Athletes ready…set’..(sound of a gun) to start the race and I was off. All of my life I have been an athlete. At the age of 5, I started competitively swimming. Born and raised in Florida, The Sunshine State…swimming was my life. When I arrived at...
I have three scars running parallel to each other on my right upper hip. I look at these every day and think of three words that have defined the past few years of my life: Runner. Depressed. Wanderer. Three seemingly separate words, but intrinsically tied together in...
I’d never known self love before. I’d never known what it was like to truly, incandescently be proud of every fine detail of what makes me…me. When you don’t love yourself…it’s a challenge for others to love you. Coming to that...
I was in the best shape of my life when Ben was diagnosed with cancer – Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia – at age 3. Life forced me to step back and focus on his treatment. I missed the gym but felt selfish for even thinking about it when my son was fighting...
I run because it clears my mind. It’s my DE stressor, it’s my daily dose of medicine, and it’s my therapy. Running makes me feel strong and it makes me feel confident. All women should feel strong and confident. Running is probably the only thing I have ever been good...
