Pace of Me, Durham, NC (2026)

06/16/2026

I think I might have hit a personal record for the number of times I said “wow” in one week last week. Just paying attention to the subtle and sometimes booming magic of the every day.

The magic of weeds and wildflowers growing out of cracks in the sidewalk. They make me smile.

The magic of how the air moves from the sky into my lungs and then into my legs to propel me forward with a power I didn’t know I would be capable of as I ran and worked my way around in circles on the track. I find this very cool at age 50. 25 year old me wouldn’t believe it.

The magic of a seed once planted in the dirt that is now the most stunning bloom outside my front door, after years of ho-hum, barely hanging on existence (or so it seemed!). I say hi to the flowers every day in my front yard. I’m so happy they are here.

The magic of community, coming together to celebrate and support one another in the sweltering heat with huge smiles on our faces and so much love in our hearts. So many of us wouldn’t be there if it weren’t for the rest of us. This is beautiful.

And the magic of a small reminder that this is all so temporary and our time here uncertain - so live each day to the fullest, love big, do what you dream of, and be kind.

Can this be a thing? Can we set “wow” PRs? Why not, right?! I think it’s a worthy endeavor to try 💛 What kind of magic has made you say “wow” recently?

06/12/2026

The second go-around (see what I did there? 🤓) of the Sir Walter Running Pop Up Miles was wildly different from the first, and yet produced the same result on the clock (5:59).

In week one I estimated I could run a 6:00 mile but just went for it without much of a strategy other than to have some fun, “fly don’t die” and see what happens! I have no splits because I didn’t hit my lap button but I’m 100% certain I slowed with every lap (like, a lot). I went out hot, tried to hold on and felt like I crawled across the finish in 5:59.

This week I had a strategy! I would to take my splits at every 400m, and begin the race at a 6:00 pace, increasing my effort with every lap. In theory this sounded great but in practice it was way harder than that and not for reasons I anticipated. I started too far back in my heat, a kid fell in the first 20 meters and was nearly trampled by the stampede of runners (I believe he is okay, thank God!) and then found myself stuck behind some flip-flop runners who were hard to pass and whose click-clacking, flip-flopping sounds challenged my headspace. I was already 5 seconds behind in my first lap which is a lot in a mile, and didn’t feel like I had my positioning right until I was nearly done with my third lap. Telling myself to push from there I gave it everything I had. When I saw the clock turn from 5:58 to 5:59 as I crossed the finish line I felt a bit defeated, but also excited. I finished faster than I started and never gave up! And it was over! Ha!

Next week I’ll try to start better and hope to finish just as strong. Maybe the third time will be the charm 😜

Contrary to the look on my face in every one of these photos, I had so much fun!

Thank you Sir Walter Running for these awesome events and thank you Justin Hall for the truly wonderful photos. I can’t wait for Tuesday night next week! If you’re in Raleigh come on out to run or cheer or hang out with old and new friends or just all of the above. It’s such a good time and we are so lucky here in Raleigh!

06/08/2026

Ran into the first week of June with a very full heart and reminding myself to take it all one step at a time as so much good stuff is around every bend!

Ran my first Pop Up Mile 💨, started week one of The Artist’s Way ✨, had an epic Run for Love 🌈 + FP Movement Run Day adventure 👟 and celebrated the most special 21st birthday! 🎂💞🐶🍓💫

I’m feeling you, June! Onto week two! 🔥

📸 1,2+4: and 3: (thank you both!)

06/04/2026

Let’s do it again next Tuesday (and the next and the next and the next 😊)

The Pop Up Miles are pure magic! We are just so lucky to have events like this in our community thanks to and all the effort and heart they put into making it come alive!

It’s a chance to come together, to work hard and have some fun, to get outside our comfort zones, to be brave and push ourselves, to find out what’s possible when we run around in circles as hard as we can, because we can! I’m so excited to do it again week after week this month, to try a bit harder (and smarter!) each time, and most of all to have a night hanging out with such awesome people!!

If you’re in or around Raleigh, come on out!!!

06/04/2026

I’m pretty sure this photo is from my first ever start line, running with my sister and our friends who felt (and will always feel) like family in a place that will always feel like home. ❤️

The ways this sport has shaped me, the truths it’s revealed to me, the lessons it’s taught me and the gifts it’s given me are endless, and impossible to describe. I carry them with me wherever I go.

I’m so thankful to have found you, running, and I hope we’ll stick together for many more years to come.

Happy Global Running Day to all who celebrate! It’s never too late (or too early!) to start ❤️

06/01/2026

rabbit rabbit rabbit! 🐇🧡🌺 happy june, everyone!

i’m stepping (well, leaping!) into this one with this little phrase in mind: “think mystery, not mastery” … a reminder to follow what sparks and lights up our hearts simply for the joy the pursuit bring to us and the discoveries along the way.

when we seek possibility over perfection, everything changes and that’s where the magic happens ✨

05/30/2026

My 6th time running the Running of the Bulls 8k today did not disappoint (swipe to see some sweet photos from 2018 and 2019!)!

This race is without a doubt one of my very favorite running events in the Triangle and I think for as long I live here I will try to do it. Just make the best memories here, with the best people (lots of our team, and so so many friends!!!) and the experience embodies everything I most love about our sport: community, celebrating others, giving back to causes that matter, showing up as we are, being brave, having fun!!!

The course is like a roller coaster ride. I think maybe they came up with the term “Holy Hills” at this race 😂 because you feel like you’re having a near-death experience in mile four, are resurrected in mile five and then all your prayers are answered when you finally finish around the old ball park’s dirt track! 🙌 It’s a special kind of fun and the community SHOWS UP in the very best of ways.

The hot pink and black cowbell medals and race tees were great this year 🩷🖤, the post race massage tent was heavenly and the trip to the farmers market to get fresh flowers (something I do every year!) with before heading home all were icing on a pretty great race day cake! 🎂

OH and! I came so close to my PR (off by 10 seconds!) on a crazy hot/humid morning and snagged 2nd place masters female too! Pretty sweet 😊

Thank you Bull City Running, Durham and everyone who put your time, efforts and energy into making this race the special event that it is.

See ya next year!!!

05/13/2026

You’re going to think your fastest days are behind you, sometimes for years at a time. But guess what?! You won’t really have any idea when that will actually be the case, and this journey will be so full of surprises and magic, heart breaks and break throughs and more love, lessons and joy than you can possibly imagine. Keep going!! 💞

05/08/2026

To the moms and moms-to-be who are holding it together right now, doing your best to take care of yourselves and your families: I just want you to know I see you and you are not alone❤️

You’re doing an amazing job, even if you don’t feel like you are.

You’re absolutely beautiful, even if you don’t see that right now.

You’re so strong and are exactly what your family needs you to be, even if you are always questioning that.

This photo was taken over 15 years ago. I was 6 months pregnant with my third child. I didn’t have a lot of self confidence, particularly when it came to body image or self worth.

My other pregnancies were so different from this one because by then (after having two babies and a devastating pregnancy loss) I had realized I needed to make running a life practice. I turned to a run:walk:run strategy much of the time, focusing on taking steps forward, at whatever pace felt like me, listening to and respecting the moment I was in. Trusting myself to get stronger, little by little. This helped me appreciate my body, honor + celebrate the season of life I was in.

Over the years since this photo was taken, my journey has taken me places I never would have expected and on a timeline I could not possibly have predicted. I’ve traveled to the coolest places, run races, times (even a recent marathon PR in Boston at 50!) and distances I didn’t know possible, started a business, met such incredible people along the way!

All because I kept moving forward.

I look back at this young woman pictured here and just want to give her the biggest hug. I want to tell her thank you. Because I know she didn’t think she knew what she was doing and wondered if she was doing it well. I want to thank her for not giving up on herself. For continuing to show up even when she messed up.

I want to tell her I am one of her biggest fans right now, that the me I am today - and the dreams I hold - would not be possible without her! I wish I could’ve done that back then, but that’s ok. Maybe I can inspire some of you to fangirl your current self ❤️ I’m working on doing that for the me of today because I’m in a season of taking leaps that feel both scary and exciting 🐇✨

05/01/2026

Rabbit Rabbit Rabbit! 🐇🌸💙

Yesterday my daughter Abby, who’s been studying abroad in Italy this semester, texted me and told me she learned that the word for PEACE in Italian is PACE. She thought it might resonate with me. She knows her mama! 🥹🥰

My heart did a little leap and I keep smiling thinking about it. Our pace - the rhythm, way and speed at which we move that is uniquely ours - is just such a beautiful experience and expression of peace.

Happy May, everyone. Wishing all of you peace at whatever pace feels right for you in each moment, and the ability to protect and honor it, today and every day in the month ahead.

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