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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Success! I’m Winning at 35%
In the midst of my daily Instagram scrolling, wedged between adorable puppies and Taylor Swift stan accounts, a headline caught my eye. Mikaela Shiffrin is now the winningest world cup skier in history. In a sport defined by breakneck [...]
Back to Basics: How to Run Hills
Fact: It's frustrating to read directions that seem obvious to everyone but you. (Like when a recipe tells you to fold in the cheese.) That's why we're continuing our Back to Basics series. We break down running lingo and [...]
Ask the PT: Should I Run with Knee Pain?
Welcome to the first installment of our new 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 [...]
7 Things Holding Back Your Running
Running is the literal air beneath our feet and, for most of us, the first choice for exercise and forward movement. Whether it's training for an upcoming race or the 30 minutes you gift yourself a few days each [...]
Dry Martini: Updating My Running Operating System
One of the (many) advantages to being a late onset runner — I didn’t even think about a couch-to-5K until I was in my 40s — is that I don’t get too hung up on my pace. Or so I [...]