Author Archives: Lorna Nathans

Forgive me, for I am a running sinner. I know the right path, yet I choose to stray. And its the little sins, the easy things, that are my downfall. There are some things I can forgive myself for, perhaps I don’t have the worlds most highly developed tolerance for pain and discomfort. Perhaps I’m […]

It happens to all of us. We’re forced, through injury, or circumstance to take a few days off running. The days turn into weeks, months, or even longer. Without even knowing why, you start dreading returning to the road or the trail. You start finding excuses not to leave the house. Inactivity can easily become […]

Hey, self-appointed Complaint Police. Here’s an idea. Why don’t you just stop complaining about complaints? After every race, it seems, there are a few (or more than a few) people who take to Facebook, Twitter etc to voice their complaints about some aspect of the race. It doesn’t really matter what they’re complaining about. It […]

Do some runners take advantage of the friendly social atmosphere of a race to be decidedly anti-social ? We runners are a friendly bunch for the most part. At any given race introductions are made, stories are shared and experiences compared. But is there a darker side to that inviting atmosphere ? Does it become […]