running, health & inspiration
Why run one race when you can run two in one day at the Oakland Running Festival! In 2020, I was supposed to run the Oakland Marathon, but then the world shut down. This year, the Oakland Running Festival was back in all of its glory and it was amazing!
Running with friends is fun whereas running solo can be quite torturous! Here are three reasons why running is more fun with friends. Disclaimer: I …
I learned an important lesson at the Marin Endurance Festival… the lesson of what it means to have grit. By definition, grit is having courage and resolve. It takes courage to sign up for a half marathon. It takes resolve to make it to the finish line.
Many aspire to run a marathon. Paula Bell Longhaul aspires to run a marathon in all 50 states! I had the privilege of sitting down with the one and only Paula Bell Longhaul of Charleston, South Carolina, to talk about all things marathon-related. Paula Bell, as she is most commonly referred to as, is not an elite runner. Instead, Paula Bell prides herself on being an average runner who runs for fun, who takes in the experience and stays injury-free. To date, Paula Bell has completed 32 marathons in 32 states. She plans to finish the final 18 states within the next six years, before her 40th birthday. The big question is, “Can she do it?!”
It’s almost hard to believe that 10 years ago I headed out for my very first run and made it one block! Fast forward to today and I’ve completed 20 full marathons, logged over 1,000 miles in 2016, and have radically changed my life! Here are 10 powerful lessons I’ve learned in my 10 years of running.
