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...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 23, 2014 | Inspiration
Somewhere around mile 13, my friend Sharon asked, “Do you feel strong?” I gave up on trying to talk with her around mile 10, and when I started using hand signals (thumbs up and down), it reminded me of being in labor with my first daughter and how silent...
by Becky Robinson | Mar 4, 2014 | Inspiration
I just laced up my shoes for 2 mile run, my first run in two weeks. I had to stop running for nearly two weeks even though I’m training for a marathon because I pulled a muscle and it hurt to walk . Today I am nearly pain free so it’s time to run. The...