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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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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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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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5 Things You Need To Know About Running 100 Miles In A Day

5 Things You Need To Know About Running 100 Miles In A Day

October 5, 2018 Guts / Psychology / Trail Running / Ultrarunning5 Comments

It was Sunday, 10 in the morning, in the vicinity of the finish line of the Stagecoach 100 mile race. I was not functioning well as a human person. “Hey, I couldn’t find you!” said Geoff after I’d wandered off for another unplanned nap in the back of the enormous …

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Hostels vs. Introverts: Homey or Hostile?

Hostels vs. Introverts: Homey or Hostile?

July 28, 2018 Psychology / TravelOne Comment

I am not a good hosteler. I adore hostels. Let’s put that out there. The unique spaces often in renovated old houses with peeling paint and tin ceilings, the shabby common areas, the kitchen full of mismatched dishes and silverware and pots and lids. The clump of people on the …

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The Little “D”: Depression After An Ultramarathon

The Little “D”: Depression After An Ultramarathon

February 27, 2018 Psychology / Ultrarunning3 Comments

Two days after my most recent ultramarathon and I was walking down the street wondering whether or not I care if people can tell I’m on the brink of crying. Always the worrier, I think about the outside world’s perceptions rather than how I’m actually feeling. Should I stuff it …

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When You Get to Barstow, Keep Driving (Calico 50K)

January 13, 2018 Psychology / Travel / UltrarunningLeave a comment

Outside of Barstow, California, up the literal hill to the north of town, is a ghost town named Calico. To get there, drive east from Los Angeles. Pass Barstow and keep going on the 15 in a Vegas-ish direction (rather than in an Albuquerque direction on the 40) for another …

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3 Things No One Warns You About Post Thru-Hike

3 Things No One Warns You About Post Thru-Hike

December 11, 2017 Colorado Trail / Psychology / Thru-Hiker LifeLeave a comment

Near the end of a thru-hike you’re going to feel this crazy stew of emotions from being on top of the world—a la Jack on the railing in Titanic—to bottoming out as you see the last few stretches of trail before you, panicked about regular life and wanting the miles …

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Tiny Rant: Who Are “Girls Who Hike”?

Tiny Rant: Who Are “Girls Who Hike”?

October 28, 2017 Psychology / Tiny Rant / WomenLeave a comment

“What are you GIRLS doin’ out here on this traaaaaaiiiiil?” – Princess of Darkness, quoting a group of dudes she and another female hiker encountered on their thru hike. Yeah, it’s true that being a woman on a thru-hike seems odd to some humans (male or female). I’ve even experienced …

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When the day after the very long run means you can When the day after the very long run means you can't sleep, you get up early and do a trail hike to see the sunrise. Of course, right?

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When life gives you antlers… You take them and s When life gives you antlers… You take them and stuff them in hydration pack and hope they don't fall out 🦌❤️

I thought a lot in the last few weeks about getting older. This is not something I think about frequently ... I have had the fortune of looking and feeling younger than my years but I am coming to terms with some fear that that might be changing as the sun and other things start catching up with me. More silver on my head, more bulging leg veins, more crepey skin... it's ME and my lived body. Hope I get my heart to really feel this earned place. 🌼🙏🏻🔮

Today's belated birthday run was a success, 47K for my 47th. Warm and sandy and good snacks later. All in a new place to me—Kanab. Thanks to new frenz for trail beta @lifeisatraverse 

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Nearly perfect day with snow, trails, and old frie Nearly perfect day with snow, trails, and old friends. #allpartswelcome @revital_nutrition
"Every runner has the same finish line: death." S "Every runner has the same finish line: death."

So begins the greatest running book of the last decade... by a mile. Possibly the greatest athlete philosophy book of the last generation. 

Megan and David build runners out of unconditional love, tacos, puppies, and death. And it works.

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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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