As I've been making my way back from my hamstring injury in November, I've realized something about myself: I am, on the one hand, f...

Last weekend, running got real. It has been a long, long time since I've felt like I was really  running. A long time. Ever since I st...

At the 3 month mark of my injury, I'm feeling really hopeful. My recovery is going very, very, sloooooowly. But, anything worth doing ...

Slowly but surely I am starting to run. My longest unbroken run has been a mile but I've only done that once since starting back. Mostly...

Well, friends, it happened. I ran. Yup, I ran . In fact, I've run twice. Twice! This is a big deal here in Happy Runner-vil...

I've been avoiding this blog. Not because I don't love it. And, certainly, not because I no longer love running. I've been av...

My running had been going so well and then -- justlikethat -- it all went downhill. The day before Thanksgiving, we drove to Long Island...

On Friday, I posted my goals for the Runnin' of the Green 4-mile race. I wanted to run a solid, fast-ish pace. But, I was also a little...

Yup, that's right. I'm just writing my February recap on March 10th. Slacker, slacker . . . But, see, that's the way this mont...

About a year ago I bought a jogging stroller. I had high hopes for Monday/Wednesday/Friday morning runs, pushing my little guy in the stroll...

And, what the heck? Let's praise painful toes while we're at it. Why? I'll tell you why. Because it seems that I have some k...

Me? I spend some time in compression shorts, eat a lot of waffles, and revel in the irony involved in registering for a marathon while nursi...

Welcome to check-in #4! (More information on the Happy Runner Half Marathon Challenge can be found  HERE ) Some weeks are just better t...

I don't write too much about personal stuff on this blog, preferring to stick mostly to running and running-related things. But, today,...

Take it and Run Thursday topic: Running injuries and treatment. OK, Runners' Lounge , I'll give you what I've got! If you've...

Did you watch the Boston marathon today? Oh, man! It was exciting. I only caught from mile 24 on of the women's race (yes, I was plannin...

I didn't think I would run today. Everything and everyone was conspiring against me. My toddler (a normally wonderful sleeper) woke up s...

I had planned to take yesterday off because of the leg pain and I did. I had also planned to run today, thinking the pain would be gone, but...

I've been so busy enjoying this awesome October long weekend (among other things, I took my own advice and made a yummy apple pie) that ...

The ITB and ham are still feeling good! I took them out for another run last night and they ran strong. This morning, we're still good. ...