The Real Fit podcast features candid conversations with women athletes on topics including body image, enoughness, and so much more. In a world that's hell-bent on telling women we're not thin enough, fast enough, strong enough, or successful enough, I'm here to tell you you're already enough. My goal is to share stories that inspire … Continue reading Real Fit Podcast
Category: running
Race Report: 2018 Urban 10 Miler
Planning Remember that time I signed up for a race, trained for the race, and then failed to read my emails (yes I am one of those people who has thousands of unread messages and no this does not keep me awake at night), which caused me to be unaware I could not pick up my race packet … Continue reading Race Report: 2018 Urban 10 Miler
Writing. Speaking. Reading. Running. (Late summer 2017 edition)
Writing You might have seen my essay on Bell's Palsy on Longreads. If you sat and read all 4k+ words of it, thank you. I know it's hard to sit at a screen and read anything longer than a tweet or twenty million (or maybe I'm the only one with a Twitter problem?). If you didn't … Continue reading Writing. Speaking. Reading. Running. (Late summer 2017 edition)
Race Report: Horsetooth Half Marathon 2017
When I put the Horsetooth Half Marathon on my calendar, my good friend and running buddy told me not to expect a PR. She'd done the race before and knew the punishing course. Being overconfident and really bad with things like maps and elevation profiles, I dismissed her doubts. After all, I was in a … Continue reading Race Report: Horsetooth Half Marathon 2017
Race Report: Wobble Gobble 5k
The morning started like any other race morning, with two packets; a square packet of Quaker Instant Oatmeal and a rectangular, tube-like packet of Starbucks Via. Unlike a usual morning, I Instagrammed my breakfast. I spent a moment wondering if I was a loser or a cliche or both because really? Choosing a cool filter … Continue reading Race Report: Wobble Gobble 5k
Sweet Reunion
Yesterday I ran about four and a half miles outside. This wouldn't be noteworthy, ordinarily, except I've been injured for nearly two months, which meant I had to stop running. I recently tried running a few times, just a few miles here and a few miles there, and only on the treadmill, so that if my hip bothered … Continue reading Sweet Reunion