Category Mind

Aside from wanting to know how I run so far, people are always wondering WHY I run so far.

It’s a valid question, I suppose. Unless you’re a runner and already understand.

Running isn’t just exercise. In fact, it’s probably less about exercise for me than it is about what it represents and how it makes me feel.

When I go for a run, I go to clear my mind. I go to feel free and let go of my responsibilities. I go because when I run, for those moments I can focus on just one task.

I juggle all day long. Not only am I a single mom of two kids, but I’m also a singer-songwriter, author and freelancer.

I wear many hats, I do many things. And throughout my day I’m usually doing 100 different things.

Running allows me to let that all go and just focus on one thing...

Normally when we think of exercise we picture exertion. We think of runners or weight lifting, the face that says, “Oh my god, I’m going to die.” Or, “I hate this so much.”

But did you know that the extreme forms of exercise are not only unnecessary but are often detrimental?

I love to exercise. I love extreme exercise. I’m all for pushing my body to its limits and reaping the benefits of hardcover workouts.

However, as I grow, age and learn, I’m discovering that most humans are either underdoing it or overdoing it. And rarely is there an in-between.

While dealing with new hormonal weight gain, something beyond my control, I have discovered that I was tending to overdo things and it was having the opposite effects of what I wanted.

It was while doing this research that I disc...