Tag: Lessons Learned
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Week 9: Marathon Szn
“Happiness is a function of reality minus expectations.” 7/2: Easy run w/ strides I woke up a bit later than usual today but I have a flexible calendar to get everything done. The sleep was needed to catapult my recovery in the right direction. The lessons of 2023 have made me re-emphasize my recovery needs.…
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Level 10 Achieved!
R4R L10, Part 1Tonight’s run was my first continuous run without walking since that last dreadful treadmill run on June 8th, exactly 5 months ago. I’m not sure where time has gone, yet simultaneously it also feels like the longest 5 months ever. The mind has a way to remember vivid details during injury and…
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Hip Ship Shenanigans
[Week of 6/19: Marathon Season Paused] Monday: I hopped a quick jet trip over Lake Michigan to see my Coach for my pesky problem-child hip. There’s something still wrong with it and if anyone can help me get back on track, it is my Coach. I’m always very confident in his assessment and evaluation, since…
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#OffSzn Gains for #MarathonSzn Games
The past 13 weeks have encompassed some sweat-wicking training and simultaneously stress-filled times. From the jetlag recovery of Japan to multiple roadtrips for caregiving while fulfilling my full-time job to healing a gnarly proximal hammy squawk with countless hours of rehab, somehow I managed to train smart and keep juggling the demands of life. There…
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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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10 Reflections of 2021 for Future Prosperity
“The only time you should ever look back is to see how far you’ve come.” If you’ve been through a wild roller coaster year, the last thing you might want to do is to reflect upon the past. However, I do feel that there is a time and place to reflect. Your past can reshape…
Re-Energized Running 