Wobbly Knees at Grandma’s Marathon
Grandma’s Marathon is not for knee-knocking old ladies. Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota was almost 4 weeks ago. And almost 4 weeks and a day ago, I was incredibly pumped…
Essays and Poetry by Barbara Powell
Grandma’s Marathon is not for knee-knocking old ladies. Grandma’s Marathon in Duluth, Minnesota was almost 4 weeks ago. And almost 4 weeks and a day ago, I was incredibly pumped…
My run yesterday morning was amazing. I know, you hear runners say this all the time. The case of the exceptional run, the momentous morning adventure, the wondrous mind body…
5 AM. It is the almost insane balance of the incredibly sad and the incredibly motivated. The homeless huddle for warmth inside the hospital’s foyer in Bellevue on 27th and…
My arms swing in time to my legs, fists pummeling upwards as I pump. My sweat, sticky and salty, pools in places I don’t care for: my forehead, streaming into…