My Feet Have Taken Me So Far By Amber Hadigan My feet have taken me running on carriage trails next to the Hudson River, where the Headless Horseman is supposed to haunt at night. My feet have taken me through cow pastures in Amish country, where an old woman in drab clothes complimented my bright […]
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My Feet Have Taken Me So Far
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Every Mile Matters
Every Mile Matters Amber Hadigan May 11, 2013. I laced up my running shoes for the first time. I was 204 pounds and wore a size 18 pants. I downloaded a couch to 5K app, as I had signed up for a 5K race exactly eight weeks later as motivation. That day, I could hardly […]
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Happy Birthday To Me
Back of the Pack: Happy Birthday to Me By Amber Hadigan April 12, 2014. My 40th birthday. It was also the day of my first official half-marathon. I chose the date on purpose because I wanted to do something spectacular for my birthday, and what is more spectacular than running 13.1 miles? On the Wednesday […]
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Meeting Meb
Back of the Pack- Meeting Meb By Amber Hadigan On Monday April 21, I was glued to my computer watching Meb win the Boston Marathon. My heart raced as he closed in on the finish line, but someone else was closing in on him. I cheered when he crossed, the first American to win the […]
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Following My Own Advice
Back of the Pack: Following My Own Advice By Amber Hadigan Last month I wrote about the need for people to stop comparing themselves to others and to take pride in their own accomplishments. A few days after I wrote that column, I came face to face with my own advice. I’ve been training for […]
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You Are Your Competition
Back Of The Pack- You Are Your Competition by Amber Hadigan I subscribe to several running sites where people ask for assistance with running questions and issues. I have noticed on several sites that people, mostly women, will talk a lot about how they do not compare, how they cannot run fast or far, and […]
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Why Do I Keep Doing This?
The Back Of The Pack- Why Do I Keep Doing This? by Amber Hadigan It’s Sunday morning. Long run day. In my training for a half marathon, there is one day of the week I both look forward to and dread the most: the long run. At this point, I am up to 10 miles. […]
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Inspiration
INSPIRATION By Amber Hadigan I woke up one morning in December to a message on my Facebook page. It was from a longtime friend who contacts me rarely, but follows me regularly online. Her message said, “Amber, you have inspired me. I asked [my daughter] tonight if she would run a 5K with me. We […]
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From the Back of the Pack
I started running in May 2013. For years I have tried to become a runner, but never got past the first week. I decided to sign up for a 5K race. This way, I invested money in running. I also posted to my friends on Facebook that in 8 weeks I would be running a […]
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