Category: Running
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Infinitus ∞ 100
The Endurance Society organization is filled with symbolism. Physical Strength and Mental Fortitude. Their mission is twofold: creating exceptionally challenging experiences with various races and engaging members in community involvement. I chose to race the Infinitus 100-mile division. Infinitus’ theme is reminiscent of the leminiscate symbol or mathematically meaning to a potential infinity. The concept…
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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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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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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…
nature or bust 