Last weekend, BAMRbassador Kelyn Celesky of Norton Shores, Michigan, competed the daunting Dopey Challenge—that’s a 5K,10K, half-marathon, and marathon, all in a four-day span—during Disney Marathon Weekend, run throughout Disney World’s four parks. This was the first Dopey Challenge [...]
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 [...]
Kinda true story: it feels like the sun sets around 3:30 in Denver these days. And come about 4 pm, I—Dimity—am ready for dinner, an episode of The Crown (just one: gotta savor them!), and bed. That doesn't happen [...]
Whether you’re ready to run your very first marathon or you’re seeking something totally new, this episode covers it all. The hosts chat with Mike Sohaskey, who, along with his partner, Katie Ho, run Race Raves, the leading race [...]
Remember that time I ran the NYC marathon and shaved an hour off my previous 26.2 time? I sure do. In fact, I was so proud of the achievement that my lock-screen photo from the occasion remains on my [...]
Molly, all thumbs-up and smiles, in the final miles of her debut marathon (with Sideshow Bob, a.k.a. me, by her side for a bit) Let me start by oversharing: The idea for this post came to me [...]
This is our second installment of Do This, Not That. You can read our previous article here. No one signs up for a race thinking, "I hope this is awful!" That would be just wrong. (And kind of weird.) That's [...]
The sunrise and I are very familiar with each other these days. Last July, I (Cathy) punched the registration button on a bucket list item: the TransRockies Run. This six-day course covers 120 miles, climbs 20,000 feet of [...]
You first heard about Sarah’s new-found restorative sleep last month when she told you about her secret weapon: ZzzQuil PURE Zzzs Restoative Herbal Sleep tablets. Since then she’s been snoozing along peacefully and has inspired other BAMRs to jump on [...]
I swear it was New Year’s Eve just yesterday, and my entire family was doe-eyed and dreamy over snow days and hot cocoa. Fast-forward to today—we are out of cocoa, and the weather is as fickle as a Kardashian manicure. [...]
