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…
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Titletown Ultra Series – 8 hours in the furnace
So I haven’t been writing. Imagine that, this blog has always been a flurry of posts. Some month’s would be great, others not so great. Yet here I am trying again. I guess that’s something I also take into other parts of my life, like running and ultra running. Sometimes I’m not the greatest at planning and executing those plans,…
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…
Door County Fall 50
The Fall 50 is a 50 mile adventure that begins at the northernmost tip of Wisconsin’s peninsula and travels through scenic back roads and little towns on the Western shoreline and finishes up in Sturgeon Bay. Runners have the option to run all 50 miles solo, in pairs, or as a 5 person relay. I signed up last year after…
Madison Mini
The Madison Mini Marathon in Madison Wisconsin FINALLY fit into my racing schedule! Madison has always had a special place in my heart. Since my teenage years I’ve wanted to run away to Madison but timing never seemed to work out well, so I never did. My initial escape plan was back in 2005 but I wasn’t able to move…
Ice Age Trail 50 – 2015
“Two more up and downs and we’re there!” I said to Dean, but mostly I was telling myself. I picked Dean up around mile 32 after a tough climb out to Emma Carlin. I couldn’t run downhills anymore. “It doesn’t even matter anymore,” he replied. But it did. After the roller coaster day I had and the pain…
Door County Fall 50 – 2014
I honestly don’t even know where to begin. This race just flew by for me. I guess that’s a good thing right!? It’s so bizarre to me to think that 8 hours can just fly by. I signed up only weeks before the Door County fall 50. I’ll admit, I was dragging my feet. I was pretty unsure about…
Fox Cities Marathon – 2014
I’m still so excited about how well things went at the Fox Cities Marathon. The race could not have gone smoother for me. After a busy day photographing a good friends’ wedding, Steve and I headed to Appleton. We arrived a little late but got settled and checked in pretty quick. We sat down together and ate burritos that we…