Recovery from a Hip Stress Fracture
Summary of how I acquired a femoral neck stress fracture and the challenges of this recovery
The Value of the Tempo Run
If there’s one type of training run I would recommend over all others, no matter if you are a miler, a marathon runner or an ultramarathon runner, it is the …
FATS v. CARBS
I sat in the dreaded chair 92 miles into the Indiana Trail 100 ultramarathon. I was shivering uncontrollably, huddled as close as humanly possible to a space heater twice my …
Got Toenails?
Is there really a purpose to our toenails or are they just some leftover remnant of our ancestors- evidence of the claws that may have been necessary for survival millions …
Running with Joy
I have been running ultras since December of 2008. Almost 10 years to the day that I ran my very first ultramarathon, the HUFF 50K, I will toe the line …
The first few steps are always the hardest
Yesterday there was a lot to celebrate. Yet also an enormous amount of frustration and sadness. After 3 weeks of being flat on my back I was able to get …
From Devastation to Hope
It seems to be a pattern for me these days. I seem to go into a race after a highly stressful week. The week prior to the Erie …
Is it all over? Or is it just the beginning of something even bigger?
It’s early September 2018. A few weeks ago I was running 7-minute miles and training for an ultramarathon named Badwater. It describes itself as “The World’s Toughest Footrace”. And as …
Starting my Badwater training
After being the overall women’s winner at Badwater Cape Fear on March 17, 2018 I gained automatic entry into Badwater 135, the race across Death Valley, in July of 2019. …
Hey Coach: I want to start running but I’m afraid of getting an injury.
Hey Coach, A lot of my friends have begun running in the last year and they all have so much energy now. We all used to tend to lay around …