They run with mothers and fathers, with brothers and sisters, with husbands and wives, or they run with their memories. They come to outrun their demons and their diagnoses. They run with members of a team, sometimes tethered to a blind runner by a shoestring. They race on wheels if they cannot run. They run … Continue reading
Few things exist in this world that fill my heart with more happiness than fall in Indiana. In the words of George Eliot, “my very soul is wedded to it.” I arrived after dark and so could not see much but wide open navy blue as my parents drove me home from … Continue reading
Poetry, music, forests, oceans, solitude – they were what developed enormous spiritual strength. I came to realize that spirit as much or more than physical conditioning, had to be stored up before a race. – Herb Elliot, Olympic champion and world record holder in the mile, trained barefoot, wrote poetry, and retired undefeated. Two weeks … Continue reading
As I began my longest distance that I would run prior to the marathon – 20 miles, I found myself behind a woman running and a man riding a bike along side her. They appeared to be around the same age – I’d guess mid 50s, and a couple. I decided to take their picture … Continue reading
My head is no match for my heart. This is why I ended up running 17 miles the same week that I tumbled and hurt myself. A smarter runner would have taken that week off to heal. I just hate missing the long runs – like, really hate it. It would be like taking a … Continue reading
So Tuesday was Day 2 of Week 10 in my training – an easy 4 miler. Right away my legs felt heavy – almost as heavy as my heart, as I had just returned the day before from a two week vacation full of family and friends. As soon as I could I jumped … Continue reading
It has been called the worst disease you’ve never heard of. I would like to shed some light on an illness that has touched my family in hopes to raise awareness and support, but perhaps I can accomplish more than even this. Perhaps I can tell a story that might move the Collective, … Continue reading
It was May of last year 2013 when I received the news that would shatter my heart into a million pieces. The kind of news that makes your entire universe stop. Not only does it stop, but it is all completely changed and none of it – not one single aspect, makes any sense … Continue reading
I fell in love on a cold day in January, 2010. After having fallen out of love with my boyfriend that I had been living with on the Upper East Side. Because he was planning a move to L.A. to join the last guy that broke my heart, I had to find a new … Continue reading
Hark, now hear the sailors cry Smell the sea and feel the sky Let your soul and spirit fly into the mystic … Continue reading
A Wandering Wino 