In September 2013, I took my first running step ever.  Why?  My workouts weren’t effective anymore and I needed to shake up the routine.  I registered for a 5K, but had no idea how[...]

I shifted my weight from one foot to the other and stared down the long stretch of road before me. Perhaps it would be more accurate to say I was staring up the road.  I told mysel[...]

Every year, summer represents something of an invisible cliff, and for its three or so months, my fitness falls at a fast pace. I work in the wonderful world of orientation, so des[...]

If you are looking for weight-loss inspiration porn, this is not it. This is the story of a fat woman who enjoys running and eating healthy for the sake of running and eating healt[...]

Like many, I struggle with the imposter syndrome—both in my professional life and my personal life.  Someone recently referred to me as a runner, and I quickly laughed and correcte[...]

To me, #SAFit is all about movement and community. I have always been a very active person. I mean constantly moving—can’t stop, won’t stop. When I was nine years old, [...]

In January 2017, I started running to work. Nearly every day for the last three months I have run to and from work. It has been quite the process to figure out a good and sustainab[...]

For most of my life, I have enjoyed running. I remember my first day of cross country practice. It was during 8th grade and I was 13 years old, living in Bahrain. Despite waking up[...]

We’ve all been there. You’re on the treadmill or on the trails and see someone is running faster than you. Pace Envy. It happens. When we start feeling like we need to measure up t[...]

The alarm sounds–it’s dark. I tiptoe out of my bedroom, attempting to avoid my brown dog who blends into the lightless room. It is 4:50am. I change into my running clothes and hop [...]