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Thick Thighs, Muscles and How Running Improved My Body Image
So many guys would comment on my "big" legs that I used to shudder at the thought of wearing anything that drew attention to my muscular legs.
Get Grit: Mental Training for Runners
I learned early on that my mind could be my greatest asset or worst enemy, depending on how I felt on any given day.
Combatting Anxiety in Runners
For combatting anxiety, there is no simple magic remedy but the great news is running helps a lot!
Anxiety, Art Runs & Healing: Celebrating World Mental Health Day
I’ve dealt with anxiety my whole life, and through the process, found that running and art help ease my mind.
Second Chances, Riviera Nayarit Half Marathon and Solace in Mexico
My friend Derek joined me, and we both embarked on a journey that was more than a race but also about new beginnings, second chances and long delayed relaxation.
Art Runner Spotlight: Jose Sanchez
Jose has transformed his life by beginning a running program that led him to lose 50 lbs, meet friends all over the world and run 200 races!
Art Runner Spotlight: Ellie Windham
From her 14-lb. weight loss to tackling trauma and anxiety, Ellie shares her incredible story.
My 14 New York Lives, the NYC Marathon and Becoming a New Yorker
Each cheer washing over that inner echo "You're nothing." Each step getting me farther from that voice and closer to the truth. I was doing it, and the whole city of New York was behind me.
Chest Pain & Passports: Riviera Nayarit Half Marathon Training
I found out about the Riviera Nayarit Half Marathon from the race director, Arturo Garcia, and it felt like perfect timing. I was finally able to run again and train for something and also did not have plans for the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
Street Art Profiles: Xors
I was living in NYC and traveling the world, seeing street art all over the place. I was always inspired by street art, with its unexpected presence and transformation of public space. I also love the inner dialogue that happens between me and the art when I pass by. It's both so personal and public. One day, I couldn't stand how I couldn't feel inspired, so I picked a print of one of my shoe sketches and created wheatpastes and hit the city.
Changing the World One Step At A Time: David Brand Fuses Fitness & Social Work
There are many obstacles that prevent poor people and people with mental illness from accessing exercise opportunities. For example, the cost of transportation, the cost of gyms, lack of exercise education and health information, hazardous environments...Then there are the obstacles like uncertainty, intimidation, resistance to change, inconvenience, discomfort and low self-esteem that we all tend to face regardless of mental health or income.
Global Running Project: David Michael Gettis
David is an energetic New Jersey runner who heads up race events and running movements, as well as inspires thousands with his super cool IG shots at @run.dmg.
NYC Marathon Stories: Rob Gilroy
"Being a part of Back on My Feet has given me things and shown me things that transcend running. It has provided me with a new appreciation for battling adversity and introduced me to some wonderful people. Aside from that, I think New York is the greatest running city in the world."
Street Art Profiles: I Am Eelco
My goal I guess is that people get attracted to the work, stop, and get taken away in the moment…away from their smartphone and live in the present.
NYC Marathon Stories: Natalia Maddela
I've had the opportunity to run 12 miles with someone who has overcome greater odds than I can imagine, but at one point didn't think he could run a mile. A teammate that struggled through a 10-mile race a year ago, carried me through a 16 mile run last week. My sister is running her very first half marathon in January and I get to run beside her. They motivate me.
Street Art Profiles: Phoebe New York
Phoebe and her creator artist Libby Schoettle indeed charm, mystify, inspire and ultimately engage us as we follow Phoebe's adventures in love, loss, disappointment, risk, reward, seduction and modern living.
Street Art Profiles: FL00D
"I just wanna connect, I really do, It's the best shot I have at communicating with the world."
Global Running Project: Jamaal Jones, Brooklyn, NY
Running has impacted my life by giving me an almost limitless source of energy.
Global Running Project: Frank Martinez, Oahu, Hawaii
"I run by feel because I'm a thinker and if I allow it to consume me too much, it won't be as fun. Running just helps with life."
Running Revolution: A Study in the Human Spirit
While all of us girls were inundated with messages on how we should look, talk, think, date and act by the time we reached high school, some of us were too busy running, sweating, shooting, jumping, throwing, lifting and kicking to listen.