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If you follow me on social media, you may have noticed that I have started sharing my joy of cooking and experimenting in the kitchen. This year I one of my goals was to use food as a part of my training. I have always had a relatively healthy diet, albeit with a big sweet Read more
People often ask me what my greatest race has been in my career, and the answer is easy. The best race of my career was when I ran 66:57 for the half-marathon at the 2007 Great North Run. Not only did I run under the American Record, but I beat the one and only Paula Read more
Ok, so if you haven’t noticed by now, my biggest goal of 2015 is to treat nutrition as a part of my training. Not that I had horrible nutrition before, but now I’m making it a top priority. But that doesn’t mean that food should be tasteless. As we head into the Super Bowl weekend, Read more
New York On Sunday I ran the NYC Marathon. Most of you know I suffered, hit the wall, and struggled to finish. I was emotional and disappointed afterwards. But I am now at peace with what happened. Here is how I got to this place. I went into NYC relatively fit; Not scare a PR Read more
Three months ago I ran my first steps outside. I ran very slow and nervously. I was sacred I wasn’t healed and I was terribly out of shape. I ran about 3 miles that day and I was spent afterwards. I was grateful to be out running, but I couldn’t imagine racing a half-marathon, let Read more
You never forget your first kiss, your first run, your first marathon. That is how I feel about the my first Podium Retreat in Napa CA. this past weekend. 43 incredible women, 7 guest speakers, and myself bonded, shared our stories, and empowered each other. The weekend was a dream come true for me and Read more