BAMRbassador Kate Walton, a partner in a government relations firm, is a mom of two + a step-mom of two. This summer, when my physician said, “I am recommending a hysterectomy,” my first reaction was relief. After spending the [...]
A sweaty selfie from Sarah Right now, 18 months after the sudden onset of two bulging disks in my lower back (L3 + L4 for medical folks in the audience), the theme music to my running is [...]
Coach Liz Waterstraat has completed more than 200 triathlons and is a competitive gravel-bike cyclist. She is an occasional Another Mother Runner podcast co-host, including the monthly bonus segment Miles of Books, as well as an avid gardener. It’s [...]
Some running lessons I can’t seem to learn. Like, you’d think I’d know by now that the hardest part is just getting out of the door. Or that mid-run math is always wrong. Or that 99% of people don’t [...]
Ready for your running world to be rocked? Let me introduce you to the magic of a dynamic warm-up, like my genius physical therapist, Amy Benton, Chief Clinical Officer at Prime Performance P.T. in Portland, did for me. According [...]
by Amanda Ryan Fear Running is often our escape from the demands of everyday life, our chance for a little peace and quiet amid the chaos. If you’re like me though, it’s anything but quiet inside your head on [...]
Don’t let nerves get the best of you, whether on a long training run or in a race. Instead, harness those “butterflies” and let them lead you to success. That’s what two of our BAMRbassadors do, thanks to some [...]
T.S. Eliot must not have been a marathon runner as he thought April is the cruellest [sic] month. If a runner had written “The Waste Land,” it would assert that August is the toughest time as it often involves running [...]
On foot: It’s the ideal way to see a new-for-you place—and when you proceed at a running pace, you can see so much more! Yet there are a lot of details and logistics to figure out when planning a [...]
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 [...]
