5 Things I learned from Ernestine Sheperd

5 Things I learned from Ernestine Sheperd. Originally posted on Salty Running on July 25, 2014. At 77 years old, Ernestine Shepherd holds the Guinness World Record as the World’s Oldest Performing Female Bodybuilder. I was lucky enough to meet Ms. Shepherd a few years ago and while my first impression was “Wow, is she gorgeous!” I was most struck that more »

Five Maya Angelou Quotes to Inspire Your Training

Originally posted by me on June 13, 2014 on Salty Running. I know that when Maya Angelou was writing she had no idea that I would use her elegant words to help a runner achieve her racing goals, but upon her death last week I realized just how inspirational she was to my running life.  I have more »