Winter Mental Health Tip: Step Into the Light In the summer of 1992, I moved to Seattle to study nutrition. The city’s incredible outdoor hiking and running trails felt like heaven on Earth. However, by October, the sunny days became a rare treat, and by December, I had learned a new meaning for the term […]
A few observations from the past week. -We are entering the peak of the fall colors. As such, I am trying to get out more frequently to gaze upon all this spectacular and soothing scenery. It’s pretty darn cool how the simplest things in life are so aesthetically pleasing and FREE! This is just a
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – October 24, 2024 – The Beauty of Fall Running Read More »
With October being the busiest month of the year for marathons and half marathons, I will address some things to consider before, during, and after to set yourself for more of a positive experience. But first, I wanted to share about our new upcoming program! NEW Winter Program – Here’s information about our upcoming Winter
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – September 26, 2024 – Winter Running Programs in Kansas City Read More »
The Big Picture – Runners and Injuries, Part 4 Assuming that more of you want to stay healthy more and get injured less, I shared a few tweaks to consider to improve your chances of this happening. This week, I’ll address the risk side of running, training, and racing to consider in addition to their
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – September 5, 2024 The Big Picture pt 4. Read More »
The Big Picture – Runners and Injuries, Part 3 Before we get to this part, just a friendly reminder on the importance of taking a step back to determine how long you’d like to keep running and how important it is in your life. You are wise to adjust all running, training, and racing so
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – August, 29, 2024 – The Big Picture Part 3 Read More »
The Big Picture – Runners and Injuries, Part 2 For Part 1, I asked you to be honest with how important running is in your life, both for the short and long haul. To the extent running is an important part of your life, you should be ever more vigilant about lowering your risk of
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – August 22, 2024 – The Big Picture Read More »
For this edition of our weekly ramblings, I’ll share a few of the races that stood out to me in watching too many hours of the Olympics. There are a few people who I’ve reached out to that didn’t provide their reflections in time for our popular ‘ordinary people achieving extraordinary things’ but they’ll get
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – August 15, 2024 – Olympics Continued and Run with Carly 5k Read More »
Next week, I will share my observations from a few of the most amazing races I watched at the Olympics. Hopefully that will give everyone a chance to catch up with viewing all the races they want to see! At the end of July, the Bix 7 in Davenport, IA celebrated their 50th anniversary. More
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – August 8, 2024 – Olympics Continued Read More »
Reflection – The beauty of the Olympics Every 4 years, we make an honorable attempt to bring the world a little closer together through the venue of athletics. Despite our differences in language, culture, and nationality, we are bonded over our pursuit to master a sport and give it our best effort. Pick a sport,
Runner’s Edge Ramblings – August 1, 2024 – The Beauty of the Olympics Read More »