I have been running since December 18, 1999. Here and there along the way, I set the goal of running 1,000 miles. I put a training plan in place to achieve that goal each time. I fell far short each time. Right now, fresh from foot surgery, trying to...

Saturday, May 1, 2010 My life coach had encouraged me to celebrate the completion of my memoir, The Stage Is On Fire. I had been working on the manuscript for well over three years in supportive writing classes, with patient editors, in a cof...

"The music of a marathon is a powerful strain, one of those tunes of glory. It asks us to forsake pleasures, to discipline the body, to find courage, to renew faith, and to become one's own person, utterly and completely." -George Sheehan Doing...

Running is a gift to me. I started running at the age of 29 in preparation for turning 30, approaching the end of my doctoral journey having received negative feedback on my first round of exams. I was questioning everything. After a life of not conn...