I woke up in a panic.  The alarm on my phone hadn’t gone off and the hotel alarm clock was flashing 12:00.  The thunderstorms must have caused a power outage.  I checked the time and it was 5:10 AM; less than an hour before the race start.  The nausea set in as I realized that [...]

Hello! I apologize for my nonexistence these past few weeks.  I know that you have all been biting your nails in anticipation of my next post . I need to talk about how amazing 2012 has been for me! In January I resigned from my position as the Benefits Coordinator at my job of nearly [...]

I come from the water That weren’t no easy thing It’s more than nature It’s like my destiny I stood upon these legs And held my head up high Emerged beneath the sun To start a new life Hey thanks Toadies! I know it’s going to be a good day when this song comes on [...]

“That’s the way that the world goes ‘round.  Some days you’re up, and the next you’re down.  There’s a half an inch of water and you think you’re gonna drown, and that’s the way that the world goes round.”     -John Prine My lowest point came around 3:00 AM.  No doubt in my mind that I [...]

Hi Friends! My ankle is still being a punk, but I’m doing just fine.  I have my new life as a student keeping me busy and I am happy to report that I made an 88 on my first biology test and a 91.5 on my Statistics test.  Turns out I’m smart! I have been [...]

Hi Friends!  I am currently paying my injury dues. This really came out of left field.  I hurt my ankle and now I have a very angry peroneal tendon AND some very angry exensor tendons.  I also had the most ridiculous limp happening, but thankfully that is fading.  My ankle is still the size of [...]

“The notion that persistence is essential for success is embedded in popular scientific writings. However when people are faced with situations in which they cannot realize a key life goal, the most adaptive response for mental and physical health may be to disengage from that goal.” (source) Do a quick Google search. “How to quit…” [...]

Hi Friends!  A few updates: – I ran a nighttime 60K (37 miles) race on July 23rd.  It was such a defining moment in my short racing career that I am still at a loss for words.  The course was the most difficult I have ever ran and the weather conditions at the start were less [...]

Dear Society, I am rejecting all of it.    This message is not for me.  Nobody became prettier or hotter than anybody.  Stop pitting women against each other.  Some girls are super skinny and some are not.  If you are not super skinny and you want to be then go for it.  If you are happy and proud [...]

How fast can you run a mile? Can you believe that I still don’t know how fast I can run a mile?  Why would I even want to know this?  I’m an endurance runner.  Speed isn’t really something I need, but I like it!  My running partner and I like to fit in a couple [...]

“Perhaps the genius of ultrarunning is its supreme lack of utility. It makes no sense in a world of space ships and supercomputers to run vast distances on foot.  There is no money in it and no fame, frequently not even the approval of peers.  But as poets, apostles and philosophers have insisted from the [...]