The first mile of a run is always tough.Its the worst part of the run. It feels terrible. You huff and puff. You second guess why you even got out for a run. You doubt yourself and your ability to run at all. You may even tell yourself it’s totally ok to turn around, go home, and get another cup of coffee and cozy up on the sofa. And then…you turn the infamous running corner. Your breathing Continue Reading
If I Can Run, ANYBODY Can
Real runners don’t care if they wear matchy-matchy outfits when they run. Real runners run in the rain. Or wind. Or heat. Or snow. They just gotta run. Real runners run in the street, despite the sidewalk on their route. Real runners run even if it means the run begins and ends in the darkness and cold of the early morning. Real runners have a love affair with their running shoe label and Continue Reading
Black Toenails
“I am your mother, the first mile of your road.” – Kelly Corrigan I run a marathon every week. Actually, my life is an ongoing marathon. And so is yours, especially if you have a child with a disability, or any type of ongoing medical or special need. As a parent of a child with Prader-Willi syndrome, I put in miles upon miles as I expend so much of my physical, emotional, and mental Continue Reading