So the last few weeks brought me a bout with mild over training, and an injury brought on by running in Pure Connects for a few intense speed sessions. Continue reading “Hey, Ashley, SHUT UP!”
Ultra Chicks Interview with Jen Vogel
Read about one of my favorite friends, and an incredible ultra athlete, Jen Vogel, on my ultrachicksunite.com blog!
http://www.ultrachicksunite.com/2011/11/jennifer-vogel-lessons-in-grit.html?spref=tw&m=1
Waiting For What’s Next
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.:)
Comfortable? (brain chatter)
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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Training Week 1/15
This week I’m ready to crank it back up. I won’t be doing mega mileage again yet, probably under 100, but lots of speed, mountains, and quality- the rest will just be junk miles – which are only in there to keep my distance strength & fitness up for competing in 100s. <–That’s my sched. Will it actually turn out that way? Prob not, but if I’m smart, I WONT GO OVER.Here we go!
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What Do The Walsh’s Eat? Daniel’s rules:
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!
1/8 training week
Taking it kinda easy this week…
7 Reasons I Ditched Facebook to Become a Better Runner
Just one of my many rants! I know everyone lives for FB, so don’t take it personally: this is just my experience speaking.
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100 miles stuck in my heart!
I know I’ve said it a billion times..
But I can’t get over it.
I have a sick love for running long that I literally can feel in my gut. I think about it every day. I can’t ignore it. I don’t know what to do with it. So I’m just going to keep dealing with it the only way I know how- by running 100s!
Spinach.
Ancient Oaks 100 was an incredibly successful learning experience for me..
One thing that I took from it was that I need more “spinach”. Let me try to explain-
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