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Choose Recovery, Choose Life: An Inside Look at Eating Disorders
Image via femaleathletetriad.org Eating disorders affect more than 10 million women and 1 million men worldwide. In athletes, the presence of an eating disorder/energy deficit, loss of menstrual period...
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A Slippery Slope: Running with an Eating Disorder
With images like this bombarding us, who are already fixated on squeezing every last second out of ourselves in pursuit of a PR, it’s easy to see how so many of us are prone to ED. (Photo credit:...
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Commitment or Compulsion? The Signs of Exercise Addiction
The perfect drug? img via mattbeighton on flickr Runners tend to stick to our training plans like rice on a sushi roll. We aren’t known to be flexible in our routines; we have a goal set and we strive...
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When ED Comes Creeping
A fugitive from ED! But I will never be caught. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Yes, ED likes to creep around, especially in June, July and August. ED isn’t my husband, or my best friend, or my dog; ED is my...
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On Loving Our Runner Bodies: A Salty Challenge Refresher
My legs carry me through marathons. Who cares what they look like?! As runners, we should love our bodies. Strong. Able to carry us many miles. Incredible lungs. Powerful muscles. Legs that are capable...
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“You Can Eat Whatever You Want!”– A Runner’s Perspective
What some may consider the perfect post-run breakfast. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Most people think runners love food. I would actually argue that most people love food. But when it comes to a runner’s...
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How to Help a Running Friend You Suspect is Suffering from an Eating Disorder
If your running buddy has signs of an eating disorder it’s hard to tell if you’re supporting her training or enabling her to harm herself. (Photo credit: ianhun2009) The holidays and a little contract...
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To Run or Not to Run: First Trimester Butterflies
Yep! I’ve got one of these! (Photo credit: chippenziedeutch) The past 13 weeks have been markedly out-of-character for me. I’ve been sleeping a lot and skimping on the running. I’ve been taking long,...
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The Problem with The Biggest Loser
Before and after of the latest winner of the Biggest Loser. The internet (and my local Y.M.C.A. for that matter) are abuzz about the latest The Biggest Loser finale. The show bestows $250,000 on the...
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When Healthy Becomes Unhealthy: Orthorexia
Fresh vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. But if this is the only thing you will eat, you might be taking it too far. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Chances are you’ve heard of Anorexia...
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Comment of the Week – 8.16.2014
As an editor here on SR, I always think it’s funny how 25 different women can write stuff completely independent from one another and we can still end up with topics that fit like a hand in a glove....
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Finding My Thing
My older sister texted me one of those memes the other day: img via RotteneCards.com I know she meant it as a joke, a “haha” to the fact that I am forever raving about running. I get it: it probably...
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On the 7th Day of Christmas Running Gave To Me: a Healthy Pregnancy
Here at Salty Running, we know moms-to-be can keep running as long as their pregnancies are normal. But I knew I wasn’t exactly going to have a “normal” pregnancy, at least not mentally. When I first...
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Running and the Body Image Blues
Lately, I’ve found myself more concerned with how my body looks than what it can do and it makes me sad. Recently, I had a flare up of body image blues. Normally running helps me manage the menacing...
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What Running Has Taught Me About My Body That I Want My Daughter to Know
As I watch my daughter bloom from a toddler into a spirited, willful little girl my heart yearns for her to maintain the absolute lack of body self-consciousness and self-judgment that she enjoys right...
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Running and Eating Disorder Recovery
“I used to have an eating disorder.” If you’re a woman runner, chances are you’ve heard or even uttered this phrase more than once. In fact, I’ve said it. My story isn’t unique or all that remarkable....
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Beyond Racing Weight: Running to Recovery from Anorexia
Phew! I’m finally back with Part III of my story of overcoming anorexia. Sorry for the delay! My Boston Marathon recovery called for a little time away from running, which also included writing about...
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Disordered Eating, Running, and Weight Loss
Food, weight, and running: it’s not easy finding a way to talk about all three at once. Recently, we (Angelica and Cilantro) started chatting about eating disorders and weight loss in reaction to...
View ArticleReal Talk: Is it Food or Fuel?
This week the Salty gals got going on whether it’s best to think of food as fuel or more holistically as food. So often we hear things like, “I can’t have that, it’s all carbs,” or we hear people refer...
View ArticleBeyond Racing Weight: A Story of Running, Anorexia, and Redemption
Warning: anyone who is easily triggered by images or discussion of the effects of eating disorders, specifically anorexia, should use caution before continuing to read this post. Variety is the spice...
View ArticleBeyond Racing Weight: Separating Anorexia from Running
Last I left you, it was January of 2012, and I had just walked off my college track team. By “walked off“, I mean I literally quit running intervals on the indoor track during practice, and I walked...
View ArticleMore Than Just A Bad Apple: It’s Time to Change Running’s Toxic Culture
By now, we’ve all seen Mary Cain’s op-ed and video in the New York Times reporting physical and emotional abuse by Alberto Salazar and his coaching team during her time with the Nike Oregon Project....
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