the Mother Runner

Catlin is a friend of mine. She’s number 123 in the picture below. I asked her if she wouldn’t mind launching the spotlight series I’ve been meaning to start since . . . the beginning. She was kind enough to agree. This is her story. If you have a story you want to share, or [...]

Stephanie Robertson rocks my world for so many reasons, including this e-mail correspondence we had a few months ago, after she asked if she could check-in with me about her running and other amazing activities. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did. And if you don’t know Stephanie already, but wish you [...]

Stephanie, I owe you big time. You’ve restored my faith in myself to become the mom that I imagined myself to be back in the day before I had kids, or even a husband for that matter. You see, I’ve got it into my head that when my children are sick, I will make them [...]

I like Katy. I’ve never actually met her, but I like her. I like her because she reads my blog. I like her because she comments on it. I like her because she is a friend of my husband’s from high school. And I like her because she sent me pictures of my husband from [...]

The New York City Marathon can be a loud race to run. There are bands playing along nearly every mile and hordes of people who come to cheer, especially on the home stretch to the finish line in Central Park. While the noise and cheering can be invigorating, those aren’t the sounds that Spencer Hansen, [...]

I have a special pre-NYC marathon post to share with you tomorrow, so I’m taking today off. At least a little bit. It has been a bit of a slow day, and I’m wondering if you can’t help me out a bit. Do you mind telling me something interesting. Please? Just something quick. It could [...]

Only one week left of my sugar fast and Heather is here once again to strengthen my resolve not to eat the entire bag of frozen blondies that are sitting in my freezer. It wouldn’t do to make up for the entire month of missed sweets in a single week, now would it? I must [...]

Anybody else have a nightmarish week (so far)? And really, really feel like they deserve to empty the cookie jar. And the ice cream carton. And the candy dish. And maybe the chocolate drawer as well? (I don’t have a chocolate drawer, but I wish I did.) Heather is here to save the day! I [...]

Heather is back and I’m so glad. She did a little scientific experiment for us. The hypothesis: You can still produce delicious baked goods without the sugar. Like I said in my first post, I love to bake. In fact, I thought that if I had some success with baking without using sugar, I might [...]

Heather is one of those people I mentioned yesterday: smart, athletic, beautiful, friendly, and a total blast to hang out with (some of my best college memories involve her, our friend Allison, thrift store clothes, and a packed dance floor). We’ve been friends since college and although it’s been nearly 6 years since we’ve actually [...]