You can find evidence to support anything you believe about yourself.  So you might as well believe you can achieve your most outlandish goals.   TOMORROW. Imagine a redefining moment. A moment when you feel more yourself than you have ever felt in your entire life. How happy you are. Tomorrow will be my moment.… Continue reading Discovering Yourself

Everything you've ever wanted to know about yourself you can learn in 26.2 miles.   Back on the Marathon Series grind. What to eat before a marathon? Super important! Food is fuel!!  Rules: Don’t try anything new! You don’t want to start eating things that might upset your stomach or that you don’t know how… Continue reading Marathon Fuel!

There is no such thing as bad weather, just soft people. -Bill Bowerman    6 Days  or 135 Hours or 8105 Minutes ...until the start of the marathon Hi, my name is Audrey and I am obsessed with checking my weather app. It was all hunky dory until the marathon Saturday said (dun dun dun) RAIN. Okay, breathe. I… Continue reading Racing in the Rain? (5/10)

Running is the greatest metaphor for life, because you get out of it what you put into it.          7 DAYYYYYYYYYYYYSSSSS!!!!! One week. This marathon season the word that has stuck with me is "determination".  As you have noticed, I have been asking my spotlight interviewees what the word "determination" means to… Continue reading Determination!! (4/10)

Running has taught me that the pursuit of a passion matters more than the passion itself.  Immerse yourself in something deeply and with heartfelt intensity - continually improve, never give up - this is fulfillment, this is success.   We are 8 DAYS away from the marathon, making this Marathon Series Day 3!! One of the… Continue reading Carbo-Loading! (3/10)

Marathon series day 2!! We are down to single digits...uh crazy! 9 DAYS. 9 DAYS. 9 DAYS. (Trying to let that sink in.) One of the BEST parts about a marathon is the people who come and cheer on their community, friends, and family. And, they bring signs!!! I can't be the only one who… Continue reading Best Marathon Signs (2/10)

   Hey y'all! 10 days until my second marathon! Thank you to everyone that has been following along in my obsessive running journey!! I truly appreciate it and we are almost there! Eeee!! I would like to welcome you to the next 10 days of my marathon series! A countdown. A way to clear my mind. A way to… Continue reading What It’s Like Being A Runner in a Non-Running World (1/10)

That is the thing about running; your greatest runs are rarely measured by racing success.  They are moments in time when running allows you to see how wonderful your life is.    How is it already the end of the weekend? T-13 (less than two weeks!!!!!) days until the marathon! Here's my weekly list of… Continue reading Sunday Should Haves