In The Long Run Thoughts and BELIEFS: (BELIEF is my chosen word for 2026 - what is yours?) Hello Reader, Ouch. Actually, that's not what I said. Believe it or not, I didn't swear either. "I'm OK!!! I said it immediately and like a little kid, because I startled the two women in front of me as I bit it on the trail. I startled myself too. There was no great story behind this; which concerned me more than the pain of my upcoming shower. This photo is figurative and literal for how running has...

In The Long Run Thoughts and BELIEFS: (BELIEF is my chosen word for 2026 - what is yours?) Hello Reader, I wasn't planning to watch, but once I saw her on the court, I couldn't take my eyes off her. Serena Williams returned to Wimbledon. I've always admired her, as an athlete and subsequent entrepreneur. She almost died after the birth of her first child in 2017, and has had several health struggles since. It has been three years and a second child since she last competed. There were many...

In The Long Run Thoughts and BELIEFS: (BELIEF is my chosen word for 2026 - what is yours?) Hello Reader, History was recently made by a runner who crushed an old course record by two and a half hours. This wasn't for a marathon. It was the distance of almost TEN CONSECUTIVE MARATHONS. This athlete is a SHE. Rachel Entrekin crushed the Cocodona 250, the first time a woman has ever won this race. Contrary to the myth and objection from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) in the early '60s, her...