Tag: The Comeback Journey
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Week 6: Marathon Szn
“Progress: You might not be where you want to be, but you’re not where you used to be.” 6/11: Easy runThis run was planned an easy run after my long run on Sunday. One thing I have noticed is that my recovery window after a long run needs to be longer than other days. I…
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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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Humble Hills and Slow Turtles
R4R Level 6, Part 1Since the skeleton continues to be pain-free, I progressed beyond the halfway point of this phase of return-to-sport. It’s been a long journey. Some days I get lost on my progress that I just need to see where I have come from to understand where I’m at and where I’m headed.…
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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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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…
Re-Energized Running 