Shine My Way

Do you know what happens when you spend a season coaxing 9, 10, and 11 year old girls to run 3 miles? They beast you at the finish line. No, really. I mean, I call myself a runner. I train regularly. I do hill climbs and speed work. I strength train. I ran the freakin…

Why is Girls on the Run important? It may not seem like much, training young girls to run a 5k. But it is so much more than running. It really kind of hit me yesterday. I spent the morning at a picnic celebrating a trail running series I participated in. I don’t know how many…

I’ve been told that in order to climb the rope, I need to improve my grip strength. I was further told that in order to improve my grip strength, I need to do burpees on my fingertips. No, really. Someone actually said these words to me. Like, fingertip burpees are a real thing. I’m not…

“I could never do that.” “I wish I could do that.” “I can’t believe you did that.” If you’re a runner, you’ve heard these phrases. Maybe you try to convince them that they CAN do it. It’s hard, though, to convince people that they can. I think a lot of non-runners assume that runners were just…

I dislike burpees. Like, intensely dislike. You know how you can be enjoying your favorite, most delicious meal, contemplating how perfect your life is and then for no clear reason you bite down on your tongue with enough force to crush through a human bone? It makes you want to punch someone in the face.…

Here’s the deal. Last year my son and I took on a Spartan Sprint. It was phenomenal. BUT, the boy had to carry me through several obstacles. (Like, literally carry me…up over his head…so I could make it through the monkey bars.) So, when I suggested that this year we race a Spartan Trifecta weekend,…