Two days ago, I watched an American woman win Boston for the first time in 33 years. I watched the live-stream during class. I usually am always attentive in class, but historical moments, like Desiree Linden winning Boston, call for
by Rachel Weber from Running with RunRach “Running is hard. And it’s really hard to always love the hard. But it’s worth it.” -Kelsey Bruce I met Kelsey Bruce last summer at RRCA’s RunPro camp. At the time, I didn’t really know what
From: Running With RunRach “Patience, young grasshopper!” is a phrase that I have become rather accustomed to hearing over my 22 years of life. I’m not a very patient person. At all. I am the person that honks at the car in
by Rachel Weber from Running with a Greater Joy I’ve raced a total of 58 800’s over the past four years (counting relays). Yes, fifty-eight. But this one, this 59th one, was different. It took every ounce of courage in my
It was about 6:00 PM and 33 degrees on a Saturday. I had a recovery run. A mixture of rainy sleet (or maybe it was sleety rain?) fell around me. I couldn’t see it; it was dark out. But I
“My coach once told me that running Cross Country is like peeing yourself in a dark suit. It gives you a warm feeling all over, but nobody notices.” -The first line to my common app essay that got me admitted
I used to define success as the ability to have a perfect workout or race– in my mind that that meant hitting under pace or running a PR. I used to think that being dropped by training partners meant for
My Junior year of high school, inspired by Pinterest, I took an orange piece of chalk and scripted a short message in large letters onto the right wall of my closet. “What would you attempt to do if you knew