Motivation

Six Tips for Running Your First Race

Six Tips for Running Your First Race

Previously, in my blog post titled, “How I Became a Runner,” I spoke briefly about training for my first race. The training is hard, no doubt. It takes a mental and physical stamina that must be developed. It isn’t the training that keeps some people away from racing. Interestingly, I know several people who put …

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Why I Quit My Day Job

One month ago today, I followed through with a radical decision. I decided to leave my job and start this blog, among other adventures. This decision did not come lightly, nor is it without its drawbacks, but I know it was the right decision for me. Don’t get me wrong. I didn’t hate my job. …

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100 Days Without Chocolate

100 Days Without Chocolate

Today marks 100 days since I decided to take a challenge offered by lifehack.org to improve my life. In their article “60 Small Ways to Improve Your Life in the Next 100 days,” they list actions you can take to, as the article’s title suggests, improve your life. I am always a sucker for one …

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How I became a Runner

How I became a Runner

I don’t know how many articles and posts I have read about how to get started running. There are so many couch to 5k or couch to half-marathon articles out there that makes it sound like running is easy. I have a secret for you. It isn’t easy! I began running five years ago exactly …

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