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Pre-season OCR World Rankings

Pre-season world rankings are out! 💥 Honored to rep both 40-somethings AND mamas on this top-ten list, showing the world we can still mix it up with the best of ‘em! 💃🏽💪 Not to mention top-three American in a super...

Inner Peace and Inner Fire

To feel pure and utter joy, untethered to a particular result or outcome - what a beautiful feeling. 😊 👉 I’m learning it’s possible to feel as much joy as we want at any given time. It’s not something we...

A New Mindset

The people who told me I wasn’t disciplined or focused enough to be my best and hit my potential were wrong... Back in my 20s, a coworker’s eyes filled with shocked when Tim mentioned I graduated from Georgetown cum laude....

How To Race Happy

Are we happy because we race well or do we race well because we’re happy? Before the recent 3k OCRWC World Championship race, I traded in my social self for a serious one (big mistake – more on that later)...

A Love Letter After A Failure

Dear anyone who has ever fallen short a goal, I’m proud of you. ❤️ You put in the work toward - you committed with heart and soul. You stuck with it no matter what, through setbacks and unforeseen obstacles. You...

Team Gold at the OCR World Championships!

We won the OCR World Championship Pro Women’s Team Relay today! Two years in a row! What a wonderful consolation prize after coming up short of my outcome goal on Friday. Hannah Holmes started us out in the lead, and...

How To Fail Gracefully

A sports psychologist once told me to plan something fun to do after a race so that no matter the outcome of the race, I have something to get my mind off things. My old coach, Hobie, told me to...

OCRWC 3k Race Day Recap

Ever want something really badly, and go after it with all you’ve got, only to come up short? I have, many times. And today, unfortunately for me, was no exception…yet despite feeling disappointed, there’s always a sense of accomplishment that...

Day 101

Woohoo! Feels good to have done this for my goal of 101 days! I feel stellar, thanks in large part to the daily (albeit short) meditation and the morning high-five to self. Thanks for joining me on this journey. Time...

Day 100

Flying to Vermont today, for the OCR World Championships this upcoming weekend! Morning Stats Yang/firing up: high-five in the mirrorstood on one leg while brushing teeth, to activate glutescold showerquick little 42 running (with sprints) workout after my plane ride...

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