running

Since my last update on September 4th, I've experienced a milestone birthday and managed to add a new gadget to help track my progress. My kind boyfriend gave me a FitBit Flex, and it's my new favorite toy.

Since my last update, I have made significant progress. I have reformed a plan and have been walking and running each morning before work. I even got out over the holiday weekend and walked.

It's funny how when you commit to getting back in shape, or losing a few pounds you're almost immediately hit with stumbling blocks. Shortly after I got started, several things happened to impede my progress.

Roughly 800 people put on Santa costumes for the Fourth Annual Michendorf Santa Run in Michendorf, Germany. The race is sponsored by Laufclub Michendorf (which translated means Michendorf Running Club, imagine that) and is 10 kilometers long. You can't quite tell from these pictures, but it actually began snowing pretty hard during the race, which probably makes these the most Christmas-y photos e

West Liberty Salem high school runner Meghan Vogel wasn’t going to win the Ohio D-III 3,200-meter state finals, which was held last weekend. In fact, the junior, who had already won the 1,600 meter, was in last place with about 20 feet to go. That’s when she noticed that one of her competitors, sophomore Arden McMath, had collapsed and fallen in front of her. Rules state that anyone who aids anoth

Okay, I'm gonna toot my own horn for a second!  I think I've turned something into a routine.