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  • my five favorite running routes in minneapolis.

    I’ve been lucky enough to run in some pretty beautiful places – Whistler, BC; Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; along the California coast; the Bahamas; and Kona, Hawaii. But nothing quite compares to running at home…

    10/08/2018
  • race report: madeline island half marathon

    When Nick decided a few months ago to run the Madeline Island Marathon, I had to track down a bib for the half – because running around an island sounded like the best way…

    06/23/2018
  • why you should run the 2018 desmoid dash.

    Chances are, you know a caretaker – perhaps a nurse at a hospital or your parents, who care for your elderly grandparents. You may even be the caretaker for a loved one. So take some…

    04/21/2018
  • race report: get in gear 13.1

    And just like that, the 2017 race season has started. The Hot Dash 10 mile has been my season opener the past two years, but my legs weren’t quite race ready a month ago. So…

    05/09/2017
  • why you should run the desmoid dash.

    My good friend Sonia runs for a few reasons – because she’s healthy enough to do so, for her patients and, most importantly, for her fiancé, Matt. And, they’ll both be running, along with hundreds…

    09/05/2016
  • sports bra shopping + a giveaway!

    I was 11 or 12 when I hopped on my black + hot pink Huffy 10-speed and biked to my friend’s to pick up a brown paper bag.  Inside: My first (sports) bra.  Our…

    06/27/2016
  • girls on the run 5k giveaway!

    Ladies, how old were you when you had your first I’m fat thought? Mine was probably around age 10 when I realized my best friend’s jeans wouldn’t fit because I was tish bigger than her.…

    05/27/2016
  • race report: hot dash 10 mile 2016

    Only in Minnesota do you wake up to two inches of fresh snow on race morning. I’d been stalking the weather all week, but nowhere did it say it would be measurable!  For the second…

    03/21/2016