Sort of. I have been running and racing for almost twenty-four years, so some of you might already know me, and I look forward to meeting those of you who do not.

I would like to introduce myself and thank the board members for giving me the opportunity to write for your website, and in turn, share my passion with like minded souls.

I have always been an active person.  As a child, I ran with all of the different team sports that I played and started running recreationally around age thirteen.  I began running competitively by default.  I was cut from my junior varsity fast pitch softball team when I was a junior in high school.  I had just spent a week of my school vacation at a pitcher/catcher camp that my coach required me to attend.  Discouraged and angry, I decided to “show him.”  I joined the track team and having no knowledge or concern for proper attire, I showed up in my baggy cotton sweatpants and high tops, which I used for basketball season.  I had a great time running around the track with others...only later did I learn that I provided a great deal of amusement especially to the coaches who chuckled as I apparently bounded around the track like the Easter Bunny.  

Runners run for a variety of reasons, one no better than the other.  I run because my day and my heart are incomplete without it.  I am thankful to my long lost softball coach for giving me the opportunity to discover what I now love to do most and can’t bear to limit myself to any one distance or terrain.  After 32 marathons, 7 ultras, more road and trail races of varying distances that I can count and a smattering of triathlons, biathlons and adventure races, my love and yearning for our sport have never waned and only seem to strengthen in intensity.

My fondness for writing developed by accident.  While serving as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Namibia from 2003 – 2005, I trained a few of my learners for a marathon on the coast.  It took some doing, but after convincing my principal, we packed up his “combie” and drove to the coast, a first for us all, where my learners ran the marathon relay while I ran the marathon.

In hopes of drawing some attention to the needs of the country, I wrote a story about our experience, which Michigan Runner was kind enough to publish.

Things shall we say have “snowballed” from there.  In addition to the writing that I do for Michigan Runner, I also do quite a bit of writing as a marketing assistant for Running Fit and as a freelance writer for the Oakland Press as well as individual clients. And now I have the pleasure of being the official writer of the Ann Arbor Track Club website.

My goal is to keep you entertained, motivated and intrigued, some of which will require your assistance.  I have no shortage of ideas but also want some feedback from you.  What do you want to know about?  Do you have questions about injuries or training?  Are you a new or old member who would like to be profiled?

You are all athletes with amazing stories and talents.  Whether you are a National Champion, a cancer survivor, a marathoner, or otherwise, you have a story from which we can all learn and be inspired.

Please introduce yourselves when you see me lurking around at your track workouts, crazy runs, races and/or around town, and don’t hesitate to contact me with your comments, questions and/or requests at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

See you all soon on the roads, track and trails.