My Blog

Hi Marjorie... It's good to hear about you. Ron, cool idea starting this blog. Hi to everybody!

Since Ron invited some people to be contributors, I figure contributing is the right thing to do. Marjorie, I don't think I know you, so here is a little background about me, running-wise.

I was a competitive high school and collegiate runner, and have since become a distance running coach. I'm 26 and in graduate school now, at Bemidji State University in Minnesota, although I went to Hanford HS and Eastern Washington University. I also coached at Hanford High and Nicholls State University in Louisiana. Now, while in school, I help with coaching Bemidji State.

It's been difficult to really focus on running since I started grad school, but I have been good lately about keeping it consistent anyway. I am doing low miles, but am gradually increasing and have my eye on some long-term running goals. Despite my own running situation, one thing I do know is that I am a potentially helpful resource when it comes to running stuff, so never hesitate to ask questions.

One thing I really wanted to mention, and this is for everybody, is that I have an exercise blog that I keep up with pretty dang well. If you wonder what I'm up to with running, you can check it out there. Here's the link: http://www.milesplit.com/members/log.php?msid=CoachHevel. (I apologize that this is not linked, but when added the code to have it be a linked site, once the blog was posted, the link didn't show up at all. I know it's slightly more annoying to have to cut and paste the text of the link!)

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

Melanie