When I got my first portable cassette player (purple and Barbie-themed), I was excited to use it to play my mix tapes on my runs. I had heard that people do that. It clipped so conveniently to my shorts! As long as my shorts were tight enough not to get pulled down by the weight […]
Category: Running
How to Learn to Love Running (or Anything)
It’s easier than you think. In high school track, I was a jumper and an on-the-slower-side sprinter, which meant the majority of my workouts involved fast(ish) speeds and short distances. Our “long run” maxed out at four miles (while the distance runners went on and on–suckers!). I remember saying then that I never wanted to […]