by Marie | Dec 23, 2024 | Achilles Pain, Ankle Pain, Knee Pain, Racing Devotions, Running Inspiration
How does someone go from thinking runners are a little crazy to running the Boston Marathon three times? It happened to me, and I’ll admit—I used to be one of those people who couldn’t understand the appeal of running as an adult. I was busy with a job and kids, and...
by Marie | Sep 7, 2020 | Ankle Pain, Knee Pain, Racing Devotions, Running Inspiration
Running and Clay? During the difficult and messy times of COVID-19, I began to think about the similarities of training to run a race and the messy art of refining clay. You see, when clay is mined from the earth, it can include sand and dirt that has to be removed or...
by Marie | Feb 24, 2020 | Ankle Pain, Running Inspiration
It’s been a little over a year since I sprained my ankle and I’m happy to report that I’m still running and things are going pretty good! This post is a little about that but you can read here to see how I rehabbed quickly and then ran my best half...
by Marie | Aug 28, 2019 | Ankle Pain, Running Inspiration
Falling Fast One moment I was running and chatting with my friend and the next moment, I was sprawled on the ground in blazing pain. My foot landed on a rock that rolled and so began my journey with a sprained ankle. The x-ray doc said “You have a second degree...
