All those who have been victimized by Aunt Flo marathon week, raise your hand. I swear I have the worst luck. It's every. single. time. I'm over the "why me" phase and on to the "try me" because 4 marathon's later it's still my lucky time of the month on race day. Own it, my… Continue reading Don’t let this stop you. Period.

So I run with purpose in every step... 1 Corinthians 9:26 "Why do you run?" That question has more meaning behind it than any other question you could possibly ask a runner. If you truly get a runner to tell you why they run, I promise it will be the most heart warming and intimate conversation… Continue reading #RunforSomethingDeeper

The more I run the more I love my body.  Not because it is perfect, far from it, but because with every mile it is proving to me that I am capable of more than I ever thought possible. Look at that girl. I’d be lying if I said that wasn’t me or I wasn’t… Continue reading Be That Girl

I learned, one, you shouldn't ever quit. And I learned, two, you'll never be able to explain it to anybody. Lace up. Let's go for a run. I'll introduce myself. I'm a sister, daughter, aunt, friend. And, I'm a runner. Mile 1 always seems to fly by, doesn't it? Welcome to my path. My road.… Continue reading On The Run

I'm going to make everything around me beautiful - that will be my life.    July 22, 2016.  The sun rose at 6:19am in Empire, Michigan this morning.  I wish I could tell you I ran down to the beach to watch the sun rise. That would be a lie. I wish I could tell… Continue reading Here’s To 25

Run with your heart.   I think about love. How I want to love. How I want to be loved. And as weird as it sounds to relate love to running, let’s be serious, I can make it relate. You see, running is hard. Long distance running is even harder. And if we were a… Continue reading My Long Distance Relationship

The best is yet to come.   In 25 days I turn 25. It's true what they say, time goes faster the older you get. To have lived 25 years of my life already feels unreal. So...knowing me, I made a list! 25 Things for going into YEAR 25. Quarter life crisis' are real. Trust… Continue reading Year 25