Browse our Team Blog where several of our team members open up to talk about their running journey, their running inspirations, and all things running. Find your inspiration to tackle your next big workout or race in these blogs!
I never found ribbons or trophies as ways to fulfill my excitement. And my bad races never caused too much unhappiness or grief. But when I crossed the line that day in 1:33:something with that finisher medal placed around my neck, I teared up.
Read More“I don’t think you should ever run again,” said my orthopedic spine surgeon. Those words cut so deep the pain was visceral. My eyes blurred with tears and I took a few deep breaths to compose myself. Why? How? Why me?
Read MoreA new training cycle can create feelings of unchecked stress, life sacrifices in scheduling runs, and anxieties about the training load to come. And, interestingly, I feel the most susceptible to burnout here. Just as my body has to incrementally adjust to the higher mileage, my lifestyle requires a parallel shifting.
Read MoreCan the awkward introductions just be bypassed? It is comical to look back and remember the details, but my running was 95% mental and as a young 20-year old I had a lot of maturing left in me.
Read MoreSince driving down the winding road of Blackberry with all my stuff loaded into my car 4+ years ago, I’ve called ZAP and the Yadkin Valley my home. The ancient mountain ridges that loom over ZAP felt like they watched over me as I grew into my professional running career.
For weeks, I kept telling myself the pain wasn’t as bad and I continued to numb the pain by overtraining those muscles and tendons to the point of masking it with the assistance of my body’s natural endorphins.
Read MoreI’m a 28-year-old that enjoys caring for my houseplants and dancing in my living room to terrible 90s techno music. I also love to run. My running story spans over 10 years, but in order to look toward my future goals it’s important to look back on how I got here.
Read MoreSummer nights like these have had me feeling nostalgic….
Read MoreIf I want to stay injury free and have a successful racing season, I need to stop making excuses and utilize those free moments. It’s so easy to just say I’m too busy. I need to push myself in everyday life the way I push myself during ultras.
Read MoreThe simple activity of putting one foot in front of the other has not been kind to me, as every step has felt like I have a searing knife into the arch on my left foot on the good days and a burning one with loss of control of the foot on the bad.
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