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F.A.I.L.ing Stupendously
“It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” — J.K. Rowling I attempted my first 50k … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 50k, 5k, Frozen Heart, half marathon, marathon, mindfulness, run, running, trail running, ultra, ultrarunning
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One Day I Will Be an Ultrarunner
“Set a goal so big that you can’t achieve it until you grow into the person who can.” — Unknown Or, in the words of one of my favorite authors: I’ve been training. Putting in the miles. I’ve reacquainted myself … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 50k, 5k, half marathon, marathon, mindfulness, run, running, trail running, ultra, ultrarunning
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You Did WHAT?!?!
“You need a little bit of insanity to do great things.” — Henry Rollins Jonas. Everywhere I looked, he was there. I could not escape him. Everyone at school pondered how long we’d be off, how much snow we’d actually … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 50k, 5k, half marathon, marathon, run, running, trail running, ultra, ultrarunning
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Ground Control (Literally) to Major Tom
“The truth is, of course, that there is no journey. We are arriving and departing all at the same time.” — David Bowie This was not a wonderful week in my world. Last Monday, one of my heroes, not just … Continue reading
No Sympathy for This Devil
“Please allow me to introduce myself, I’m a man of wealth and taste. I’ve been around for a long, long year, Stole many a man’s soul and faith.” –The Rolling Stones He returned tonight, suddenly and with no warning, as … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 5k, demons, half marathon, marathon, run, running, ultra
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Before and After
“…on a brand new precipice of Before and After…” — Ransom Riggs, Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children Humans are obsessed with time. We mark important occasions in Sharpie and commemorate their yearly arrivals with celebration and fanfare. Runners, especially, … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 5k, half marathon, marathon, mindfulness, run, running, time, ultra, ultrarunning
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Entering the Void
“I just run. I run in void. Or maybe I should put it the other way: I run in order to acquire a void.” ― Haruki Murakami, What I Talk About When I Talk About Running In March of 2012, … Continue reading
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Tagged 10k, 13.1, 26.2, 5k, half marathon, marathon, mindfulness, run, running, ultra, ultrarunning
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