I’d been running for almost nine years before I made it to the Nike campus. I’d driven by it about a year before but other than slowing down and turning … Continue reading #RunPhD: What’s This
Category: Running
#RunPhD: The Running Community
I started my exercise journey in February 2010 (my nine year anniversary is just two weeks away). My running journey started a few months later with my first 5K run, … Continue reading #RunPhD: The Running Community
#RunPhD: How Much Farther?
What’s the distance to the starting line? Days of missed opportunities as the job / family / car / pet / neighbor / boss demands something more? Weeks of I … Continue reading #RunPhD: How Much Farther?
#RunPhD: A Plan Q Week
Sometimes in conversations with students, I had to help them figure out what Plan B was going to be. Our initial ideas for their schedule, their graduation timeline, or something … Continue reading #RunPhD: A Plan Q Week
#RunPhD: Plank This
When I first started going to the gym, there was a bonus opportunity for two free sessions with a trainer. Since then I’ve seen trainers a few more times, including … Continue reading #RunPhD: Plank This
#52sparks: Anything you want
One of my 2018 goals was to write 52 blog posts during the year. I had started writing in this blog several years ago, but only became consistent while working … Continue reading #52sparks: Anything you want
#52sparks: A physical attribute that you like about yourself
It seems like every kid goes through certain phases, like the terrible twos or “dinosaurs are so awesome!!!”. Wanting to be a dancer seems to be another common phase, if … Continue reading #52sparks: A physical attribute that you like about yourself
“Make Impossible, Possible in 2018!”
Near the end of 2017, one of the podcasters that I followed started a new blog and a new online running group. Kelly Roberts originally came to viral fame through … Continue reading “Make Impossible, Possible in 2018!”
#52sparks: Hair
In shops at the coast it’s common to see cute signs and trinkets that are just begging to be plucked off the shelf and added to the knick-knacks in your … Continue reading #52sparks: Hair
Struggling to the Starting Line (part 2)
The effort to get to the starting line starts months before the actual day of the event. And as I started into yesterday, even the morning of the “race” has … Continue reading Struggling to the Starting Line (part 2)
Starting Line Miracles 