Ultrarunner
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After a couple weeks of dealing with cooties, fevers, puking and pharmacies, I finally got more than a few miles in. I decided I should probably ease back into it. I know I have a good base and that all of the fitness I have isn’t going to evaporate over 2 weeks. I did manage…
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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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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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How can a post that sounds like Samuel L. Jackson go wrong? Guess we shall find out. At the request of my younger sister, Cassidy, I am doing a post about what is in my closet. I was going to title it ‘What’s in my drawers’, which made me giggle, but I digress. I will not be sharing…
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Two weeks post 50k and I’ve been mostly resting – walking, yoga and sleeping in. And while I have been enjoying lazy Saturday mornings with coffee and twitter, it is time to move forward – time to take the next step. My body feels pretty good overall – my lower back and piriformis are being a…
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Well, I did it. I made it to the finish line of a 50k race! What a day – what a good day! The day started off on a high note when I got to meet Melissa – a friend on Twitter, who convinced me to sign up for this particular race. She was running the…
Silver Lining Strong 