About Me
Welcome to my little plot of cyber real estate. My name is Miranda. By day, I’m an assistant professor of English with an MFA in creative writing. I fantasize about writing the next great American piece of nonfiction. My thesis, Running to Boston, was a mix of memoir and researched-based nonfiction on the history and development of the marathon race. One of my current projects is to continue researching and writing about the marathon, pulling from both history and my personal experiences with the big 26.2. For more information, contact me.
All that aside, I always identify as a runner. I got into running for perhaps all the wrong reasons—follow my blog to learn them. Like any good relationship, running has a solid amount of give and take. In short, running has taught me so much about myself and what I’m capable of accomplishing. As a kid, I was always the skinny girl who no one would have described as athletic. I’m sure people wondered if my mother fed me adequate meals. I participated in primarily "girly" sports—gymnastics and cheerleading and was content to let those sports be thought of in that way. Ever since I became a runner, I feel strong and athletic and capable. I’ve completed two marathons and am training for a third, and I mention that because, while I want to perhaps give myself some credibility, I truly believe that anyone can run a marathon. You can be a runner. You should be a runner. My goal is to leave you with some tips or inspiration, or some combination of both. So get out there and give it a try, or take a few clicks around here before lacing up your sneaks. And let me know how it went!
Welcome to my little plot of cyber real estate. My name is Miranda. By day, I’m an assistant professor of English with an MFA in creative writing. I fantasize about writing the next great American piece of nonfiction. My thesis, Running to Boston, was a mix of memoir and researched-based nonfiction on the history and development of the marathon race. One of my current projects is to continue researching and writing about the marathon, pulling from both history and my personal experiences with the big 26.2. For more information, contact me.
All that aside, I always identify as a runner. I got into running for perhaps all the wrong reasons—follow my blog to learn them. Like any good relationship, running has a solid amount of give and take. In short, running has taught me so much about myself and what I’m capable of accomplishing. As a kid, I was always the skinny girl who no one would have described as athletic. I’m sure people wondered if my mother fed me adequate meals. I participated in primarily "girly" sports—gymnastics and cheerleading and was content to let those sports be thought of in that way. Ever since I became a runner, I feel strong and athletic and capable. I’ve completed two marathons and am training for a third, and I mention that because, while I want to perhaps give myself some credibility, I truly believe that anyone can run a marathon. You can be a runner. You should be a runner. My goal is to leave you with some tips or inspiration, or some combination of both. So get out there and give it a try, or take a few clicks around here before lacing up your sneaks. And let me know how it went!
Recent PostsLast week, Gretchen Reynolds of the New York Times reported on an interval training approach to running. Since I became a runner, I've known that interval training is beneficial, that I should do it, that it will make me faster. But I never do it, unless I'm made to do it by a coach. It's so much easier, mentally and physically, to just go for a run.
"On paper, interval training always sounds easy." |
