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Secrets To Running 100 Miles Under 24 Hours

February 1, 2020 Glory / Guts / Psychology / UltrarunningLeave a comment

In 2018, I made a big deal out of my goal to run a hundred mile ultramarathon in less than 24 hours. I told everyone who stopped long enough to hear: runners, friends, family, grocery store clerks, hairdressers, baristas, toddlers, other people’s pets, you name it. Would making my sub-24 …

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UTMB 2019: If A Lifeline Appears, Say Yes

UTMB 2019: If A Lifeline Appears, Say Yes

September 8, 2019 UltrarunningLeave a comment

The story of a UTMB DNF and the physical and mental bullshit that comes along for the ride.

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Utahn at UTMB: Prologue

Utahn at UTMB: Prologue

August 25, 2019 UltrarunningOne Comment

When training for UTMB, the last thing you want to find out is your Achilles heel is…. your actual heel.

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Miss Tenacity: The Podcast?

August 16, 2019 Glory / Podcast / Trail Running / Ultrarunning / WomenLeave a comment

Miss Tenacity, as part of my own personality, was born out of a love of trails. And the idea of tenacity has grown, as we all have, into something more expansive and embracing. This kind of tenacity is about women who run trails and often run really dang long trails. …

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Better Than “First Aid”: Ultra Aid Kit Essentials

July 13, 2019 Gear / Trail Running / Travel / UltrarunningLeave a comment

A few weeks ago I was running down a trail with a friend new to the amazing world of trail pounding. And then, they pounded. Caught a rock with their toe and landed with their ankle on another rock. Oof, and there goes a few ligaments. We got back to …

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Sunshine And Bunny Rabbits: Why Trails Are Therapy Until They’re Not

Sunshine And Bunny Rabbits: Why Trails Are Therapy Until They’re Not

July 9, 2019 Coaching / Psychology / Trail Running / UltrarunningLeave a comment

The tongue-in-cheek bumper stickers and t-shirts are clear: running and hiking are a direct substitute for therapy. Is this true? I’d say . . . sort of. Maybe. Rarely. Here’s why: if I were to categorize running as therapy, it is akin to psychoanalysis. Wait, what? Hear me out. In …

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How To Win A 100 Mile Ultramarathon (with only years of consistent training, tenacity, and a sprinkle of luck)

How To Win A 100 Mile Ultramarathon (with only years of consistent training, tenacity, and a sprinkle of luck)

March 28, 2019 UltrarunningLeave a comment

100 milers are a fascinating study in mellow focus. There’s a flow state that happens when you just go, but not get sloppy. I found this state repeatedly during my race, but especially in the dark. I needed to keep the wheels on.

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Momentum: How Getting Faster Happens

Momentum: How Getting Faster Happens

November 28, 2018 Guts / Trail Running / UltrarunningLeave a comment

Momentum is what takes training consistency and turns it into joy and speed.

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I Need Alex Honnold, Who Can’t Feel Fear, To Give Me Access To All The Feels

I Need Alex Honnold, Who Can’t Feel Fear, To Give Me Access To All The Feels

November 12, 2018 Guts / Psychology2 Comments

Alex Honnold can’t feel fear like a normal person. But a range of emotions is what makes a healthy human. What now? How to underfeelers get through life without freaking out or feeling unfulfilled?

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How To Induce Existential Terror Using An Inflatable Kayak

How To Induce Existential Terror Using An Inflatable Kayak

October 13, 2018 Guts / Psychology / Travel / WomenLeave a comment

How to face down an existential crisis while also learning to packraft: a story from the Green River

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Dark and light always cycle. Cold and warm ebb and Dark and light always cycle. Cold and warm ebb and flow. At twilight we trust that the sun will return. Why would it be any different with our own bodies? With our emotions? Over and over again I am invited to see the inherent cycles in ev. ry. thing. Invited to trust the cycle. To seek and find healing and rest in the dark. Because the light will return and you can take it in with curiosity and resilience. And love. 
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When you get the chance to make magic in the snow, When you get the chance to make magic in the snow, even in your own front yard, even if no one might see it, even though the sun is getting busy melting your creation. 

None of that matters. Being silly as a kid matters. Making yourself grin matters. 

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Social distancing on the socially-prescribed day o Social distancing on the socially-prescribed day of love, top of Van Cott. Wire and 3 foot drifts, you're next!

Also don't worry, this is my decompression from some of the heavier amazing stuff I write about. It's all me. I serve, I learn, I embody. 

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See this sparkle? It helps me to illuminate what I See this sparkle? It helps me to illuminate what I already know to be true: that I have gifts, that I have excitement, that I have ability to serve. 

And even as that sparkle helps me to remember what is true, it is a beacon for YOU. It is a beacon to those who also know: even if you are still growing and healing that you are whole. You were always the whole you, even if you is evolving and blossoming. A seed is still Whole. A sprout is Whole. In the mighty oak tree… Also Whole. 

See this light? It's here. Now let's see yours. I know you have it. 😘🔮

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This is a reminder to myself. This is a reminder t This is a reminder to myself. This is a reminder to plant strange seeds. To plant them, to tuck them in, and to wait.

there are already a few, deep inside me. But that doesn't mean there can't be more, all waiting for just the right moment when the conditions are wiggly and the humus is fertile. 

Art by @yumisakugawa 

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Let your tree roots grow deep, winding a path deep Let your tree roots grow deep, winding a path deep into the earth. Let your branches reach high.

And above all, let your light illuminate and reflect off anything that is around, drenching the view in vibrance. 

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