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fly.
But first...
If you hold your phone up to your ear you can hear the water rushing in the photo.
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More miles. Starting to get more movement in major muscle groups. Still hard; an hour of icy hill repeats, and an hour of running around in the dark.
Finding a nice surprise in my coat pocket (via @thecarpentersdaughterco) warmed my soul and made me miss my mountain family.
35 days until 6+ days of Colorado running.
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Snowy escapades.
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Hate the cold.
Love the wild.
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A beautiful evening of crunching ice through the open trails. Slow but mindful; a great opportunity to just move.
In fact; I cheated tonight! After 90 minutes I felt so good, warmed up, and smooth sailing that I tacked on an extra 30 minutes of fun.
Bonus: S/O to @sheriffclayco for checking my vehicle at 7PM and 9PM to make sure I was safe spending time in the woods. Much appreciated! (Having @ruhn_co warmest pants on the planet on helped keep me outside as well)
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This is my light.
It's small.
It's surrounded by darkness.
In October I took a big hit at the Sky Peaks 50k. I did not realize how much mentally it hit me. Winter followed afterwards. A cardiologist visit came with bad news about medicated, still uncontrolled blood pressure. A chiropractor appointment followed with blood work to figure out why past injuries are not healing themselves. The flu came in afterwards for three weeks, and kept me from any movements for what felt like eternity. The seasonal darkness came in and stayed; in some ways literally and in some ways metaphorically.
I disappeared from social media because looking at so much success by others was painful. It added to the ongoing spiral. It added to my shrinking light.
Yes, this is my brutal transparency; the perfect world of social media sometimes isn't healthy for us.
Tonight I ran. Still coughed a bit, and it was kind of cold. However, I still moved.
I'm not better, and thanks to reading stories like @robkrar though, I can say that and be ok with it. I have so many supports that I lean on daily. @pigtailultrarunner has been so insanely patient with me. @pearl.snap has been my soundboard, in some ways even teaching me how to take care of myself from just being physically sick. My therapist has been within earshot the entire time, always checking in, and @darci_daugherty hasn't left my side once.
We'll get back to the miles, back to the races, back to the fun stories and bright sunshine. Sometimes though; we just have to focus on our small, never failing light when life seems rather dark.
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