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A limiting belief I’ve told myself for over a decade is that I can’t run high mileage without getting injured. (I started to try once, when I first got to college, and...got injured, with a stress fracture, after increasing from...

We’ve come so far, in some ways… Less than a hundred years ago, my grandma won her middle school regional girls athletics competition in B.C. There was a trophy for the first place boy but not the first place girl,...

Whenever I hear the comment, “You have, like, no body fat,” I cringe a little inside... The “nice girl” in me awkwardly says, “Thanks,” knowing it’s meant to be a compliment, but the grown-ass woman in me wants to say,...

Photo by Nick O'Sullivan Let’s be real - many of us stay fit because we love to race and race well. Take those races away and it can be tough to maintain motivation. I applaud people who can push themselves...

After two decades as an athlete and trainer, I’ve noticed that one’s body composition does not necessarily correlate with one’s fitness level... A wise coach once told me to “gain a few pounds,” during my off-season, and to let my...

This year taught me important life lessons: believe in yourself, be patient and persistent, forgive, empower yourself, and above all, never give up on yourself and your goals. How did I learn them? The hard way of course... One year...

How do you stay motivated? What’s your “why”? Why do you get out of bed and take on hard challenges? Why do you work to be your best? 🔥 One reason I crawl through mud and flip heavy tires is...

Three years ago, I was juggling big track meets with important Spartan Races, and competing on American Ninja Warrior, too. People told I was "unfocused," but ya know what? I had just spent a couple months in Omaha watching Tim,...

Tim didn’t “rob the cradle” - I robbed the rocking chair. It’s true – Tim, the first person I ever asked out, totally turned me down. There was something about him that intrigued me, with his kind eyes and calming...

I forgot to charge my watch before today’s workout. In the past, I would’ve beaten myself up a bit for doing “dumb” things like that, the little voice in my head telling I don’t have my act together enough to...