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April 29, 2019 By Jill Angie

Dead F-ing Last

This past weekend I did my first 6K (3.7 miles) race ever! It was the Blood, Sweat and Beers 6K, with lots of cold beer afterwards and a really fun medal & shirt. Plus it was local, about 15 minutes from my home, and the race start was 10 am, which meant no early morning […]

December 9, 2015 By Jill Angie

How to be happy as a slow runner

Have you ever felt amazing after going for a run – your fastest yet, two miles in 30 minutes flat. Maybe next week you’ll break that 30 minute mark and damn, you’re gonna celebrate! Then someone posts their stats… “only managed to do 3 miles in 35 minutes today, god I’m so slow I feel […]

October 21, 2015 By Jill Angie

Managing the Post-Race Blues

Tis the season for marathons. Lots of them. And half marathons, and 10Ks and 5Ks and everything in between. Fall is one of the most popular times of the year to run, because the temperatures are cool and the air is crisp and it’s the culmination of all the summer training you’ve done. I’m seeing […]

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 […]

June 25, 2015 By Jill Angie

Body Shaming Breaks My Heart

Body shaming is a real thing. It’s insidious, and I think we actually do it much more to ourselves than each other. And of course, I’ve got something to say about it. This post started out as a letter to my email subscribers, but I got so many replies to it that I decided it […]

April 28, 2015 By Jill Angie

Three Ninja Moves to Silence Your Inner Mean Girl

Ah, the Inner Mean Girl. We all have one. She’s that little voice in your head that whispers “You’re way too fat to run.” Or shouts “Who do you think you are? You’re too slow to be a real runner!” Sometimes she sounds like your mom, your little sister, or those girls you overhear at the gym talking […]

April 1, 2015 By Jill Angie

Conversations with my Inner Mean Girl

Last Sunday I finished my third half marathon, the Philly Love Run. It was a blast. A slightly easier course than the Philly Half Marathon, with plenty of sights to see and spectators cheering (my favorite race sign: “Pardon me, your #badassery is showing!”), it was a pleasant event from start to finish. This is the first half marathon […]