I am currently situated deep within an oversized couch at 6,800-feet. I am living the "high life" in several aspects of my life.

First, I am coming off two weeks of successful racing. I train to race. When you race well, and win, it feels good. You feel validated, you...

I grew up an only child.

I never had to share attention, my choices were my reality and my actions affected only me. On nights when I was grumpy, I could curl up in my bed and shut off the world by simply pulling the blankets over my head. On...

For the working runner, "time is not always on your side," as the Rolling Stones would say. The majority of my mornings play out as follows:

Alarm goes off. I realize that I have 10 minutes to:

1) Brush the sleep off my teeth.
2) Find my tights.