by Becky Robinson | Aug 3, 2014 | Inspiration
Few of us care about issues that don’t impact us directly, at least not in sustained or action-producing ways. In fact, I brushed off a family member’s concerns about the drought in California when I visited her last year. She didn’t want help with...
by Becky Robinson | Jul 9, 2014 | Inspiration
Last summer, after my annual working vacation, I wrote this post about what I learned about running my business from completing a jigsaw puzzle. This year, my mom bought another puzzle and dumped it on the same table. We took extra care with the pieces, not wanting to...
by Becky Robinson | May 29, 2014 | Inspiration
A lovely creek runs through the ravine behind my home. As spring turns to summer, the paths my husband works hard to clear through the woods can easily become overgrown; keeping the paths open requires regular attention. If we venture off his carefully cleared paths,...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 30, 2014 | Inspiration
Midway through the marathon course (26.2 miles), I found myself at the top of what felt like the largest elevation increase on the course, not a BIG hill, but a hill nonetheless. Up that steady incline, I ran with Kate, a woman I met at mile 1 and waved on to run at...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 26, 2014 | Inspiration
Tomorrow morning, I will achieve a goal I’ve thought about for nearly 15 years. Months before my 30th birthday, I stepped up my running and began training for a full marathon. My goal at the time was to run a marathon prior to my milestone birthday. I remember...
by Becky Robinson | Apr 10, 2014 | Inspiration
In 17 days, I am going to run my first marathon. About 3 weeks ago, I ran a 15.5 mile training run with a friend. When we finished, I felt awful. I went home whining to my husband and told him I didn’t see how I would ever finish the race. He didn’t like...
