TO RUNNING

I sprawled across the floor of my bedroom for a while, trying to come up with the perfect intro (and then the perfect middle portion and then the perfect conclusion) to this post. How could my blog adequately and accurately celebrate Global Running Day? How could anyone begin to summarize something so fluid? What words

[S]PEAKS: DANI MORENO

“You Still Have Time” One of the first mountain runners I was introduced to was Dani Moreno. She showed up on the Instagram Explore page I was scrolling through, with beautiful California trails and her own winning runs scattered across her picture timeline. It was the first time I realized that trail running was a

THE ALLURE OF THE TRAILS

Forty-seven people. Some biked. Some ran. Others hiked. In the 32 minutes I was on the trails for my Wednesday morning run, I passed 47 other trail-goers (yes, I counted). It was, if I had to guess, about average, if not less crowded than normal. On my other runs the previous day and over the

SOLO TRACKS

With sweat dripping from my temple, sun beating on my face, and lungs constricting from the strain of the workout, there was one thought in my mind: wow, I wish I had someone here to pull me along. But I didn’t. So, I slogged — although that may be misleading, as I did in fact

INSPIRATION FROM ALL SIDES

The Olympic Trials. Conference championships for NCAA schools. The BU Last Chance Track Meet. I could be missing a few, but the point is, running had some major events this past weekend. And that’s exciting — I love following all things running, especially hearing about fellow runners crushing it. It gives me new goals to

THE (PLURAL) POWER OF TEAM

So far this season, I’ve been a part of a powerful sea of yellow charging towards the finish line twice. Both times, surrounded by that wave of women, I’ve raced to my fastest times ever. Others have too. Our coach, Scott Tanis, told us before the season even began that he wanted to put more

CARVING OUT A SPACE

Technically, there is a universal definition for home. Dictionary.com defines it as “a house, apartment, or other shelter that is the usual residence of a person, family, or household. Merriam-Webster calls it “one’s place of residence.” Those are the brick-and-mortar types of homes, though — the buildings. They don’t get at the essence of home,