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August 5, 2015 By Jill Angie

Run Your Own Race

“Comparison is the thief of joy.” – Theodore Roosevelt I love this quote so much. In just six words, Teddy R sums up my entire attitude towards my running performance. Picture this: you have what you thought was a great run one morning, finally breaking that 14-minute mile pace after weeks of trying. You hop […]

July 22, 2015 By Jill Angie

ROCKSTAR RUNNER: Leah Gilbert!

In this issue of Rockstar Runner, we venture away from North America all the way down to Australia to visit Leah Gilbert – founder of the Body Positive Athletes community! Please tell us a little about yourself. I’m 36, a mum of two beautiful children, fitness instructor and endurance athlete (triathlon & half marathons). I […]

July 14, 2015 By Jill Angie

She’s Gained a LOT of Weight…

WARNING: Long, rant-y post ahead. And it’s sort of running related, but mostly about body image. Lately I feel like I’ve been going on and on about the subject but if there’s one thing I’ve learned in my 17 years as a runner, it’s that how we view our bodies can be the biggest obstacle to […]

July 8, 2015 By Jill Angie

ROCKSTAR RUNNER: Krista Henderson of Born to Reign Athletics

In this issue of Rockstar Runner, I’m super-excited to profile Krista Henderson of Born to Reign Athletics! Krista has been featured on the Today Show, Huffington Post and Cosmopolitan, just to name a few. She is a true leader in the body-positive athletic world and is one of my own personal She-roes. So without further ado, […]