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Stop Jumping Straight to What’s Next
You haven’t even recovered from this race before you’re thinking about the next one? Who taught you to skip the celebration stage and keep pushing to the next accomplishment?
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The Blog
75 posts on running, motherhood, community, and taking up space.
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writing
Friday Friendship Run
My first thoughts after finding out a friend was laid off? “Oh, now I see why he was out of it last night. Glad I was able to give him a hug.” My second...
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Face the FEAR and do it anyway?
We’ve been talking a lot about fear lately. Because life is scary! The most pressing concerns in the community around me? Fear of running. Fear of falling....
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writing
Stop Counting Yourself Out
You haven’t trained. You haven’t tried. You haven’t built that muscle. So you can’t do it yet! Keep going. Keep trying. That’s the fun in training.
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Running Is Not Therapy – I’m Not Your Therapist – But I Can Be A Therapy Tool
This may be one of the only times I’m comfortable being called a tool. I love being a tool in your therapy belt, a tool you use to help you heal and grow, a...
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marathon
Are You Old Enough To Make Your Own Decisions?
Pretty sure you’re old enough to make your own decisions by now So why are you letting other people set your goals? You want to run X Race distance because...
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Correcting The High-Achiever’s Fitness Trap: Choosing Stamina Over Quick Fixes
Why traditional fitness culture is costing you the energy you need to thrive—and how to reclaim it.
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writing
What Are You Leaning Into?
I’ve been a mother for almost three decades, so my default setting is definitely caregiving. My mind is always scanning for who needs my attention, what...
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half marathon
Medal Monday – San Jose Half
Celebrating the San Jose Half Marathon and a May like no other! I participated in 4 races in one month. I ran in 3 and volunteered at 1. I saw hundreds of my...
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writing
Hopefully, Your Kids Make You Brave
How do you chose to show up? We love to support the women who are still willing to learn, grow and explore, whether the motivation is their children or their...
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back of the pack
Finally Running By Feel
Avenue of the Giants was the race that I’ve been dreaming of forever. And because there was a marathon taking place at the same time, it was officially the...
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back of the pack
Reflections from the Redwoods
One of the benefits of running slower is having the time to really look around and take it all in. You’re not zooming by the beautiful trees and other...