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Uncertainty is a staple in life, especially this year. The prospect of having to take a different path than we imagined for our lives can...

“The bigger the setback, the sweeter the comeback.” I recently shared this quote on my Instagram running account @jenlarun in a post...

This past Sunday, the bottom dropped out. I’d been cruising along, uber-motivated and full of excitement for life, then WHAM. I was...

Is it just me, or have the words “Hindsight is 2020” been popping into your head, over and over this year too? The meaning of this...

Holy waves of emotion, Batman! Anybody else feeling like a jellyfish getting thrashed around by the ocean – riding the wave, totally...

EDIT: Less than an hour after I wrote this article, I encountered a man on a trail I run. I never see anyone else out there, so I was a...

Quarantined inside our homes, stripped of so many of the activities and expectations that normally fill our lives, many of us are finding...

I often blog about challenges I’m personally facing, knowing that if I’m dealing with something, chances are someone else is too. My hope...

Pain is often the catalyst for enormous personal growth. People who aren’t familiar with running often ask what the attraction to long,...

Ahh our old friend "discomfort." Who enjoys it? I certainly don’t. When something becomes uncomfortable, our instinctive response is to...

If you follow me on Instagram @jenlarun or read my blog post We Are The Crazy Ones a couple weeks ago, you know I get crazy excited...

Sometimes the most precious gifts are wrapped deep inside the most painful experiences of our lives. At my core, I am a writer. The...

“Resentment is like swallowing poison and waiting for the other person to die.” People hurt us. It’s that simple. No matter how hard we...

At the beginning of every year, we are bombarded by the phrase “New Year, New You!” While I certainly understand wanting to improve upon...