This past weekend was my first in a very long time that didn’t include training or prepping for the next race. Such a wonderful break! My thought was to take at least two weeks to just be totally lazy and enjoy everything that I’ve missed over training. Mainly, doing things other than training every night and…
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O Flower of Scotland…
Read moreWhen will we see your like again? It’s been eight years since I studied abroad in Scotland, and I’ve been wistfully longing for years to go back for a visit. And now I can say that we’re finally planning a trip there!!! It will combine all my favorite things: Adam 🙂 The rugged, gorgeous scenery…
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Sunrise on the Equinox
Read moreThis morning I got up early to squeeze in a run before my day started, and it was lovely. I really enjoy early morning runs, and I wanted to try and describe this one because it was just so pleasant. I left the apartment when it was still mostly dark and the sky was a…
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UltraPedestrian Wilderness Challenge: Chinook Pass/Ohanepecosh River Loop (32 miles)
Read moreWow. What a fantastic day with my friend, Rachael. At the end of the day we sat in the car, still sweat-drenched, cold, and achy, gorging on wonderfully fatty pizza and quesadillas. We reflected how for both of us, this was our favorite ultra to date. And isn’t that awesome? The day started early –…
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Beat The Blerch Half Marathon Race Report
Read moreWe ran the inaugural Beat the Blerch last year and it was a blast. Honestly, I take all my races a wee bit too seriously, so it was a lovely change of pace to run one that’s primary focus really was just to have fun. I’m not really much for 5 or 10Ks, so this…
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Catching Up
Read moreIt’s been two weeks since my last post, oops. Where have I been? Just training and doing things as per usual. And there just hasn’t been anything terribly exciting to write about. We were supposed to hike Mount St. Helens two weekends ago, but for the third year in a row, we got stormed out.…
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Part of Section J – PCT
Read moreWe had absolutely perfect weather today! Started off cool, and ended up warm, but comfortable. We ran with my coach’s group, but after 8 miles, everyone else turned around and we kept going. Adam was feeling really good, so he went ahead of me and then turned around at 11 miles. I made it to about…
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Back Into Training
Read moreWell, after a week and a half of coach-sanctioned rest, I’ve finally gotten back into training the last few weeks. What am I training for, you ask? Saturday, September 12 – Beat the Blerch Half Marathon We ran this race last year (inaugural) and it was a blast. Can’t wait to run it again! How…
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Why?
Read moreI met with my coach last week and we had a wonderful, honest discussion about my Mt. Hood race and how I felt afterward. She listened and also validated my feelings so I didn’t feel silly about it all. I still have plenty of self-reflection to do before I come up with anything definitive, but…
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Mt. Hood 50 Miler Race Report
Read moreThis race was a redemption run due to my DNF last year at mile 28 because of stomach issues. I was successful, which is great. It did not turn out to be the race I expected, that’s for sure. I find it interesting that each of these 50 milers tend to surprise me in different…
