Holy wow, what a great week! We’ve been focusing on quality over quantity here lately, and it’s really showing in your fantastic comments. It’s getting harder and harder each week to choose a winner of that highest honor… This week, you may notice that we’ve split the roundup into its own post, the way we did it way back when. Why’s that? Well, I just wanted our Comment of the more » Read more
The Weekly Roundup, 5.11.13
Man oh man, I love a good roundup, and I rather like to do it all on its own, the way we used to. “But where’s the Comment of the Week!?” you shout at your computer screen, wondering what demon has overtaken Cinnamon’s typing fingers, “How do I find out who this week’s lucky winner is!?” It’s easy. It’s in the next post. You can click this link. But first, more » Read more
Comment of the Week 5.3.2013
We close another fantastic Salty week by bestowing on one lucky Salty Reader that highest of honors: As always, read on after the jump to find out who won this week’s award! But first, the roundup: Chipotle kicked us off by choosing a pair of shoes: Shoe Love Triangle No More Salty is so close to getting back to training she can almost taste it in Her Postpartum Running Update more » Read more
Comment of the Week 4.28.13
It’s that time again, folks! You know, that time when we honor the greatest Salty reader in this week’s commentary history… As always, read on after the jump to find out who won this week’s title! This week there’s even a special surprise inside! But first, the roundup: We began the week with Clove’s Training and Fertility Treatment Log: Week 1, Cycle Three, in which she continues fertility treatments, but, more » Read more
Comment of the Week 4.7.13
As we all start to get a lot busier for spring, things are picking up for me too! I’ve been working the equivalent of two full time jobs the last few weeks while maintaining my 40 miles/week training schedule, which means I’ve had trouble keeping up with everything else…even, I admit, Salty Running, which is why I missed last week’s roundup. But despite being busy runners themselves, our bloggers are more » Read more
Confessions of a Born Again Racer: Introducing Espresso!
I’ve called myself a ‘runner’ for 40 years – And in many ways running, along with the important people and core values I hold near and dear, serves to define this self I call “me”. It’s just part of who I am. I ran my first race when I was 8 years old. This was back in the days of gray sweats and Keds tennis sneakers. This was several years more » Read more
Weekly Roundup 3.31.13
Salty kicked us off with another installment of her Postpartum Running Update – Week 16. Between Baby and two other little kids, how does she fit it all in? Read to find out! In case you’ve been wondering if Clove’s heavy training has contributed to her infertility, Clove’s Training and Fertility Treatment Log: Week 1, Cycle Two gets right down to it and explains her doctor’s opinion on the matter. more » Read more
Introducing Chipotle: She Eats Miles for Breakfast
I am the self-proclaimed poster child for women over 50 and fabulous. I am a marathoner and triathlete, as well as the ambassador of Black Girls Run! Charleston, boasting close to 850 members, which encourages all women to run, walk, and move towards getting healthier. At the moment, we are the largest running group in Charleston, South Carolina. When people see us running, they are amazed. It seems that a more » Read more
Paprika’s Master’s Thesis and How You Can Help!
Hello Salty readers! I’ve missed you all! As I explained in my last post on Salty Running, I have been knee-deep working on my Master’s Thesis in Psychology for the past few months and the time has come for the much-anticipated data collection. This is one of the most important parts of my thesis, where I get feedback from you about your running behaviors, well-being, and personality types! Your participation is completely voluntary more » Read more
Comment of the Week – March 17, 2013
Oops! We’re a day late. Happy St. Paddy’s Day! Despite my tardiness, this is my favorite part of every week here at Salty Running, because it’s the part where I get to share what a great week we had and ask you all how your week went. Did you have a great race? Did you have a rough training week? Let us know in the comments, we’d love to hear more » Read more