Eliza Fletcher’s story matters — I went for a 7 mile run the other day, per my marathon training plan. Did I think about safety? I always do. I can’t afford not to. I’m a woman. I also thought about the abduction and death of a female runner as I ran. And I ran alone…

How this distance can change your life — Ultramarathons aside, in the world of running, the ultimate test of mental strength and physical fitness is the marathon. Why is running the marathon such a powerful testament to a person’s will and mental toughness? One reason: the pain. We’ll revisit this point in a bit. Pursuing the Dream In…

Edited education is a handicap — It’s 5:00 on a Friday afternoon. I’m wrapping up my documentation for the day, and I’m running later than anticipated. But before my frustration gets to me, I’m calmed by a welcome, yet unexpected sound. …

Gloria Steinem edition — I do love a good memoir, and I recently picked up a great one. Not only did I gain the perspective of a celebrated feminist, but also what it means to foster change by listening to others and gaining empathy. …

Einstein edition — This is one of my favorite quotes: “All religions, arts, and sciences are branches of the same tree.” - Albert Einstein At the heart of humanity, we all have this deep craving to understand our world. We have so many questions that need answers, like why do bad things happen…

Do you do this, too? — I’m training for a fall race. I don’t yet know what that will be, but since I help coach a novice marathon training team, I will be trained for a marathon or 50k distance. This is my 10th marathon training season. I can’t believe it! I’ve learned a thing or…

Because I had to tell my old one goodbye — We went on many adventures in our twelve years together. But, alas, my girl had become incontinent of oil, and repairing the leaks would have cost more than she was worth. We had officially reached the “add oil every week and pray” stage of her life. She was tired. And…

Mine definitely did — If you saw “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” you may recall that the grandpa used Windex to fix everything. And I mean EVERYTHING. What an odd remedy, right? My family had a secret remedy, too. But I had no idea that families were defined by these. In the Deep South…

It’s not too late to save ourselves from domestic extremism — I work in the same hospital I was in on that awful day. For the third year in a row, I’ve spent September 11th wandering the same halls I did in 2001. I still remember watching the hijacked plane hit the second tower of the World Trade Center live on…