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On The Road To Wellness There Are No Shortcuts

Do you ever get frustrated because life is like a rollercoaster? Do you ever get annoyed, perhaps even at God, because He won’t snap His fingers and vaporize all the obstacles in your life? Are you like me and often… Continue Reading →

Am I Still An Athlete If I’m Older And Slower?

Why do I feel like a fraud when I associate the word athlete with myself? Because I’m 53? Because I’m much slower than I used to be? Because I don’t compete? Because I’m not specifically training for anything? I haven’t… Continue Reading →

The Deeper Joy Behind Running A Faster Pace

 No way!  I thought in disbelief when I saw the time for mile 6 displayed on my watch. 9:09!  No doubt about it — those  last 2 miles were exhilarating. I had decided to push myself at the end of… Continue Reading →

Why Autoimmune Disease Is Incredibly Exasperating

So wait a second! Did I actually ever have lupus? is what I found myself blurting out to my rheumatologist at a follow up visit. My major complaint was joint and tendon pain, especially in the morning and at the… Continue Reading →

Feeling Like An Alien Inside My Own Body 

Does your body ever confuse the heck out of you, leaving you wondering what could possibly be going on inside you? It blows my mind how my body feels so different from day to day. It’s wild how one run… Continue Reading →

How Running A Half Marathon Changed Me

Despite an ongoing battle with lupus, a year ago I said screw it and signed up for a half marathon. My episodes of pericarditis (inflammation of the lining of my heart causing chest pain and fluid buildup) were under control… Continue Reading →

Overcoming My Fear of the Gym

There’s nothing like that moment of panic after receiving an email confirmation from a purchase that suddenly makes a long-term commitment a reality. Once I grasped that my membership to Planet Fitness was now indeed reality – requiring me to… Continue Reading →

My Troubling Realization About Our Unnatural Lives

It blows my mind how unnatural, robotic and disconnected our lives have become.   This realization consumed me early one morning at Planet Fitness. I was mindlessly running on the treadmill when I glanced around and was struck by the… Continue Reading →

Valuable Lessons I Learned After A Year Of Lifting Weights

It blows my mind that I haven’t consistently lifted weights since my senior year in college. Despite understanding and experiencing the benefits firsthand, I spent decades neglecting this essential  form of training. Sure, I dabbled on and off throughout the… Continue Reading →

Why I Surprisingly Love My Pre-dawn Runs With A Running Club

It’s pitch dark, my blaring alarm is interrupting my dream and I can’t figure out why I’m being forced awake at the ungodly hour of 4:45 AM. Slowly it dawns on me that I actually have to get out of… Continue Reading →

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