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Race Recap: Bacon & The Back 40

Posted on January 5, 2019 by

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It has been a while since I’ve typed…ran…raced…puked…lived much of anything within the trail community. After the race in June of 2018 (2018!) I definitely hit a long stretch of lonely miles, uncertainties with my health, and just an overall adjustment in what I…

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Race Recap: Physical Failures, Mental Victories & the North Fork 50K

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

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I have learned of a few sayings in the trail running community over the span of the past two years: The mountains are calling, I must go Not all who wander, are lost I am pleased to share that after studying each saying, reflecting…

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Review: Red Rock 5K Fun Run

Posted on July 4, 2016 by

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Happy Jul 4th and welcome to Mound City, Missouri! You will need to watch out for tractors, lawn mowers, and an occasional lost cow wandering the streets. Each Fourth of July this small farming community gets together for their annual parade, and the Red…

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❄️❄️❄️ Snowy escapades. ❄️❄️❄️ #running #trailrunning #training #health #fitness #snow
Hate the cold. Love the wild. #training #trailrunning #running #health #fitness #snow
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) #ruhn_co #running #trailrunning #running #training #ice #winter
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. #mentalhealth #running #trailrunning #health #fitness
Keep moving. Even if it's slow. Even if it's cold. Even if it's short. Keep moving. #running #health #trailrunning #runkc #training #fitness
🛑🛑HARD TALK🛑🛑 It's not easy. It's just not easy. First time back on trails with intent since Flagstaff back in October. It's been hard. Mentally I felt destroyed over the past several weeks, including the blood pressure spike. Last week I did nothing. No running, no weights, no yoga...nothing. It was the first nothing week since at least June of 2018. Tonight it was a 40 minute hike in the snowy woods. Don't let anyone (including yourself) fool you; this stuff is hard. It's hard physically, mentally, and emotionally. There are peaks, there are valleys, the sun and happiness, and there's darkness and sorrow. We all have our excitement of lacing up, hydrating, eating, and telling tales of survival with our friends. We also have to accept that it is not always perfect, calm, or collected. I'm still learning a lot of this. This is why I run. #trailrunning #running #ruhn_co #bocogear #hshive #runkc #health #fitness #mentalhealth #ultramarathon
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