I remember over a year ago as I mulled over whether or not I should pursue a run coaching certification, I came across this quote: To teach someone, you don’t have to know everything. You just need to know more than the person who asks for the information. I must admit that I used that quote as a crutch for […]
How I am finding success in my off season. In my last blog post, I shared some of my non-running related goals that I have been focused on post-Chicago Marathon. To be honest, that focus has been working well for me. I got in two hours of studying for my Marathon Running Coach Certification exam before setting in to start […]
It has been three weeks since I towed the starting line in Grant Park at Chicago Marathon. I have to admit that I can close my eyes and it feels like it just happened yesterday. In my previous blog post, I spoke about what it was like to enjoy the moment and not seek that next big race or be […]
Two weeks from today, I will be running through the streets of Chicago. I can barely contain my excitement, my nerves, my butterflies. I know that when I write my next blog post from my hotel room just outside of Grant Park, I will be writing from a new perspective. For now though, I will not get ahead of myself. […]
We are officially in 2021. After what appeared to be the longest year in history in 2020, if you are reading this now, you can say “I made it.” While I personally have never been a fan of New Year’s Resolutions and in fact, I pretty much go out of my way to ensure that I do not get sucked […]
I cannot believe how quickly Christmas Day came and went. I have to confess that this has been a great week for me from being on vacation to celebrating my son’s seventh birthday on Christmas Eve. I began to think about how much I love running during the holiday season. The weather here has been the epitome of Bahamian winter. […]