I’m sure you’ve now seen that everyone (from runners to Spotify) is now “wrapping up” 2025. Lots of posts about how great 2025 was, how many obstacles people overcame to meet their goals, how they did incredible things in the last 365 days…and I debated not even bothering to resurface these goals that I didn’t even get a passing grade on; after all, no one really cares about my own, individual goals, right?

35 things I've learned about running.

Des Linden, arguably one of the best marathoners of the last decade (ever?), made headlines over the weekend when she said on Subway Takes that the marathon is overrated.

It’s fall marathon season, which means every weekend there are more and more people running marathons. People running their first marathon or their fiftieth marathon. People crushing PRs and people struggling through every mile (me). But after you’ve crossed the finish line, the question is always there, whether it’s internal or external: What’s next?

More than halfway through my third marathon training cycle in as many years, I’m going to say something that is pretty much sacrilege in the world of running these days – I am not having any fun training for this marathon.