A variety of perspectives and opinions from friends and fellow runners.
By Bob Schwartz The most famous single word in cinematic history is from the movie Citizen Kane , where Charles Foster Kane, on his deathbed, utters his final word “Rosebud” as a snow globe falls from his hand, smashing to the ground. It is the mysterious and enigmatic opening line of...
By Dorothy Beal Yesterday was the first official day of summer break for my oldest, Chloe—it also meant that it was Day 1 of triple stroller summer training. I set off with heaviness in my legs but tried to have happiness in my heart. I get to run – I don’t have to – I repeated to mys...
By Jennifer Lemons For months, nobody knew. Not my friends. Not my family. Not even my own children. I would sneak out at night after everyone had gone to bed, dressed all in black and ready for battle. I would return, much worse for the wear—sometimes bruised, once covered in vomit, ...
by Miranda Addonizio April is National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention month, but since I was assaulted in December 2008, every month for me is about being aware. As the days lengthen and offer more hours to run, I want to tell you my story in hopes that reading it will make o...
By Jennifer Lemons For months, nobody knew. Not my friends. Not my family. Not even my own children. I would sneak out at night after everyone had gone to bed, dressed all in black and ready for battle. I would return, much worse for the wear—sometimes bruised, once covered in vomit, ...
By Ali Feller For three years, I woke up every single day excited about running. It was always something I looked forward to. Days without a run-induced sweat just weren’t as rewarding as run days. Often times, I would ride one runner’s high right into the next one. I ran my first hal...
By Dorothy Beal Yesterday was the first official day of summer break for my oldest, Chloe—it also meant that it was Day 1 of triple stroller summer training. I set off with heaviness in my legs but tried to have happiness in my heart. I get to run – I don’t have to – I repeated to mys...
by Robert Reese One of the great things about running marathons is that you never know what to expect, no matter how many of them you've already run. Sure, you probably have a better idea what's going to happen than you did back when you toed the line for the first time, but when you'...
