It’s a simple – and complicated – question, right? Essentially since 2020, I’ve been asking myself yearly: How do you rebuild after injury? How do you rebuild after months of caregiving and grief? How do you rebuild after cancer? How d you rebuild after reconstruction surgery? How do you rebuild after cancer again? The answer is always the same: one step at a time. The first few times I’ve had to rebuild, it was fairly simple: do some base mileage, throw in some speed, may

This is not about how I ran through cancer and was able to use running as a mental health break from the stress, or wake up every morning ready to head out the door before appointments. One of my favorite track photos Nope. I actually struggled quite a bit with exercise from the time I was diagnosed with breast cancer (March 5th) to the time I had my mastectomy (May 15th). During that time, the most I could mentally commit to was 3 – 4 miles, tops. I wound up getting injur

Wow. So, it’s been a long time since I’ve made an update. Let’s see if I can recap everything that has happened since November 21st, 2023: Shortly after recovering from COVID pneumonia (do not recommend), Dave and I went on vacation (the last vacation we’ve been on, lol). I started running again. I had plans for 2024 to be my big come back year. Moving through grief after my dad’s death was tough. The previous two years had taken a lot out of me. There’s something espe

Every Monday, I write a Monday Motivation email for my athletes. Sometimes the email is as simple as a quote and why I feel like it...

I never wanted my running career to get to a point where people had to ask, “Hey, are you still running?” For nearly 20 years, my...

What would you do if you knew you were probably going to fail? During this training cycle, I often thought about a quote and my new...

Well, 2022 didn’t start out the way I had planned. My grand plan for the year was to run the Eugene Marathon, get a marathon starting...

Hi, remember me? I used to write a lot about trying to qualify for the Olympic Trials. Then I qualified and I kind of ran out of...

Something that I've prided myself on is the fact that I'm not an injury-prone athlete. I've had 2 bone injuries since 1999 (tibial...

Yesterday I ran, and finished, the Carmel Marathon in 2:52:05 for 4th place. If you are close to me, and you asked me how I was feeling...

If you had asked me a year ago what the future of my marathon career might hold, I wouldn’t have been able to tell you. Yes, I enjoy...

I have a confession. One of my many pet peeves is when a social media post starts, "It wasn't a PR, but....." Maybe it's me being jaded...

I haven't written a blog post since May 19th. In truth, I haven't had any motivation, but also I'm not sure I've had anything to really...

I am grateful for all the obstacles, setbacks, injuries, and disappointments I have encountered in my life; particularly those from the...

One recent morning I was sitting with my pups, drinking coffee, writing in my journal about nothing and everything, and it hit me: when...

If you are looking for a post about how my life isn't complete without running and how I was lost for 3 weeks without it - you will...

If you have ever wondered why I have race/training cycle recaps up so quickly, it’s because the easiest way for me to process my emotions...

Roughly once a month one of my athletes asks for help programming a workout into a Garmin. I am useless in these requests. I always...

It's crazy that my last blog post was 3 months ago and SO MUCH has changed, yet SO MUCH has stayed the same. Quick recap: My last blog...

Shortly after I had completed my first marathon in 2:50:01, a runner friend of mine said, "just imagine what you could do if running was...