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As we enter the last month of 2020, a year that has tried us in so many ways, it’s time to take the pain and the lessons of this...

Shewwwie! 2020 has been a doozie. Whether personal, financial, physical, or a combination of many setbacks, so many women I talk with,...

I know I'm not the only one sensing a big difference in the way Thanksgiving feels this year. With all the restrictions and challenges...

I am committed to always being real in my writing, even when my life is messy. I wanted to write this blog post for World Mental Health...

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...

“I could never do that.”* "I'm not brave like her."* “She has so much confidence!”* “I wish I had one-tenth of her courage.”* “What’s her...

“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...

Have you ever had a dream that excited you so much you thought you might burst, only to completely freeze at the thought of telling...

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 want to share a fun little exercise I did this week that gave me some much needed clarity in a world full of chaos. If you have a pen...

In last week’s blog post, When People Are Mean, I talked about my experience with a bully in high school, and the radical shift that...

If you follow my running account on Instagram @jenlarun, you may have seen a post I shared recently about a not-so-nice comment I...

During this quarantine, all the extra time with our loved ones is such a blessing, but let's face it, sometimes too much of a good thing...

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...

Have you ever noticed how the same themes keep popping up in our lives over and over and over? It’s like a lesson we’re meant to learn,...

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