Category Archives: Running

Setting goals to inspire you … or scare you!

Posted on January 18, 2022 by Jane Fritz

Recently I came across a blog post that presents a checklist of some pretty darn thought-provoking tips about setting goals that will really inspire you. It so happens that the focus of this blog, Mark B’s Big Adventures on Average … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering, Running | Tagged running, inspiration, writing, quilting, goals, cycling, setting goals, Everesting, risk | 16 Comments

On the 10-year anniversary of my NYC marathon, a special Run for Veterans

Posted on November 7, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Today is the 50th running of the famed New York City Marathon. Ten years ago, on a crisp, sunshiny fall morning, my brother and I joined the throng of runners at the starting line of the NYC marathon. We were … Continue reading →

Posted in History and Politics, Running | Tagged New York City marathon, Remembrance Day, Run for Veterans NB, runniing | 31 Comments

Being thankful in Rome … virtually

Posted on October 11, 2021 by Jane Fritz

I did it! This Canadian Thanksgiving weekend I completed the Conqueror Challenge called St. Francis Way, virtually travelling from Florence to Rome. I last posted about this personal quest in March, so it’s taken me quite a while, but it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Life stories, Running | Tagged Canadian Thanksgiving, Conqueror Challenge, Fredericton, Lincoln Trail, Nashwaak Trail, North Coast 500, running, St Francis Way, St. John River, Thanksgiving, trails, virtual challenges, Walking Bridge, walking trails, Wolastoq | 39 Comments

The power of a smile … OK, and the power of running

Posted on June 10, 2021 by Jane Fritz

As the (nearly 100-year old) song goes, When you’re smiling, when you’re smiling, The whole world smiles with you. Last week our community, and especially our very large running community, lost someone whose smile was legend. He was my former … Continue reading →

Posted in Running | Tagged being there for others, encouraging others, Mark Kirby, running, Running Room, smiles, smiling | 38 Comments

Fitness is freedom

Posted on April 9, 2021 by Jane Fritz

Fitness is freedom. I wonder how many of us have ever considered this sage bit of philosophizing. I hadn’t. As I whizzed down an aisle in our local supermarket a week or so ago, following the COVID arrows in the … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends, Running | Tagged aging, fitness, freedom, independence, Runner's World, seniors | 58 Comments

Run-walking my way through Tuscany – virtually

Posted on March 29, 2021 by Jane Fritz

A few months ago I posted that I had begun a virtual challenge – within my own timeframe and my own personally acceptable modes of trekking – to trek the St Francis Way. I chose it because the 503 kms … Continue reading →

Posted in Odds and Ends, Running | Tagged Assisi, Conqueror Challenge, Italy, St Francis Way, Tuscany, virtual challenges | 20 Comments

Runfession: Reality, motivation, and virtual challenges

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Jane Fritz

A fellow blogger who first introduced me to the term “runfession” recently posted a new runfession of her own after many months, which inspired me to follow suit. Thanks, Irma! Fifteen months ago (I just looked it up), I runfessed … Continue reading →

Posted in Just wondering, Running | Tagged aging, Conqueror Challenge, exercise, Italy, motivation, motivators, older runners, runfession, running, St Francis Way, staying active, virtual challenges, virtual races | 28 Comments

Look out, sporting goods stores, there’s a new trend in running attire!

Posted on August 31, 2020 by Jane Fritz

OK, so maybe it’s not a trend. But I couldn’t help but sit up and take notice when the New York Times’ running newsletter showed up in my email inbox this week with the intriguing title “Naked Came the Runners”. … Continue reading →