by Andrea Smalling, Featured Athlete | Running is so completely flexible. Rain, shine, sleet or snow. On roads, trails, mountains, and plains. In big cities, out in the country, or along the beach. Alone or with friends, with music or without. Fast or slow, long distances or short. There’s always an opportunity to get out there and move…

by Rachel Coleman, Featured Athlete | For me there was one thing… one thing I really wanted to accomplish just to prove to myself that I was still alive. Sure I was married, I had kids, and I had a company, but I wanted to work toward something for me. Just for me…

by Aimee Gallo, Featured Athlete | In December of 2009, I ran faster than I thought possible at the Vegas Rock N Roll Half Marathon. As I crossed the finish line with an astounding personal record my mind was opened to realities I hadn’t considered for myself…

by Tamara Jacobi, Eco-Adventurer
What is home? There are many elements to home, but for me, home is largely a place where I’ve memorized the paths, dirt roads, trails, trees, rocks and hills—a place where I have established dozens of different running routes and have re-visited them hundreds of times…

by Kyo
Everyone has a story that explains who they are and how and why they became that way. I believe that without actually knowing someone’s story you can appreciate but never fully understand why one does things a certain way or why one is a certain way. This is my story…

by Holly Brooks, Nordic Ski Coach & Mountain Runner
To celebrate the 4th of July holiday, I competed in the 82nd running of the Mount Marathon, the most coveted of Alaska’s mountain running races. Temperatures hit a muggy 85 degrees in the trees and I remember standing on the start line with a wicked dry mouth. After the start gun went off, I went from a strong second place to leading the race to a struggle to keep my legs underneath me in a battle for the last podium position, then directly to the emergency room…

by Kristina Pinto
I’ve been a runner for upwards of ten years and asserted over and over that I am not a competitive person, even though I participate in several races a year. But in the last year, something small, but radical, has happened in my running…

by Sage Rountree, USA Triathlon Certified Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher
Here on Athleta Chi, you’ll find my plans to get you through a fast 5K, 10K, or half marathon race. But if you’re not already running, that doesn’t mean it’s out of reach…

By Sage Rountree, USA Triathlon Certified Coach and Registered Yoga Teacher
The half marathon suffers from its label as half. Completing this distance is an accomplishment belittled by the name of the race—it feels like a whole adventure, not half of anything. At the same time, this is a distance that most runners can accomplish without undue trouble. You—yes, you—can probably finish a half feeling good…

by Kristina Pinto
There’s an oft-referenced quote from running guru George Sheehan, who said, “The difference between a jogger and a runner is an entry blank,” instructing us that daring to join the race entitles you to this awesome identity. But Sheehan also told us, “Everyone is an athlete. The difference is that some of us are in training and some are not…”