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It's that time of year where the sweat just runs off your soaked shorts, and your shoes begin to squish without a water crossing in sight. Best. Feeling. Ever. #trailrunning #training #running #health #fitness #fit #ultrarunning #globalrunningday
Into the unknown I go, Whispers of fear and fright. No sun to save me, Air cut off by the choking night. Shadows begin to surround this existence, Shrieking feedback of reality drown my ears. Lies of loneliness press their fingers to my lips. Will the world know if it all ends right here? My pulse rages out of control. Heart hammering through eardrums, Panic picking up where the air left. No scream. No cry. No captured moment of hope. A final thought, A curious end to this nightmarish tease. A visible darkness has consumed this world. I can only wonder: "Is this what it's like to not breathe?" #georgefloyd #blacklivesmatter
Fun story: Months ago @physedkc was ensuring their clients were taken care of when we went into lockdown. This meant taking home some weights. Ego ensuring, I asked for the 30lbs dumbbells (not my brightest moment, as this is a lot for me). For months now I've been in the basement with this overwhelming challenge. Something way out of my comfort zone. Yet, little by little, move by move, I can feel like I'm getting a little bit stronger with each home session. Tonight was a great opportunity to see progress. Not perfect, not even close, but progress. New Challenges=New Identities Grateful for hard. #weighttraining #trailrunning #running #health #fit #fitness #ultrarunning
Just lush. #running #trailrunning #training #health #fitness #fit #ultrarunning
There's just something about the heat. It's punishing. It's purifying. The weather finally decided to be "normal" today. Which meant an excellent time to lace up and go play in the dirt for about twelve miles during the afternoon. Never easy, always challenging; today I'm grateful for hard. Crusted salt etched in my brow. Skin slightly rubbed raw along my back. Dirt mixed with sweat leaving streaks of mud along my legs. I love it when the heat returns to play. #trailrunning #running #health #fitness #fit #training #ultrarunning
I spent the weekend on the shoreline at a lake. Ate delicious food, but learned that it was food my body no longer craved. It let me know all about it. If quarantine has taught me anything, it's taught me to consistently listen to what my body wants. Eat when you're hungry, eat while you're running, eat a snack in the afternoon. These are all good ideas. Sometimes it isn't about when we're eating, but instead what we're eating. This evening I got a few exciting miles on the dirt, but after that kind of weekend, I was equally as excited to get back into my kitchen. I missed fruit. I missed vegetables. I missed things, only in 72 hours, that my body loves. Plus, thanks to @kelsbana and @kateelaineking for constantly showing me their kitchen, tools, and cooking skills. #training #trailrunning #running #health #fitness #food #cooking #fit #ultrarunning
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