Amy’s Essay - “Training for Trails”

July 3rd, 2014|

“Last summer, my family fell in love – with camping! After our first family camping trip, we were hooked!

We love hiking together and exploring nature – seeing places you can’t get to with your car. And I can honestly say that my family’s new found love affair with camping and hiking could not have been […]

E’s Essay - “Running Motivation”

May 29th, 2014|

“Running is something new in my life, but it is also something that I would like to keep. I have been overweight for a good part of my adult life now, and I am making an effort to change my life in a positive way, starting with my weight loss. Finding the motivation and support […]

Leah’s Essay - “Why I Love To Run”

May 29th, 2014|

Everyone is good at something. Me, I am good at starting things. I am the world’s greatest starter! I start diets, home improvement projects, self-improvement projects, gardens, blogs, businesses- you name it, I have probably started it.

The problem is, I am not that great of a finisher. My list of unfinished undertakings goes on and […]

Andre’s Essay - “Three Stars”

May 29th, 2014|

Today, strength, gains, pain, suffering, happiness and inspiration to run come from three stars, which I call “stars in action.”

The First Star has physically disappeared, but his image stays in my mind, reminding me that at sixty years old he ran like a gazelle, like a coyote; reminding me that he ran in a small […]