Category: Life

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Ultra Runing

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and ultra running: How I used CBT to run 100 miles.   I bet you’d never think that therapy for my depression would help me travel 100 miles on foot, but it did, in the most amazing way.  If you’ve run any sort of running race you know that a HUGE chunk of it is mental.  If…

Oh 2017

Maybe it’s silly to reflect on another year gone, we should live everyday as a new day instead of falling into the same habits but we are only human right? Well, in 2017 I learned to let myself just BE human. It’s always a growth process.   I’m part of a few running groups on Facebook one member thought it…

Lessons Learned

This year I’ve faced quite a bit of failure in my running life which is something I’ve never been used to.  I feel like running has always come relatively easy to me, however the past few years have been quite turbulent.  Maybe I should reword this, running is not easy, it never has been, but for whatever reason it has…

DNF

DNF – Those pesky letters in that order that runners hate.  They stand for Did Not Finish and that is a runner’s worst nightmare. So how come my first DNF didn’t hurt.  It didn’t fill me with anger, hate and frustration.  Instead it was… easy.   I sat with Andrew and Will in the sun on a picnic table watching…

Lazy train

I’ve been “training” since January. I say “training” with quotation marks because this time around training has been different.  I’ve never known training like this and I’m a little conflicted about it.   It’s safe to say that most athletes know that training for any long distance event is a delicate balance of training and recovery, in fact it’s fair to…

The ultra life chose me

I didn’t choose the ultra life, the ultra life chose me.   This cannot be more accurate.   I haven’t run an ultra marathon since LAST October.  It seems like so long ago, but in reality it wasn’t that long, time goes way to fast.   When I fell into running, I didn’t plan to become an ultra runner, it…

Starting your running journey… invest in yourself

One of the most common questions I get asked about running is… “How do I get started” Followed by either, “I used to run xx years ago…” or “I just really want to get started, but I don’t know what to do…” First of all… I’m not a doctor, I’m not a certified personal trainer, I have no EDUCATION IN…

Finding my way

After Boston I felt pretty lost, I didn’t like running and I was just plain defeated.  Mostly because Boston just wasn’t what I expected.  I’ve been really good at getting into my own head in a negative way lately.  I haven’t been confident in my running like normal and it’s frustrating. Before my meeting with coach Kitty I wasn’t sure…

15 Awesome Moments of 2015

  It has been one HELL of a year! Between struggles and successes, I’ve had my share of everything.  I really like to take time to look back at the good, the bad and everything in between as I gear up to start another year.  So far 2016 looks grand, but we know how that goes right!?  Life is a…