Life
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This last week has been hell. Maybe I shouldn’t think that every event in my life is intended to teach me something, but it just seems so blatantly obvious. Maybe it’s my way of dealing with shitty events – finding the reason why it happened, finding the silver lining. I had happily started my training…
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I have noticed a lot of people talking about getting older and falling apart. I finally have my shit together and now my body falls apart. I have a 40/50 year old body but in my mind I’m still only 20. I have uttered comments like these as well, although I like myself much more…
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Two weeks into my training schedule and BAM! Smacked to the couch with a high fever and body aches. I didn’t hurt that bad after running the 50k in September. I did some easy yoga stretches to help get the blood flowing and alleviate some stiff muscles. On the third day, I got myself out for…
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Dear 2016, Here we are starting a new year off together. You should know that I’m a bit of damaged goods. I’ve got some baggage. And while I wish I could start our time off together giving you all the hope and expectation that you deserve, I’m just not sure that’s possible. My last year…
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A few weeks ago, I was just heading out the door on a run, when I received this text from my younger sister Cassidy: Now one thing I’ve learned over my few short running years is that Cassidy and I have different tastes when it comes to running music. We’ve shared a few songs, but I like it a…
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Music has always been a driving force in my life. I could make up some cool story about being a young child and listening to some inspired tunes that shaped the course of my life, but I’m a terrible liar. Guess this is a good thing. My earliest musical memory is sitting in the wooden pews at…
Silver Lining Strong 