowy dress would be much more flattering than letting it billow (my preferred silhouette). And don't get [...]
Photo credit: Erin Scott Hot off the press, it's Elyse Kopecky's and Shalane Flanagan's latest masterpiece, Rise and Run. Capitalizing on the success of their previous cookbooks—and feeding the passion of a loyal following of runners—Rise and Run [...]
I’ve been a runner for half of my 50-year life. I’ve had a coach for one-eighth of my life, which has given me my fastest mile, 5k, and half-marathon. To be clear: I haven't had a private coach, but I've [...]
by Kate Walton I don’t always set New Year’s resolutions, but something about turning the page from all the difficulty of 2020 to the more hopeful 2021 compelled me to set some more health focused intentions this year. I have [...]
During this week filled with love, we're honored to run this introspective essay by AMR's director of communications Maggie Palmer (with a guest appearance from Oprah!). “You will love again the stranger who was your self." We’ve all been there. [...]
Welcome to the week of Weighty Matters: a website- and podcast- series devoted to weight-related issues that have popped up among the #motherrunner crowd and seem to have resonated. Today, columnist Adrienne Martini chimes in. Running has been both the best [...]
Welcome to the week of Weighty Matters. A website- and podcast- series devoted to weight-related issues that have popped up among the #motherrunner crowd and seem to have resonated. In each of the website series, we pose the issue [...]
Welcome to the week of Weighty Matters: a website- and podcast- series devoted to weight-related issues that have popped up among the #motherrunner crowd and seem to have resonated. In each of the website series, we pose the issue [...]
