Tag Archives: Callie Skokos

Running from the Ruin

Posted on December 29, 2013 by Callie Skokos

I act like I’m intently setting my running watch, but I’m actually looking over at my neighbor’s house.  It’s the sad house.  That’s what Keegan calls it and I understand why.  Its windows are dark and lifeless, while the front … Continue reading →

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Please Don’t Let It Catch Me

Posted on December 10, 2013 by Callie Skokos

When I run, I can ease the pain.  When I run, I can control the controllable.  When I run, I can make sense of the senseless.  But when I run, can I defeat disease?  ‘They’ say all I have to … Continue reading →

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Pretty in Pink

Posted on October 22, 2013 by Callie Skokos

It is still nighttime-dark and very quiet at 5 a.m. on this Sunday, September 29.  But waking up seems unusually easy.  You see, today instead of getting ready to run my long Sunday training run in preparation for the upcoming … Continue reading →

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Running Skirt Reboot

Posted on May 25, 2013 by Callie Skokos

Marketing.  It’s what I’m supposed to be good at.  I’ve studied it, made a pretty decent career out of it, and really enjoy it.  So why am I so terrible at putting it into practice with my own endeavors?  I … Continue reading →

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You are the Good

Posted on May 17, 2013 by Callie Skokos

That night, I crawled into bed, stretched out my aching legs, and scrolled through my text messages.  Even though I had tried to respond to each one of them as soon as I could, I wanted to re-read them all.  … Continue reading →

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Brother and the B

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Callie Skokos

“You know, you qualified for Boston right?”  This was the way the conversation started with my brother Ross after I ran my first marathon at age 40.  I couldn’t comprehend what he was saying.  I was exhausted.  Not so much … Continue reading →

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Running Away from the Violence [Part 3]

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Callie Skokos

[Maybe I shouldn’t have run.]  That’s the thought that keeps rudely interrupting every thought I’ve had since the bombings at the Boston Marathon.  When I started writing this series, I never expected that part three would be such a literal … Continue reading →

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The Thread That Runs Through It

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Callie Skokos

I don’t believe in ghosts and I don’t believe in luck. But I do believe in energy. I believe that if you wake up in the morning and think you’re going to have a bad day, you ultimately will. On … Continue reading →

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Running Away from the Violence [Part 2]

Posted on March 21, 2013 by Callie Skokos

I’m not a psychologist or a therapist or any kind of mental health specialist — but most of you reading this probably know that. I would never presume to know how to diagnose or treat a person with mental illness … Continue reading →

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Running Away From the Violence [Part 1]

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Callie Skokos

Tears streamed down my face as I drove home from work to pick up my kids on Friday, December 14, 2012.  I had just spent hours watching the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting unfold via Twitter and Facebook.  There were … Continue reading →

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