Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: (IMPACT is my chosen word for 2025 - what was yours?) Hello Reader, I know many of you have a great understanding of what it's like to set a big goal. Many runners often set a big goal that coincides with a race - whether it's trying to set a personal best, going a longer distance, or in my case - summer training with a goal of qualifying for Boston this fall. I decided to document my journey, and called it the "3:42 Project" -...
22 days ago • 3 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Well, it happened. My first BolderBoulder experience was yesterday and it was awesome, but to be honest, it also bummed me out. I was planning to volunteer - as a course marshall for the professional runners. Getting there wasn't the problem - I actually allocated enough time and parked without issue. I couldn't find my people and somehow walked 20K steps around the course: Didn't mean to "bandit" the course at the 5...
4 months ago • 3 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, Have you been feeling over-JOYED lately? It's not uncommon for the topic of joy to come up on a daily basis - in conversation, on television (I'm not talking about the host from the View), and many different books, podcasts and printed publications. Why all the joy?? Joy has been found to have a positive impact on mental and physical health. This includes: resilience and coping, improved cognitive function, lower...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, I thought that subject line might grab your attention! Allow me to explain: You can't make this stuff up!!! While scrolling through the Boston Marathon facebook page, I couldn't help but giggle at this "marketing" from Dicks Sporting Goods. The caption at the top was from the individual who posted this, and I'm SO glad he did. MEANING/MEETING IN MICHIGAN: It has been 33 years since my last high school soccer game. At...
4 months ago • 5 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, One week ago at this time, I was in bed: A few hours before that, I was doing this: A few weeks prior to that, I wasn't sure how I felt about running marathons anymore. Shh - don't tell anyone! I have been so fortunate that my body has put up with twenty five years of running and marathons. While much has happened in my world since running Boston a year ago, I didn't expect losing the joy of running to be on that...
5 months ago • 4 min read
Jumpstartrunning Presents: In The Long Run IMPACTful THOUGHTS: Hello Reader, 17 attempts before success. I'm going to talk a moment about golf, and a different type of Masters. Last weekend, I was able to watch the end of the Masters golf tournament. I watched it with my Dad, which made it even more special :) Whether you are a golf fan or not, the STORY of Rory McIlroy and his victory was incredible. Prior to this year, you could sum up his time at the Masters like this: SO. CLOSE. Year...
5 months ago • 5 min read
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...
5 months 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...
6 months 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...
9 months ago • 3 min read