the (mis)adventures of an ultrarunner
Haha, y’all I’m sorry but this is just too good not to blog about or to give a title like that! So.. Sorry, Mom. But it’s funny. Especially since it directly affects me, so I think I’m gonna go ahead and share more…
Continue reading “Salomon’s Accidental Sexcapades, oh.. and Lunch!l”
This past weekend, we took the kids to stone mountain and hiked up at sunset. We came back down after it was completely dark, and the kids were a little scared. Continue reading “The Places Between”
Today I spent the day in deep thought. Why? Because I had absolutely nothing else to do!
Yes… It should be interesting. And it rarely is.
Here’s some random interestingness for you:
*One time, when I was like.. I dunno, 17.. I was involved in a high speed chase. Scratch that.. Actually DANIEL was involved in a high speed chase with me tailing behind in my own car going like 100. Screaming and crying like a baby! Some dude ran me off the road & Dan happened to be behind me when it happened….don’t piss off Dan…. Anyways, it ended in a massive bloody fight between him and a stranger.. AND that’s all you get for that one because my mom still doesn’t know it happened. HA!
*I caught this sucker on Lake Lanier when I was 13 & it weighed 27 pounds. BE JEALOUS. My dad was… his is the pansy fish:
Okay fine!! After numerous texts with you people telling me that I’m crazy if I go dark—and massive voting for blondness—I’m just going to go dark to spite you all! (Especially you: Daniel Walsh…age 26… 170 pounds! Muahaha) Just kidding… Seriously though, thanks for the input, guys. I’ll stick to blonde. Melanie will be happy. She was NOT looking forward to potential darkness I was going to force her to do ;).
Anyways- I always say “Anyways”- I don’t know why. Not “anyway” or “any way” just “….anyways….” Continue reading “Anyways. Back to the Running Rambles.”
I don’t know exactly where I’m going, but I know exactly what I’m searching for. Every single night I lay in my bed and think about it, every day I’m distracted with the thoughts: I want to push my body to the ultimate brink. I want to feel it again- the moment that I realize I’m truly human-when Im close to death.. Scary, I know. But it’s also in that very moment that I have the ability to fight- to push back- to scream that I want more, and let God decide the rest.
I want to run farther than I ever have in my life… Not in circles.. Not on some flat easy terrain. I want to run something hard, gripping, wild, dangerous, and deadly. The toughest mountains, the loneliest path, the deadliest cliff. I want that moment again. That moment is when I feel the absolute closest to God I feel I can get on Earth. It’s a strange female craving I guess.. definitely isn’t a freakin chocolate chip cookie, but it’s me. It’s right there alongside my need to live life outside of the box- to venture outside of the American Comfort realm and to a place that suits my chemical makeup more- the real deal Earth. I feel like I’m on the edge of my tomorrow.. Just waiting for the clock to turn. I wonder what’s going to happen next?? All I can do is run and pray and think and wait. But I know whatever happens next in my life won’t be an accident. Everything is perfectly mapped out from the get-go, so I’ll just hang on tight for the ride… And in the meantime.. Keep waiting.
PS: going semi AWOL again. I’ll have my phone, and will still check my email.:)
We have heard it ALL over our many years in the personal training business! We are sick of bogus excuses! 😉
Couldn’t sleep- up at 3am. Not abnormal. My brain wouldn’t shut off, so I decided to write out everything I was stuck thinking about! Kind of like a journal, I guess (one that thousands of people read every month??) Doesn’t matter to me. It won’t make sense to ANYBODY, it doesn’t flow or necessarily fit together, but I like to document my brain when it runs rampant in this direction.
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Loved my first climbing/belaying class. It came pretty naturally, and I climbed to the top of my first wall quickly and easily.
I’m excited to go to the women’s class again next week! The cross training is great for both ultra running & for my training with Daniel. I get to work on my quad strength and my upper body pull strength for fun. So I’m happy I picked this as my “spinach” outlet! Of course- as with any sport I try- I’m sure I will dive in full force to be the best climber I can be. I’m geeky like that. (Plus I wanna get out and climb the real stuff!)
Today I got to get a quick chat in with Amber after I ran to the top of stone mountain.
My legs were a little tired from the 10miles prior, so I just sat up top and daydreamed for a minute. Got thinking about my adventure list- and then my phone rang! Perfect timing! We discussed booking flights, car, and camping for our R2R2R trip (yeah no hotel for these chicks). I told amber maybe we should do some climbing while we were in AZ.. and she was down, of course! I love how we think- always daydreaming about adventures, OR having them;) I love Amber!
We’re like excited little girls…adventurous outdoorsy hardcore ultrarunning type little girls??
Anyway.. I’m really pumped for all of the cool stuff taking place this year.
First up- zip lining adventure taking place this month.
Life is so worth living.
This is a shout out to my hardcore husband at www.primitiveathletictraining.com and post for our clients struggling with eating-
before you read: here are some pics for you to salivate over, ladies…no I don’t mind… Even my best friends have told me that Daniel makes them feel nervous- haha!
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