Philly Half Marathon - Recap
I had a few goals going into this race. The most ambitious was a 2:15~ which is the corral I put myself in. After I PR’ed the 10k in August, I wanted to try at the half-marathon. Again, an ambitious goal. The Philly half was waitlisted by that point but I joined the waitlist in hopes of getting in. September was hectic, and we know how I felt heading into and running the Philly distance run. You also know, if you go back and reference that post (you don't actually have t
Nov 23, 20256 min read
Things I Wish I Could Tell my Mom '25
Where did we leave off? Well, my list ended in October. Commemorating my first year without you. Is commemorating the right word to use? It feels weird. I ran 50+ miles on October 12, and three days later, it was one full year. And here we are today, two years. It's funny because before you died, I was fortunate not to have experienced a loss like this. And in my mind, I had ideas of how grief would be and how things would feel when I "finally" did. I thought the anniv
Oct 15, 202510 min read
365 — and:
One year ago this weekend, I became a 50-mile finisher, and since then, I've been stuck in the post-marathon blues, big time. (Side...
Oct 12, 20252 min read
Philadelphia Distance Run - Recap
Never, in all my years of running, including the questionable distances I've run, have I woken up on the day of a race and thought to...
Sep 28, 20255 min read
Begin Again
There are no finish lines.
Only starting lines where I am fortunate enough to get to start over again, and somehow, always meet a better version of myself than before.
Jul 11, 20252 min read
Global Running Day 2025
In all my years of running, I still struggle to put in writing why it’s so important to me. If you run, you get it. If you don't, you...
Jun 4, 20251 min read
Mother's Day - Year Two
The sun shining on her face, tilting her head back, eyes closed, smiling with crinkles in her eyes. I probably have a picture of this somewhere, but it doesn’t matter because I can remember all the times I experienced her like this.
May 11, 20253 min read
