Super-worthy Causes, and Super Offers For My Readers

TAKE ADVANTAGE OF ME - I'M FEELING GENEROUS! One of the great things about running is its power to bring lots of people together for a good cause. Running events routinely donate at least part of their proceeds to one or more charities. Not only is money raised for people in need, the participants engage …

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Dressed for Success: Red Carpet Run Recap

LADIES, I HAVE NO IDEA WHY you spend so much time and money shopping for clothes and making yourselves up. I can put together an outfit in just a few minutes, with clothes I already own, then run a 5K in them - and win a Best Dressed award! What's my secret? Let me set …

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Signs of the Apocalypse

I'M GIVING YOU FAIR WARNING. During my wonderful vacation up north last week, I took some photos that suggest something "revelationary" is brewing in the Sleeping Bear Dunes. No fire and brimstone or geese flying backwards, just a collection of little signs that cumulatively suggest - dare I say it - an omen. I haven't …

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Swimming in Proverbial Soup

I COULDN'T FINISH THE SWIM CLASS. One hour into the 90-minute workout, I pulled myself out of the pool and told the instructors I could not continue. I was exhausted and my legs were cramping so badly I could no longer kick. It was a Sunday morning in April, week one of a 10-week masters-coached …

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