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Race Recap: Free State…Where Legends Are Made

Posted on April 19, 2017 by

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Move aside Gilgamesh. Part ways from us Achilles. Yes, even you Dante have no place in this story: Dearest reader, adjust your seat and take a deep breath; I’m going to attempt to encapsulate you in honor, glory, dignity, grit, and a story that…

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Family of Dirt

Posted on November 21, 2016 by

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While it has become common knowledge that I love to run, the sad reality is that I have not been able to run for the past two weeks. A sliding rock that I stepped on resulted in a mildly sprained ankle that safely sidelined…

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Rewards vs Awards

Posted on May 7, 2016 by

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PR’s, weight loss, negative splits, final kicks…all words that revolve around the mind of a runner. It has taken many years for me to understand what all of these words meant, and today, I realized that in some instances you just have to not…

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Some weeks you kill it. Some weeks it tries to kill you. This photo was my challenge today; to drink a 1/4 cup of anything and at least one bite of food. When I was in school I would get so worked up with anxiety (didn't know it) that I would cause myself to become extremely nauseous, to the point of vomiting. Some things have not changed. Tuesday was a nasty anxiety attack. Friday afternoon, stuck in a 30x30 ft room with 40 other teachers for three hours resulted in the second attack. Saturday morning, after attempting to host a middle school speech and debate tournament Friday evening, resulted in a full on panic attack. All of Saturday was spent with Tums and trying not to be sick, and being visibly upset about missing time on the trails with friends out in Lawrence, Kansas. Now, after making it through the night, we start all over again from the beginning. Attempting one bite at a time, knowing that I have a plan to get my miles in tonight, and listening to my body telling me to slow waaaaaaaay down. #trailrunning #mentalhealth #running #anxiety #health #fit #fitness #teaching
Brrrrrrrr! That got a little cold for my liking. First single digit temperature run of the year. Not the fastest after getting tamed at @physedkc last night. Grateful for hard. #winter #trailrunning #running #health #fitness #fit #cold #runkc #ultramarathon #training
It's peaceful. It's fast. It's calming. It's moving. Two solid runs over the weekend, resulting in personal bests on several segments of the path. It was a winning weekend of running. #trailrunning #running #health #fitness #fit #ultramarathon #training
Half running related, half home love related. Seeds on the ice during my run told the story. Let's go Kansas City! Super Bowl Champions! #trailrunning #superbowl #runkc
If you hold your phone up to your ear you can hear the water rushing in the photo. #trailrunning #running #health #fit #fitness #snow #training
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. #trailrunning #training #running #snow #Colorado #health #fitness #fit
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