For those of you wanting to follow me on the next leg of my journey, please head on over to my new blog: http://www.sherunsfast.blogspot.com/. My life has been especially hectic and crazy in the past month, but I promise to still write, run and share...

I am not a particularly talented runner, and I took my very first running step in August of 2005. I'd never run more than two miles until my first 5K the following October (truly amazed that I could tack another 1.1 miles of running onto that!). But, I...

"I am too tired, even to be happy." --Gelindo Bordin, Italy, immediately after winning the Olympic Marathon in Seoul If you spoke to me in the 24 hours after the marathon, you might have sensed I lacked some of the joy, celebration and excitement that...

"I was unable to walk for a whole week after that, so much did the race take out of me. But it was the most pleasant exhaustion I have ever known." --Emil Zatopek after Olympic Marathon win My final official time was 3:38:22. Not bad, considering my...

It is a rare thing to be so blessed that all things come together for the marathon. It is an effort not to be underestimated; and so many things can affect the outcome. Months (and quite often years) of training are at stake; and the effort cannot be...