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Experienced But Not Easy – Cochran Mill Half Marathon
Posted on November 5, 2018 Leave a Comment
As much as I’ve raced and as tired as I’ve gotten, quitting has never been in my vocabulary. This was the first time I wanted to raise the flag in surrender and be rescued by helicopter and taken to the snacks at the end. Then I realized that I wasn’t getting out of this
Jumping In.
Posted on October 24, 2018 Leave a Comment
Now a few weeks past the disappointment, and post the realities of big transitions, the cloudiness of life is starting to clear and fresh breath is becoming the lead story.
The World Needs More Parks
Isolation. The enemy lives there. He yearns for you to meet him there, to be anxious with your own thoughts, to fear the outside and the attacks it may bring. On the brink of training for my first pro race and a few speaking engagements he whispers those lies into my head that I’m better […]
Getting to Healthy & the Hands that Help
Posted on July 13, 2018 Leave a Comment
You are not alone. Maybe you need to read that 100 times to even start believing it, and if thats what it takes the rest of this blog post can wait, it’s on the internet it’s here forever. Jon and I were sitting out on the porch outside our apartment when my phone rang, it […]
Would You Believe Me if I Told you…
Posted on March 28, 2018 Leave a Comment
A fear of flights, and dread of long car rides have had quite a stronghold in my life. From panic attacks in grounded planes to simple temper tantrums over sitting in the car for too long the ups and downs that go with travel have caused the thing my husband loves the most: travel anxiety. […]
I’m here because…
Posted on March 20, 2018 Leave a Comment
Why? Why do I run, why do I feel pulled to the community, why do I wake up at 4am sometimes to run my body to the ground? Part of me says the competitor in me and the need to be active. By nature, busybody would be an accurate description of my days, but the […]
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