I Run Like A Girl

Hey there! My name is Charlotte and I’m so glad you are here!

I’m a 30-something-year-old gal currently living in North Carolina, and I lived in San Francisco and NYC for over a decade before that. I created I Run Like A Girl in 2016 when I was living in NYC to share my journey training for different races, and since then this has grown to a blog where I document my daily life as well as my travel adventures. Between my busy life and random musings, there’s never a dull moment around here!

I named this blog “I Run Like A Girl” because no matter where I am in life, my early love for running has always fueled a passion for living an active and (mostly) healthy life. I also believe the name reflects my million-thoughts-a-minute writing style and my obsession with chasing joy.

My story

I was born and raised in the beautiful Hudson Valley in upstate New York, and so I’ve always been drawn to the outdoors and being active. 

My love for travel started during my summer after college. I wanted to see the world but didn’t have much money, so I worked on farms in Portugal and Ireland while backpacking through Western Europe for two months. That trip changed my life and planted the travel bug in me! 

After this trip, I lived in NYC to begin my career. It was a lot of work, a lot of partying, and a LOT of running (6 marathons, 12 half marathons, 2 triathlons!)…and behold, I Run Like A Girl was born. 🙂

As I got tired from my work-hard-play-hard lifestyle, I felt like I needed a change from NYC. So in 2017, I packed my bags and bought a one-way plane ticket to SF where I started my new life! I didn’t know anyone out there or had any life plan, but it was the best decision I ever made. The people I met and the perspectives I gained have made some of the best experiences of my life. 

The following few years I continued working in SF while traveling as much as I could in my free time. Some of my favorite trips during this time: trekking through mountains in northern Thailand, riding my motorbike through rural villages in the Philippines, catching fish and cooking it over a fire with locals in Kenya, sleeping in a hammock under the stars in the Amazon Rainforest, learning to surf in Nicaragua, and climbing the tallest volcano in Guatemala.

Fast forward to 2019 – my world became even brighter when I met my husband, Joe. We fell in love quickly and I feel so beyond lucky to have found Joe.

In 2022 – I fulfilled my lifelong dream of traveling the world for a year. I spent 6 months traveling solo through South and Southeast Asia, and it was the simply best thing I’ve ever done. Some highlights were: working at a hostel in the Indian Himalayas, exploring Northern Vietnam on a motorbike with my backpack strapped to the back, riding the iconic train through rice fields in Sri Lanka, chilling in a sleepy riverside town in Cambodia, camping in the jungle in Indonesia, and eating my way through Singapore and Malaysia. You can see my “Travel” section for day-by-day recaps…I blogged everything!

After my Asia trip, Joe and I lived in an RV full-time and road-tripped through the Southern USA. I’m so glad we did the RV thing at this point in our lives, and I’ll always look back fondly on the time we spent together in our 23-foot trailer. 

In 2025, we moved to North Carolina, where we hope to put roots down, live a slower-paced life, and continue to enjoy the great outdoors. While I’m new to North Carolina, it’s been a real joy so far, and I’m excited for this next life chapter. 🙂