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What’s your running why?

March 18, 2022March 18, 2022 by Mari Ruddy

Knowing why you do a thing you spend lots of time doing takes a moment of reflection and personal analysis for most of us. For me it does. As I’ve mentioned, I have made running one of my top 3 focus areas for 2022. I spend at least three days every week running. That ends … Read more

3 Ways to Make Running the Focus for 2022

January 25, 2022January 21, 2022 by Mari Ruddy

I have three focus areas for 2022. They are writing, my finances and running. In my post last week, I talked at length about my process on getting my book finished. I’m already making good progress on my 12-week Revision Process. A few weeks ago, I wrote about how I’m focusing on my finances. Today, … Read more

Medical Disclaimer

I’m Mari and I’m an amateur endurance athlete who has had type 1 diabetes for more than 40 years. I’ve survived breast cancer twice and am navigating a third breast cancer recurrance. I am not a medical professional nor am I giving medical advice.

I’ve worked closely with athletic coaches, diabetes experts, cancer experts, and many sports nutrition experts. Plus I have hundreds of friends who are athletes first and people who live with diabetes, cancer or other major health challenges, second.

Along the way, I’ve picked up a few hot tips that I share for inspiration in figuring out the athletic and wellness puzzle. I live in Saint Paul, Minnesota with my two bikes, my many pairs of running shoes, my swim goggles, my love of cooking healthy food every week and my very athletic rescue dog Sam!