Josie Girl Blog

Hayward Field is the track and field for the University of Oregon but it is known all over the world as it is a state of the art complex not just meant for collegiate athletes but international elite track and field athletes, too. Anyone in the running world knows of Hayward Field as it is where most of the Olympic Trial Track and Field events take place. It is also in my hom...

I have been in my hometown for the past couple of days to spend time with my mama, which has been great, and this morning when she had some commitments, a friend of mine and I drove to the coast to go to a donut store. YUP, 60 miles (each way) to get donuts. I mean, also to see the gorgeous drive and even better the Pacific Ocean. The Oregon Coast is one of those magical plac...

25th marathon in the books. Not my fastest by a long shot, but one that I will walk away with lots of lessons. It was hot. Beyond hot. Humid. Excruciating so. And mentally, I knew from the minute I entered the race that this was not going to be my day to run fast. But I didn’t give up — when I wanted to, when I easily could have taken the easy route and done so — but instead,...

Last month when I was in Paris, the number one fashion trend I saw was brown sneakers. Yep, every single woman was wearing some variation of a brown sneaker. Most of them were Adidas sneakers, but they literally were every type of brown sneaker.

So of course, I jumped on the band wagon of brown sneakers.