Beth enjoying some lake time. This post is going to be a bit vulnerable and perhaps a bit TMI so feel free to close your window now. I’m 45 and have a uterus, hence, I’ve begun the beautiful [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
With tomorrow being #GlobalRunningDay, we hope this post, by BAMRbassador Rebecca Atkinson, Ph.D., resonates. We know more of you are runners than you think you are! Back in September 2019, when AMR did a podcast episode about Runner Identity, [...]
Here is the third installment of Sarah's road to recovery and her return to running. Read Part 1 and Part 2 to get caught up. Ready for a short run in Rredmond. Age: It’s a blessing and [...]
Last Friday, my recent struggle with morning times reared its frustrating head. I was planning on a bike/strength workout combo in the basement around 6:30, but I hadn't told Ben, my then-16-year old, that was my plan. (Because, quite [...]
This running thing is hard. After some stutter-step starts last fall—then a few more months of walking instead of running—I’ve started to add more rapid movement back into my workout mix (along with swimming, strength training an hour/week, and [...]
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 [...]
Maybe we’re sentimental…or a tad bit lonely. Whatever the reason, we love learning about best running friends. Inspired partly by our March 31 podcast episode about finding a running partner or posse, we asked folks on our Facebook page [...]
