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Academics x Running
It has been exactly one week since getting hooded at my graduation. The whole ceremony was a mind bender. Our dean proclaimed, “Here are your healthcare heroes!” A great reminder of the pandemic. This was the first time I attended a graduation since my technical degree in nursing. I promised myself that the only graduation […]
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The Yo-Yo Traverse: 144 miles on the New Jersey Appalachian Trail
This summer I wanted to run a distance so far that I couldn’t wrap my mind around the enormity of it. An audacious goal that would simultaneously demand a high level of self – sufficiency, excitement, and scare the hell out of me. The following is an account of a very long running journey, which […]
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Orcas Island Trail Festival
Flashback to December 2016. I’m at the Trail Running Film Festival in Brooklyn. An indie film, the Orcas Island 100, stole my attention away from anything I had watched prior to and after the film that night. The people in the film reminded me of the trail community in Pennsylvania. A good community of salt […]
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Quest For The Crest on the Appalachian Trail
There I go falling in lust with another mountain. Off to summit the highest peak on the East Coast mainland as a good dose of trail medicine. The Quest For The Crest took 46 hours out of my weekend and a road trip to North Carolina. Add doses of belly laughter, getting chatty with the […]
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North Face Ultra at Bear Mountain
Embrace the sufferfest. April 30th, 2016 I set out to attempt my third ultra. What you DO is who you are, not what you THINK about. Want something bad enough? Grind and kick your own ass. Training Back in January I wrote about a pretty simple training plan from the Ultra Ladies 50k schedule. I […]
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Naked Bavarian Marathon
It’s 5am and I have only slept about 4 hours. My nerves have officially reached a crazy level. There’s something about a “marathon” race that gets to me. I did my usual gear and food check, then hurried out the door by 5:40 in hopes of arriving at a decent time to meet up with […]
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Blackhead Range Traverse
Never lose my sense of adventure. This is my third and final hike for the winter season. The Shawagunks, Hudson Highlands, and now the Catskills have stolen a piece of my heart. My mind has been blown on way too many mini-adventures within these travelled miles. It’s 4am on Sunday and I’m not surprisingly hyper for […]
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Storm King Mountain
5 am. Up and slightly groggy after only 5 hours of sleep. Yesterday was my long run day logging in 12 miles and many errands. My pups were rowdy so we played well into the night. I’m blaming my lackluster morning on them. The bag, clothes, and incidentals were all in check. Except those damn tissues […]
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The Gunks
4am. I’m up and ready to conquer the day. Or find some semblance of winter. It’s been extremely mild in NJ and I’m craving the chilled winter air. My pre packed bag is ready. I rummage through it real quick and am good to go with food, clothes, and incidentals. For some reason I […]
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Follow the plan
Some honest thoughts about my trail race training. My next race, The North Face Endurance Challenge 50K, is scheduled for April 9th, 2016. Just a little over two months away. This will be my third ultra trail race. I have never really followed a training plan in the past for two reasons. I run mostly for […]
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