Jill Angie, Author at Not Your Average Runner

January 25, 2018 By Jill Angie

Ep #4: How to Pace & Breathe for Your Best Run

Are you a new runner, or someone who’s tried running before, and you feel like your heart’s going to beat out of your chest and you can’t breathe while you’re on your run? Have you maybe given up because you thought something must be terribly wrong? This week’s episode of The Not Your Average Runner […]

January 18, 2018 By Jill Angie

Ep #3: Is Running Hard?

Welcome back to The Not Your Average Runner Podcast. Today’s episode is packed full of value… and, of course, fun! But before we get started, I want to recap last week’s episode: If you run, you are a runner. Done. And there is no regulatory board that decides how fast you have to run to […]

January 18, 2018 By Jill Angie

Ep #2: What It Means to Be a Runner

This week, I want to dive into what it means to be a runner. A lot of people believe that they’re not a real runner if they can’t run a 5k under 30 minutes and don’t take walk breaks. They also believe that they have to run at a certain speed to be a serious runner. But […]

January 18, 2018 By Jill Angie

Ep #1: Welcome to The Not Your Average Runner Podcast!

Welcome to the very first episode of The Not Your Average Runner Podcast! I’m Jill Angie and I will be your guide through this wonderful journey of getting started running, learning how to stick with it, and… maybe even falling in love with it! If you’ve ever called yourself plus size, curvy, fat, over-weight, chunky, […]

January 18, 2018 By Jill Angie

Announcing The Not Your Average Runner Podcast!

The podcast is finally here! If you’ve ever thought that you’re too fat, too old, too slow – too anything… to be runner – this is the show for you. Every Thursday, I’ll share a new episode full of actionable advice, inspiration, and tips for plus-size, midlife women who want to start, or get better at, running. When […]

May 1, 2016 By Jill Angie

Hot Chocolate 5K Race Report!

After a FULL YEAR of not racing due to a knee injury, I finally got back out there and chose the Hot Chocolate in Philly as my comeback event. Because…chocolate. I started training in January and honesty was a bit worried that I’d get swept, because the race requires a 15 minute per mile pace […]

March 28, 2016 By Jill Angie

Spring Clean Your Run!

For the past two weeks, I’ve been spring cleaning like a maniac. And as a result, my closets and office are now much cleaner – I’ve taken approximately 20 bags of stuff to the thrift store and I swear I feel 10 pounds lighter as a result. Why does spring make us want to clean and refresh? […]

February 9, 2016 By Jill Angie

Using your thoughts to become a better runner

It’s heart-to-heart time. Listen up if you’ve been feeling like less than a rockstar, or maybe comparing your running progress to someone else’s and thinking you just don’t measure up. You’re not the only one. Seeing other people accomplish things you want to do, but haven’t quite gotten to yet, can hurt. Hanging out with […]

February 2, 2016 By Jill Angie

Walking 60 miles at 272 pounds

In 2009, I made a decision that would change my life. I signed up to do the Breast Cancer 3-Day walk in Philadelphia. 60 miles, over 3 days. The only problem was, I weighed almost 300 pounds at the time. Um….not the brightest idea, right? But I had a plan – I would walk off […]

January 26, 2016 By Jill Angie

Why you’re running slower lately and how to fix it.

Have you noticed recently that running feels harder than usual? The more you train, the slower you get? Gaining weight, persistent fatigue, and just generally wondering if running is ever going to be fun again? You might think you’re not doing enough, and that you have to run more to get faster. So you increase from 4 […]