Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Last weekend, I was in beautiful Arizona. I was there for "business" - a continuing education course and a 16 mile trail race. I'm fortunate that I never see AZ as "business", because it was a place I called home from October 2008 - February 2017. I was 34 at the time, and moved from Michigan, the only state I knew to be home. At the beginning of 2008, my brother and sister were already out West, and my parents had...
16 days ago • 5 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Many of you know that I chose "transformation" as my word for 2024. For the past several years, I have chosen a "word of the year" and suggested that many of you do the same. (I would love to hear what you have chosen - hit reply and let me know!) This concept is more than a New Year resolution - the word serves as a daily reminder - "what is your purpose today?" This was a bracelet my best friend gave me years ago...
25 days ago • 2 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Many of you know that I chose "transformation" as my word for 2024. We have 16 days left in 2024. Before the end of this year, I will share more on the concept of "word of the year" and how it can apply to you, your running and your life. This concept is more than a New Year resolution - the word serves as a daily reminder to embody and bring to life. "Embodiment is the...
4 months ago • 3 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, We just made it through the flurry of Thanksgiving, followed by Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday. And just like that, we have 19 days until Christmas. There is something special about the month of December. Well, that's my opinion, but I'm choosing to see it that way. For others, it can be stressful, depressing, or chaotic. How do you...
5 months ago • 2 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, "In case there is a loss in cabin pressure...please make sure to secure your own oxygen mask before assisting others." I'm happy to report there was no loss of cabin pressure on either of my flights. For the past two weeks, I have metaphorically had my "mask" on while recovering from the race, election and being slightly under the weather. How was the race? For the dirty...
5 months ago • 4 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, I'm here. I'll have LOTS of new running information to share with you after this weekend. For now, I want to say THANK YOU. I can't believe it, but in just two days, I get to run this "bucket list" race. The weather looks perfect, my suitcase didn't get lost, and I am about to head out to start carb loading with friends. There will be MUCH more to share next week, but I wanted...
6 months ago • 1 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Tonight, I attended my first book club in CO. I was familiar with the author, but hadn't read this particular book. I've written/raved about the author's current book, "Hidden Potential" and thought that attending the event would force me to crack open this book that had been on my shelf. The other reason I wanted to attend, was the particular group that was hosting the event -...
6 months ago • 4 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life (ARM) BRUST AT THE ROOST: Hello Reader, Now that I've had a little more time to settle in at the Runners Roost in Boulder, I am planning to share weekly segments from the store that are related to running. Whether it be new shoes, nutrition products, or different clients I see, I'm going to try this out for the next few weeks and see how things land. Meet "Homey" - one of my new officemates. Check out the room changes...
6 months ago • 4 min read
JumpSTARTRUNNING THE LONG RUN Keep Moving Forward & Transform Through Life TRANSFORMATIONAL THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Man, I had fun coming up with THAT subject line! This week, I watched a documentary that was new to me, but it actually came out in 2008. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1202576/ "Run For Your Life" is the story about Fred Lebow - one man who decided to create a running event and called it "The New York City Marathon" in 1970. At that time, it consisted of four hilly loops around...
7 months ago • 2 min read