June 13th - july 19th
Summer
Run + Write
For Runners & Writers of All Levels
A 5-week audio-guided practice to transform your relationship with running through the power of personal narrative: Run, write, submit.
“I have found that a fulfilling writing life is one in which the creative process merges with the other necessary processes of good living, which only the individual can define.”
Something happens on a run that doesn't make it into the log.
You want a summer that actually feels like something. Not a PR. Not a training plan. Not another app that turns running into a performance review.
But you open Strava to "check your runs" and somehow end up comparing splits with someone who shoots beet juice and calls it "pre." You re-download the app. You ghost your own practice. Not because you're lazy — because every way you've been taught to approach running feels like either a punishment or a performance.
You're not out of ideas. You're out of ways to access what's actually in there.
That's information. Let's work with it.
What if the antidote isn't more discipline, but even more expression?
Imagine this:
You put your earbuds in. You press play.
My voice walks you through a warm-up, a workout, a cool-down — two prompts dropped somewhere in the middle. Not to answer. Just to carry.
You come home, heart beating, the scent of jasmine still in your nose. Something stirred. Not a PR. Just... a feeling. A line. A moment you want to hold before it slips.
You sit. Ten minutes. You don't edit. You don't overthink.
A little rhythm begins.
You press play. You run. You sit. You write.
And this becomes your summer ritual.
(Welcome to Summer Run + Write)
Hey.
I’m Karly.
Once upon a time, I thought the answer was more miles, less bread, and a meticulously scheduled life that fit in a tracking app. And it made everything in my life smaller, including my voice.
Writing helped me break the spell; to quit performing, start unraveling, and finally hear myself (again? for the first time? Not sure.)
Now I help other runners trade rigidity for rituals, self-discipline for self-trust, and remember they’re allowed to feel everything and still go for the run (or not.)
Who is this for?
Folks with a self-described complicated relationship with running and/or writing.
If you’ve ever felt like running was just another way to prove your worth, or writing was something only “real” artists do, you belong here.
If your Instagram Saved folder is 90% Lauren Fleshman quotes, Substack newsletters you want to subscribe to, and running gear you’ll never buy, this is for you.
If you’ve (re)started The Artist’s Way and stalled out the moment Julia suggests you go on a solo museum date (not because you don’t love art, but because the idea of unstructured pleasure-- the! audacity!-- made you want to crawl out of your skin), then come on in.
No previous running or writing experience needed. This isn't about craft. It's about expression.
You have a hunch that your athlete & artist miiiight overlap in a really beautiful or interesting or necessary way. Come find out.
“Writing is a form of freedom more accessible than many and there are forces at work that would like to withhold it from those whose stories most threaten the regimes that govern this society. Fuck them. Write your life. "
A few lines from last year's runner's…
"I fell for running for shallow reasons, but 17ish years later, I'm really glad I did. Running is so much more than I understood it to be as an 18 year old desperate to shrink herself."
Anonymous, 2025
"I've tried to live and run in this space. Liberated from goal culture... I run for embodiment — with my chin up. Even if I don't always believe it, at least I'm trying to."
Anonymous, 2025
Your ritual stack
Run Press play on your 30-min audio-guided run. I'll walk you through a warm-up, a workout, and a cool-down, with the day's two prompts in the middle. Just show up and follow along. (The run does the stirring.)
Write Take a seat after your cool down (even the porch or your car is great), free-write to the day's prompts for 10min while a playlist I made you plays in the background. No editing. No overthinking.
Submit At the end of 10min, read back through what you wrote. Highlight what will stay with you (a memory, the way you found yourself phrasing something, etc). Then send it in: a word, a sentence, the whole page. It goes in the zine.
This summer's theme…
Every run carries two prompts from The Sport Stories of Your Body, a journal I wrote in 2023 about exactly that: the stories your body has been holding about being an athlete (or not) and how that shapes how you show up (or not.) The full journal as a downloadable PDF is yours when you join.
What's included…
15 AUDIO-GUIDED RUNS
Your private podcast feed for the summer. Every other day for five weeks-- a 30-min run from me, warm-up to cool-down, with two prompts dropped in the middle. Show up, press play, follow along. Cues for all levels included.
WEEKLY WRITING CIRCLES
We gather once a week to write together using the Amherst method. (Replays always available.) No previous writing experience needed; this isn't about craft, it's about expression.
A COMMUNAL ZINE
Built from everyone's submissions over the five weeks. A word, a sentence, a paragraph, whatever you highlighted after your run. You'll receive it at the end as a collective artifact of the whole summer. (It's the best part of the whole shebang IMO)
RITUAL GUIDE
Your bird's-eye view of all five weeks, so you always know where you are and what's coming.
“There is no pain in my life that has not been given value by the alchemy of creative attention.”
Summer
Running & Writing Manifesto
✹ Ponder your resistance inside the practice (don’t use it to distract yourself away from the practice)
✹ Make your practice as much about instant gratification as possible (especially at the beginning)
✹ Always be at the beginning.
✹ Be prolifically imperfect. Be imperfectly prolific.
What you can expect…
ONE
A gentler, ritual-based relationship with running. (The writing genuinely helps with that.)
TWO
A practice that prioritizes joy, instant gratification (yes! actually!), and self-trust.
THREE
A sense of pride in your perspective and your pace, finally.
FOUR
A new groove-, less spiraling, more softness (while actually doing the thing)
five
The thrill of seeing your words in a communal zine.
six
The surprise of finding your voice inside a sweaty, slow run
Summer
Run + Write
$197
✸ 15 AUDIO-GUIDED RUNS ✸ 6x live WRITING CIRCLES ✸ COMMUNAL ZINE ✸ private community ✸ ritual guide
Doors close May 26th
FAQ
“I’m not a real runner...”
Totally fair. Summer Run + Write is for folks who run, run sometimes, want to run more, or used to run and want to re-enter that relationship in a new way. It’s not about pace or mileage. It’s more about your felt experience, however fast or slow that is.
“What if I fall behind or miss days?”
This program is designed with real life in mind. We’ll guide you with weekly rhythms and nudges, but there’s no such thing as “falling behind.” You’ll always be invited back in. One of our core mantras is: begin again.
“What if I’ve never written about running before?”
Perfect. Most people haven't! Every run comes with two prompts already in your ear, you just follow where they lead.
“I’m not a real writer...”
You don’t need a fancy MFA or a perfect journaling habit to be a writer. If you’re curious about your thoughts and willing to explore them on paper, you belong here. We value honesty over polished (and process over performance).
“Do I have to share my writing?”
Nope. At the end of each run you're invited to send in a word, a sentence, or the whole page for the communal zine. Entirely your call. You're always in charge of what you share.
“Is there a community space?”
A few, actually. Weekly Writing Circles where we gather to write together (replays always available). A communal zine at the end built from everyone's submissions. And a private Strava group for sharing reflections and keeping the momentum going together. (Yes, Strava. But not that Strava.)
“How much time does this take?”
About 40 minutes every other day for five weeks: a 30-min audio-guided run, then 10 minutes of writing after. That's it.
“Can I join if I’m injured/walking/ not running right now?”
Absolutely. This is a body-honoring space. Walks, stretches, slow movement-- all are welcome. You do not need to be in peak physical form to participate.
"What do I need to participate?"
A phone, earbuds, and something to write with, notebook, notes app, back of an envelope whatever works. That's it!
Ready for a very “run & write” kind of summer?
$197
For Runners & Writers of All Levels
A 5-week audio-guided practice to transform your relationship with running through the power of personal narrative: Run, write, submit.
$197
After this…
1. Check your inbox
You'll get a welcome email from me with next steps you need to get started, including your journal download and how to join our private Strava group.
2. gather your supplies
Get your notebook and pen ready, and some earbuds for the runs.
3. get your RITUAL GUIDE
During the week of June 13th, you'll receive access to your private podcast feed and your Ritual Guide so you're ready to go on day one.