We find running – or running finds us – at different times in our lives for different reasons. One day we simply realize it’s time to start moving one foot in front of the other at a pace faster than walking. The first run is often rough. Some may even say it feels like their […]
As we start looking ahead to 2018 let me let you in on a big, not so secret, secret. I turned 60 years old this year. Yep, the big six-oh. Of course, in these days of active aging, 60 is not all that old, right? I still call myself an athlete, follow a healthy plant-based […]
Meet Lorraine Moller – Champion athlete, Olympic medalist, Boston Marathon winner, Coach, Wife, Mom and more. Lorraine grew up in New Zealand and struggled with various physical and emotional issues that affected her self-esteem at a young age. Fortunately she was blessed with a gift – the gift of running – a gift that she […]
Keysha Lleras is a victim of domestic violence. That’s the tough part of her journey. The beautiful part is that she is no longer a victim. She was able to break the cycle and now wakes up feeling safe, for herself and her daughter, with an attitude of gratitude. Keysha grew up in the Bronx and […]
I don’t remember my very first running race. I have a photo of myself as a little girl, maybe 7, wearing homemade terrycloth running shorts, a tucked-in tee shirt and knee high socks. I was holding a medal around my neck for placing in the 440 yard run in the junior jaycees track meet. I […]
She was doing life from a position of complacency. Routines with little to no impact. Flipping the calendar month after month and year after year. Nothing to challenge her. Ugly, restless comfort. Then, life happened. Change was imminent. Change was necessary. Change was uncomfortable. Change required movement. Movement required a discomfort. Moving her mouth beyond her […]