by Mike Rezl | May 14, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“Dream big and dare to fail” Dare to fail. What a concept. How often do we avoid trying things, not because we’re afraid of the challenge but because we’re afraid to fail? This could have been true of my dream to run the Boston Marathon – well, not so much running the...
by Mike Rezl | Mar 29, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“I can’t put my arms down!” I realized something funny during my run yesterday. Winter running is a lot like winter recess. Those of you who grew up in cold-weather areas, remember going out for recess or out to play in your neighborhood, during the winter when you...
by Mike Rezl | Mar 1, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“Any idiot can run but it takes a special kind of idiot to run a marathon.” When it comes to working out, running, eating healthy – all of it – I tell it like it is. Sure, I always try to see the upside of things but I don’t shy away from the struggles and “suckfests”...
by Mike Rezl | Feb 3, 2015 | Keeping it Real in Real Life
“I’m not fast ‘for a girl’. I’m just fast.” I like many of you, took notice of Always’ #LikeAGirl ad during the Super Bowl. And naturally, there was no way I wasn’t going to write about what #LikeAGirl means to me – um, look at the title of my blog. But the meaning...
by Mike Rezl | Jan 15, 2015 | Running in Real Life
“The faster you run, the faster you’re done” There’s a type of speed intervals I’ve been doing a couple years now. I didn’t find it on any running websites or blog; it’s something I came up with on my own when I became addicted to PRs and placing in races. Right now,...
