That past couple of days I’ve been on an emotional roller coaster. Seeing, reading, and feeling the outpouring of love for my friend Mike has been amazing and beautiful. When I ventured to his Facebook wall and read what everyone posted on it, there was something quite apparent. Everyone had a story. Mike was loved by many, and…
Author: arunningmess
what suffering a loss teaches us
I’m running off pure emotion right now but it’s been an enormously tough Monday and all these thoughts and feelings I have are coming to the surface. I need an outlet. This is my outlet. It was March 14, 2015 – the day before the L.A. Marathon and I was in Santa Monica to hear ultra runner…
chicago marathon: a whole new meaning
While Javelina Jundred is a big important race for me in terms of distance. There is another race I’m aiming to complete in terms of meaning. Yes, Javelina has a lot of meaning attached to it as well, but the Chicago Marathon is one race I hold near and dear to my heart.
a running mess is now on youtube!
Yes, the title says it all! I’ve decided to venture from only the print world, out into the video world! Eeeekkk! Right now I’m feeling both excitement and a bit nervous (things I feel whenever I run an ultra) about the whole thing. But I also feel like it was something I should and needed do.
wherrre’s the heat?
I’ve been feeling a bit antsy as of late. The reason being, Los Angeles has been having some pretty amazing weather lately. The month of May was full of foggy overcast skies and cool weather with temperatures barely reaching 70 degrees Fahrenheit. If the sun finally does comes out, it doesn’t show up until much later in the afternoon…
running and the path
Last weekend I had the complete joy of attending the advanced screening of the first season finale of Hulu’s “The Path.” If you haven’t watched it, it’s this crazy thing of a show about some people living in this religious “movement”, and I suppose it can be very reminiscent of a cult, where members alienate, or cut themselves off from having contact…
a journey of 100(0) miles
“A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step” – Lao Tzu And so, training for Javelina Jundred officially begins, and for arguments sake is only a hundred miles, not a thousand. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if people didn’t feel a difference between the two. And I feel like Saturday’s trail run…
sparking up the mojo
I think it’s pretty common amongst runners that from time to time we lose our mojo. You know, our zest for running. Our spark. Our drive. Our motivation to don our running shoes and head out the door to hit the road, or treadmill, or the trails, or wherever else our feet want to take us. Ever…