Mom on the Run: Change of Plans

Back in February, I talked about long-term and short-term goals. One of my long-term goals was to break my personal record in the AJC Peachtree Road Race. Yesterday was the 49th annual AJC Peachtree Road Race and I was unable to run. Running is a good metaphor for life, and sometimes things don’t go as planned. Up until about 2

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Mom on the Run: Training During the Summer

I am a mom of three boys so summer can be FUN, exhausting and just downright CHAOTIC. The weather is hotter, the days are longer and the kids are louder. For most of us, we need to find some sort of ZEN so we don’t turn into a mommy monster. This is why I rely on my runs to get me through each day.

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Mom on the Run: Need for Speed

I’ve always been a runner that prefers to race middle distances like the mile, 5k and 10k. Even though I’m in my early 30’s, the mile is still my favorite race. Unlike most of my running buddies who hung the spikes long ago to take on the marathon, I prefer speed work over recovery runs. Spring rolls around and I start to hear about their training plans for a fall

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