nature or bust

Journal of a Health Junkie

  • Fastpacking 100km of Appalachia Mountains: TN & NC

    Appalachia, or the Appalachian cultural region, stretches across the Eastern United States and popularized for the long-distance national trail system that follows mountain ranges from Maine to Georgia. A few months ago, Nikki and I, chose to fastpack a short section of Tennessee and North Carolina. Via fastpacking we chose to cover the distance self-supported […]

    Nature or Bust

    May 3, 2022
    Fast Packing
    appalachiantrail, fastpacking, Running, trailrunning
  • Run. Fly. Run.

    12.4.21 Rocky 50k. Philadelphia12.5.21 Hunter S Thompson Fear & Loathing 50kilos. San Francisco Every year, on the first weekend in December, two Fat Ass races blend urban running with culture & community engagement. While they have no connection to each other, one cannot deny the esthetic of blending two ultra-distance long runs, each across the […]

    Nature or Bust

    December 9, 2021
    Uncategorized
    Philadelphia, racereport, Rocky 50k Run, Running, San Francisco
  • 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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    September 3, 2021
    Running
    DNP, nurse, Running
  • 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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    August 31, 2020
    Uncategorized
  • Orcas Island Trail Festival

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    May 17, 2017
    Uncategorized
  • Quest For The Crest on the Appalachian Trail

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    May 16, 2016
    Uncategorized
  • North Face Ultra at Bear Mountain

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    May 2, 2016
    Running
    racereport, Running, talkthirtytome, thenorthface, trailrunning, ultra
  • Naked Bavarian Marathon

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    March 7, 2016
    Running
    race, racereport, Running, trailrunning
  • Blackhead Range Traverse

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    February 9, 2016
    Hiking
    adventure, catskills, health, Hiking, nurse, travel
  • Storm King Mountain

    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 […]

    Nature or Bust

    February 1, 2016
    Hiking
    Hiking, nature, newyork, nurse, nursepractitioner, trail
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