What it’s like to be Ballin’ with an Ultramarathoner
May 16th, 2026 will go down as one of my favorite running memories. It’s a memory I’ll treasure because of the people — the friends who drove from Baton Rouge and the Mississippi Gulf Coast to come run Ballin’ on Belrose with us.
Why you should run a Ragnar Trail
Talk about an experience! Talk about being outside your comfort zone! Talk about digging deep and getting through the grind! Talk about a feeling of accomplishment when you cross the final leg! Running the Ragnar Trail has been on my bucket list for several years and it is still surreal to know that I was […]
The Big Walk
Birthdays never really “done it” for me, even as a child. I suppose being so close after Christmas nearly a month before, my birthday always seemed rushed and chaotic. It always felt wrong receiving a gift “for being born”, especially as we just got gifts from Santa.As I grew older and was out on my […]
RYS Goes to Podfest!
“We want to send you to Podfest 2023!” – BuzzSprout Two weeks ago, an email came from our hosting site BuzzSprout about Podfest and that they wanted to send Run Your Story! For us, this was huge news, and we are still on cloud nine trying to process the impact of what BuzzSprout did for […]
Keith’s Run My Story
Run My Story by Keith C. Battle Jr. July 2022 was the worst month of my life. I was in the process of going through a painful divorce, my mental and physical health were deteriorating rapidly, and I even had to begin using a sleeping medication just to get small amounts of sleep. I wasn’t […]
Why Run Your Story?
When the title ‘Run Your Story’ was laid on our hearts, our family knew it was a gift. It was a gift because our family has a history of wanting to know people’s stories. And today seems like another gift to share a story. 12 years ago, the world grew a little darker for our […]
A Christmas Guide for your Runner/Walker
If you have a runner or walker in your life, then you know there is a constant wish list. And I am excited to share my favorite Wish List with you. 1. Gift Card for a Shoe Fitting Unless you know exactly what size shoe your runner or walker wears and what they are accustomed […]
A Coach’s Perspective on Training for the Battleship 12k
A group of people that started off as strangers 10 weeks ago quickly became family. This beautiful group of individuals all had different “Why’s” to train for the Battleship 12k and yet the same goal, in 10 weeks to cross the finish line on Nov. 13th, 2022. And they did […]