Hero Stories
Sabrina Little examines how ultrarunning narratives often parallel the great hero stories, and ponders lessons we can learn from both.
Sabrina Little
Title: Columnist
Location: Newport News, Virginia
Social Media Links:
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Expertise
- Topics of Expertise: Trail running, ultrarunning, ethics, classical philosophy, moral psychology, character education
- Amount of Expertise: A lifelong runner with 18 years trail running and ultrarunning. As an author, an iRunFar columnist since 2018, a number of academic journal articles (Journal of Value Inquiry, Theory, and Research in Education; Journal of Moral Education; etc.), and is in the process of writing her first book.
Education & Certifications
- Education: Doctorate, Philosophy, Baylor University; Master of Arts, Philosophy of Religion, Yale University; Bachelor of Arts, Philosophy and Psychology, College of William and Mary
- Years of Professional Experience Relevant to iRunFar: 8 years of academic and public writing
- Awards or Recognitions: Emerging Education Policy Scholar, Graduate School Cross-Training Fellowship in the Natural Sciences
- Other Relevant Positions, Current or Past: Assistant Professor at Christopher Newport University; previous academic posts at Morehead State University and Baylor University; trail and ultrarunner for HOKA and DryMax; former head cross country and track coach at Live Oak Classical School (6 years)
A Word from Sabrina Little
There is a rich tradition of inquiry about virtue, vice, flourishing, and suffering in Philosophy and in the Humanities. This tradition has been a great resource in my own running, so I would like to share it with others. My personal interests include trail running, ultrarunning, reading, baking, spending time with my family, and telling jokes.
Where Your Attention Goes
Sabrina Little ponders how the singular focus that running requires allows us to take time away from the distractions of life.
An Excerpt from Sabrina Little’s Debut Book “The Examined Run:” Training in Suffering
In an excerpt from “The Examined Run,” Sabrina Little discusses suffering in training, and where to draw the line to avoid injury and burnout.
Fallow Season
Why an extended period away from running and racing is not something to be feared, and may even prove beneficial.
Running on Social Media
Sabrina Little examines the positives and negatives of social media in the context of trail running and ultrarunning.
Virtue and Competition: Getting it Right
Sabrina Little’s thoughts on virtue in running competition.
Running Accountably
Sabrina Little’s thoughts on accountability in running — on both good days and bad.
The Ethics of Running Contracts
Sabrina Little’s thoughts on some of the moral considerations of entering into a contract with a running brand.
The Virtues I Do Not Want
Sabrina Little comments on the virtues we gain from difficulties experienced in life.
Running on Intellectual Virtues
Sabrina Little writes about the importance of intellectual virtues in running.
The Man in the Arena
Sabrina Little’s thoughts on the trap of single-mindedness to which runners can fall victim.
Character Matters
Sabrina Little reflects on the importance of character and building good habits as runners.
Moral Monsters
Sabrina Little asks the running community to consider how we think and talk about cheating in sports.
Character and Competition
Sabrina Little wonders about the character we can build through competing with others.
A Discourse on Freedom
Sabrina Little writes about what freedom from both external and impediments looks like in running — and life.
Rooted and Responsible
What responsibility do we have to ourselves, our community, and the earth, when we find ourselves rooted in place?
The Grumbling Hive
Sabrina Little talks about the grumbling ever-changing hive of trail running and ultrarunning.
