Have you ever had a situation where someone told you that you weren’t capable of doing something? Comments like this can make someone doubt their abilities to the point they don’t even try, especially if the comments come from people who are influential in your life - a family member, close friend, or even a … Continue reading Yes, You Can!
Running with Transverse Myelitis
New Adventures
This has been a challenging year for me. In August I wrote how regular exercise and movement can help people dealing with loss. My post was prompted by my own struggles. Since I was in the middle of a training cycle for both a half and a full marathon, I was able to keep moving. … Continue reading New Adventures
What is Your Why?
Wow! We are at the end of another year - 2022. I can’t say that it has been one for the record books. After three years on the bench and recovery from surgery for torn meniscus in my knee, I decided to run a marathon. I trained for over 8 months for the Athens (Greece) … Continue reading What is Your Why?
What Makes a Runner
"I often hear someone say I'm not a real runner. We are all runners, some just run faster than others. I have never met a fake runner." Bart Yasso Standing in a corral at a race start When you picture a runner in your mind, what does that person look like? I had an experience … Continue reading What Makes a Runner
2020 The Year of the Virtual Race
Wow. It has been over a year since my last blog post. And boy, oh boy, has this last year been challenging for us all. It has taken me some time to get beyond all the bad things that happened to see this year wasn’t a total downer. There were some good things to come … Continue reading 2020 The Year of the Virtual Race
Got No Time
When is a race trip not fun? When you get to the airport and check your race results online and they don’t show you finishing the race. This happened to me in May when I went to Iowa to run the Des Moines Women’s Half Marathon. I had a few nerve-racking hours before I was … Continue reading Got No Time
We Still Need Good Samaritans
Facebook has a Memories feature where posts from years past will pop up. Most of the time they are reminders of some place you visited, a funny thing that happened, or a photo from a wonderful day. Since Memories can't distinguish good ones from unpleasant ones, you can be reminded of something not so happy. … Continue reading We Still Need Good Samaritans
To Tell The Truth
I recently celebrated a birthday, the kind where you move into a new decade. I wasn’t looking forward to getting older. I decided to do the only thing on my birthday that a funatical runner can do - run a half marathon. My birthday was on a Sunday so it was easy to find a … Continue reading To Tell The Truth
2017 – What a Year It Was
This year has been one with more adventure than I ever could have imagined. I have been walking around thinking about 2017 and everything that happened. Even though it was not all smooth sailing, overall 2017 was a very good year for me, one I will never forget. I may be the Funatical Runner but … Continue reading 2017 – What a Year It Was
The New York City Marathon Will Move You
Earlier this month I ran the 2017 New York City Marathon and I have been struggling to write about it. It has been difficult because so many different emotions are swirling around inside me. I started out wanting to write about what a world-class event it was. I have never heard people refer to … Continue reading The New York City Marathon Will Move You
Adventures of a Funatical Runner 