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Ultra-Marathon Training in the Yukon

While training for my first ultra marathon (55km), I was fortunate enough to spend 2 weeks in Yukon, Canada. My trip overlapped with some of the biggest weeks of training in my program, and I hit the trails with all the energy I had.

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Unplanned Recovery Week

Some weeks we train to increase mileage, build speed, improve strength, and push through physical barriers. Some weeks we train just to feel grounded.

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Searching for Motivation

Motivation has been a struggle lately. You see the daily lace ups. You see the post-run watch photos. But unless you've been paying close attention, you don't see how hard it has been to keep moving forward.

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Injured No More

For the last 10 months I have identified myself as an “injured runner”. Today, I finally removed that label from my bio, and will remove it from my vocabulary.

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