I have a confession to make. I’m cheating on running. There, I said it. After weeks of clandestine meetings in a windowless basement—sweating, grunting, pushing, pulling, and a little dancing thrown in—I’m finally ready to come clean about my [...]
While we love a good scroll through a review section both for entertainment and should-I-buy details, we also know the absolute best recommendations for clothing, TV shows, desserts, books, and the like usually come from friends. Enter Our Favorite [...]
This two-part mini-series, which kicked off here on Tuesday, is adapted from a session podcast co-host and veteran runner Tish Hamilton led at our Hilton Head Island Retreat last month. Tish, center, with Dimity and Sarah at the [...]
This two-part mini-series is adapted from a session podcast co-host and veteran runner Tish Hamilton led at our Hilton Head Island Retreat last month. Hilton Head quarter marathon: Kathleen Blinn, Matawan, NJ (69) and I (61) took first [...]
A picture to represent my strength training; I am not bold enough to break out the camera at Lion's Den. Ever since COVID lifted, I've had a few notions floating around in my head. #1: I need [...]
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 [...]
When I stopped running for good three years ago, I optimistically thought all my ailing body parts—lower back, knees, and hips—would naturally return to a pain-free, healthy state. What I forgot to take into that magic-wand thinking: I'm getting [...]
This December, as we're constantly looking for the Scotch tape and scissors, we're sharing a series of essays that reflect on less tangible presents that are always worthy of celebration and gratitude. We're starting with an essay from BAMR [...]
Losing control... Even before the world went sideways in March, 2020 felt hard. I was burned out from continuously chasing times and distances; I had a young kid who wasn’t what you’d call a superfan of sleep; things were happening [...]
I love making definitive pronouncements almost as much as I love being proven wrong about them. I don’t run. Cross-training? I’m a runner! Who has time for more? And why? Yeah, no. Strength training isn’t for me. That’s way too [...]
