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How Setting Mini-Goals Can Help You Reach The Finish Line

On a recent trip home to visit family, I told my sister that I wanted to get back into running again. Even though I have been working out pretty consistently over the past year, I haven’t gone for a run in what seems like forever. Running can be hard on my body, especially when autoimmune issues pop up. But I’ve been feeling good lately, better than I have in a…

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Why I Run

The purpose of running has changed for me many times over my lifetime.  As a child, running was simply a way to get somewhere faster.  I see this in my children now.  Why walk when you can run? As I became involved in sports, running was part of the game.  I never had to think about it, I just had to show up for soccer practice or a basketball game…

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Seasick eyes, racing heart, can’t lose?

Today I took my first run in what feels like forever.  In fact, I haven’t done any kind of exercise in a couple months. Let me tell you why. Over the past year and a half, my health has been like a roller coaster.  When I was down, I laid low and tried to rest as much as possible.  When I was up, I would go to the gym and…

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