It’s Race Week! Why Am I An Emotional Wreck?!

Training for a marathon has been as much, if not more, mental than physical. I’ve trained physically. Hours upon hours of time on my feet. I’ve made schedule sacrifices. Made time for the speedwork. But, I didn’t take into account that I would need to train mentally.

A Three Word Prayer

As a runner, I find myself praying as the Lord brings people, and situations, to my mind.  Sometimes, through my neighborhood, I will pray for something specific as I run past their house. Like a family who has a child headed off to school for the first time. Or, a fmaily who I know is …

Help Me Understand: How Did This Get In My Shoe? Now What?

Recently, on a training run for the Chicago Marathon, I noticed I was having a strange issue; a pain in my left foot. Ok, not really in the foot, but underneath my foot. For some reason, in the midst of my run, something got into my shoe. How in the world does this happen?! I …