The period between Christmas and New Year’s is one of my favorite each year. It’s a time filled with anticipation for the year ahead, a …
Runner’s Diary: So, I didn’t quite run 10 miles this week
It’s evident what stretching before a run will do for you. Better recovery, fewer aches and improved runs. My goal this week was 10 miles …
Runner’s routine: 5 stretches I do before every run
Two years ago, I was running up to 20 miles a week. This week, I’m thrilled with 7.35. And today I got three miles in. …
Runner’s Routine: The podcasts I listen to while running
My Bose Soundsport bluetooth headphones are pissing me off. The button somehow got stuck, and I can’t get it back to normal. Wearing these has …
Morning workout: How do you get yourself up early to go run?
So, how in the world to you morning people do it? Any by do it, I don’t only mean “get up.” I mean get up …
Quest to get back into running shape starts with walking
It was four years ago when I first got into running. I’ve run four or five 5Ks and three half-marathons, and I plan to run …
Running trail between Alexandria and Mount Vernon is fantastic
Before I visited Lake Anna and the swamps of north-central Virginia over the Memorial Day weekend in 2018, I visited Old Dominion in March 2017 …
Lake Anna getaway my latest Virginia adventure
It’s like Virginia is becoming my second home. This is at least my third trip to Old Dominion in the past three years although there …
3 weeks until Oklahoma City half + Redbud Classic
We’re headed down the homestretch now. Three weeks to go until my third half-marathon in Oklahoma City, and my fourth time participating in the Oklahoma …
Health & Fitness: Can you lose weight with a walking-only exercise regimen?
I’m a runner insomuch that I enjoy running. To me, it is not a chore; it is respite from a day’s stress. I have gone …