Author Archives: kellyhaglund

This is one of my favorite poems and has been for most of my life—don’t poke fun!! I used to ask my dad to read The Children’s Book of Virtues to me every night, specifically the story of the Tortoise and the Hare, which, as we all know, is a story of hard work and… Continue reading →

It has been cold and snowy the past few days and when the snow took a break, the wind stepped in… full force—balls to the walls. I have been able to make the push to run outside for 3 of the past 8 days but it’s just so cold!!! I’m a bit of a wimp… Continue reading →

That’s right—this morning I was out on the track before the sun was up. I had my alarm set for 5:45am, 5:47am, and 5:50am and luckily was able to get up without hitting snooze. I quickly poured myself a mug of coffee—it was a little too early for me to actually enjoy it. I chugged… Continue reading →

I was lucky enough to sit down with my good friend, Colleen, and ask her a few running questions. Colleen is a student at Georgetown University and just completed the Marine Corps Marathon—Congratulations! She has been running for about a year now and does not plan on stopping anytime soon. So, without further ado, How… Continue reading →

Us runners have our odd rituals and quirks but they work for us! Here is a list of 10 of my running quirks! 1. Gum Yes, I ALWAYS run with a piece of gum in my mouth. It has to be a chiclet and mint-flavored. 2. Showers… My friends and teammates make fun of me… Continue reading →

Rabbit! Rabbit! It’s November 1st! Being that it’s a new month, I have decided that I am going to set a goal for myself. For all of November my goal is to: Run every day. Regardless of the day, weather, my mood, and whatever else… I’m going to run! Now, this is actually quite a normal… Continue reading →

Maybe it was the small iced coffee or maybe I was just overexcited that my dad came to visit me but, whatever it was, I’ll take it and hail to thee! Today I ran a fabulous 10 miles at a 8’02” pace around my favorite place in the entire world, Bald Head Island, North Carolina.… Continue reading →

Being the lovely 70 degree, humid tuesday it was—quite different from the cold, dismal weather we have been having—I decided that I would take advantage and go for a nice long, relaxing run. Plus, I got off work 2 hours early so I had to celebrate! Now, I am a creature of habit. I like… Continue reading →

My solution for everything—a bad grade, a stressful day, yelling coaches, homework galore, even overwhelmingly-fabulous news—RUNNING. It’s freeing, exhilarating, relaxing, and never fails to make me smile from ear to ear. The first time I ran for fun, I had no idea what I was doing. I was stressed so I put on my running… Continue reading →