Tag: Keep Showing Up
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Japan Adventure — Day 2 + 3
Day 2’s adventure was spent getting acclimated to the new environment, after a late arrival. Customs and transportation from the airport went smooth. Everything in Japan is so orderly and filled with rules upon rules. One thing I have noticed so far is that there is no sense of “rushing” on the streets. Sometimes I…
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Jumping for Japan – Day 1
Welcome back to my blog! I figured what a better way to share my adventures than to dust off the blog cover and chronicle my journey to the other side of the world. Nothing better than a 4hr delay on a 14hr direct flight! The beauty of this delay is that I got to spend…
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How to: Have your best season.
1.) Stay patient. Patience is hard. You get anxious for immediate results. When you compare yourself to others, your level of anxiety increases and patience decreases. You may think doing one more workout in the last few weeks will put you that much closer to what you desire. Fact: It won’t. Stay patient, stay focused…
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Rehab Revolutions, One Year Later
As I have surpassed one year of rehabbing from two bone stress injuries (July 2021), I also have reached one year of rehabbing from a benign pelvic mass (August 2021). As I look to the future on what I would like to accomplish to my high standards of satisfaction, I have reflected on how I…
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To run all the miles, you have to lift all the weights.
First, this post may not be liked by all of my readers and I’m okay with that. Over the last year, I’ve really learned who is in my corner. These are my thoughts, openly and honestly. Now, let me “step up” to my Soap Box. I seem to have a lot of these moments lately. …
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What is Success?
“Those who go incrementally over a long period of time often end up with something big.” B. Stulberg and S. Magness How many times have we shared our success stories? Admit it, we’ve all been proud of something whether a fitness feat, an awesome project, or the next career promotion. We want to bask in…
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Mental Fitness In Sport and Life: Part 1 Accepting Reality
Crim 2021 deferred to 2022. Chicago 2021 deferred to 2022. NYC 2021 cancelled. Tokyo 2020 deferred to 2022 and again deferred to 2023. Hopes, dreams, and passions turned into one massive wildfire in the blink of an eye. If advocating for my life over the course of 5.5 weeks isn’t accepting reality, then I really…
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The 1000 Mile Run
“Run the Year.” What does a feat like this take? Grit, perseverance, and strength are a few words that come to my mind. One of my fitness goals is to run 2021 miles by midnight on December 31st. In a roller-coaster year filled with twists-and-turns, flips-and-spins, there was nothing more satisfying than hitting Mile 1000…
Re-Energized Running 