My body still aches, but my heart is giddy. I recently took a giant step toward achieving my 50-mile goal. 72,829 steps to be exact. This August, I completed my very first ultramarathon, The Kodiak Ultra, a 50K in the local San Bernardino mountains. 32.1 total miles of hiking, running, scrambling, and at times shuffling,Continue reading “Life Lessons From a 50K”
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Garbage In, Garbage Out
Do you remember the phrase, Garbage In, Garbage Out (GIGO)? I think I first heard that term in the late 80’s in one of my first computer classes. The concept is common in the computing and mathematics worlds to describe the idea that the quality of input determines the quality output. If you put faultyContinue reading “Garbage In, Garbage Out”
The Gift of Pain
As I sit here on Easter morning, bathed in gorgeous California sunshine, I am overwhelmed with joy and a deep sense of renewal. I feel a tremendous sense of hope. I have been so immersed in physical agony over the last few months, that to sit here without pain, able to freely use my leftContinue reading “The Gift of Pain”
Stillness
Well friends, I am sitting here recovering from my second surgery in the past few months, and I struggle with a cacophony of emotions. Deafening thoughts and feelings banging around in my mind, unable to be calmed by the rhythmic pounding of my feet against the earth with the cadence of my heartbeat pumping in myContinue reading “Stillness”
A Better Version of Me
This morning I was grumpy. An unattractive, toxic self-pity that repels human contact. It was wet outside. Cold. Irritable. Irritated. Whiny. Grumpy, grumpy, grumpy! I did, but I didn’t, want to go for a run. Go, not go. Ugh. An emotional tug of war inside me. Finally, sigh. FINE…I’ll go! (Imagine all the drama ofContinue reading “A Better Version of Me”
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