Running, Sustainability & Real Life

In my blog you’ll find pieces of my journey, reflections, lessons, and insights I hope you’ll carry with you.

Honesty

Honesty, Life Events

How Long Does It Take To Lose Baby Weight?

Just over a few years ago, I intentionally put on 15lbs to get my period back after secretly struggling with amenorrhea, a lack of periods, for nine years. You saw my story blow up (hello, People Magazine?!). I stopped running, gained weight, shared my story, and a few months later…
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Honesty

You Are Only Human

We hear it over and over, we think, yeah yeah, I know. But then soon enough, we overstretch ourselves again, and like a child who can’t stop getting into trouble, we bow our heads and take the “told you so’s”. How did I not see I was going too far?…
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Honesty

My Ultimate Runner Guide For How to Get Your Period Back

UPDATE: Since writing this article, I have taken EVERYTHING I learned in my journey to get my period back, and wrote a book on the topic, so you have everything I know about amenorrhea in one place. This book is written for runners who have lost their period, but regardless…
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Beyond Running, Honesty

The Will to Win: Is it Bad to be Too Competitive?

People often ask me when I first realized I was good at running. As a professional runner, you have to know these things, because of course, I should have been way out in front of all the boys from an early age, proving my physical ability before it was even…
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Beyond Running, Honesty

Why is it So Hard to Lose the Last Few Pounds? (You Aren’t Going to Like My Answer!)

If I could just lose a few more pounds, I would be happy… How many times have you said that? I know I have, over and over again. Feeling unhappy with the way I look, thinking that removing those extra 5lbs would make me fitter, faster, and of course….happier. At some…
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Honesty, The Little Things

Why Your Best Is Never Good Enough

Now I have had many great guests on the podcast before but the podcast episode with Dr Bhrett McCabe was one of the most eye-opening podcasts I have ever recorded. He said so many things that were so applicable to us all, to every single one of us, regardless of…
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Beyond Running, Honesty, Life Events

Time to Say Goodbye: When You Have Grown Apart From What You Love the Most

WARNING: This is gonna be a MONSTER long post, I am literally sharing my biggest secret, the one I have kept from you this whole time. If you do not want to read the whole thing, I have made a video, which will be at the bottom. You can watch…
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Honesty

Don’t Let Social Media Be Toxic to Your Confidence

We are in a connected world. I have a few friends who do a great job at staying away from almost all of it, but the rest of us, we are constantly looking at our phones, computers, screens, and we are addicted to checking social media ALL. THE. TIME. I also…
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Honesty

When the Soreness Has Faded

With each marathon I have done, the soreness has lasted less time, which is a good sign, right? Well yes, you don’t look like you have been beaten up while you walk around, and of course, not being in pain is good…although a sick part of me kind of likes…
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Honesty, Training Tips

Show Those Race Week Workouts Who Is BOSS!

If you have been reading for a while, you will know that I usually write what is on my heart at the time I sit down to write. I don’t think of a topic ahead of time, I literally just start writing, and see where it goes. I have found that for…
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