Years ago—at least ten of them—my entire identity was wrapped up in being a collegiate runner. I had never envisioned myself representing my university in cross country and track and field. I figured my high school spikes had had their day. That they would sit in the back of my parents’ closet for the rest …
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Ok, so let me level with you. Are you ready? Grab a coffee. This is a super long and very detailed story about the flu I got last week and which then ruined my entire weekend. When I got to the very anti-climactic end of me getting better and going back to work on Tuesday…I …
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This afternoon, I sat at my desk in front of my computer staring at a blinking curser on an empty Word document. It mocked me. I just can’t focus this week. On work. On life. On the mountain of laundry in the corner of my room that I’m supposed to have already washed and packed …
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Well, my last cyclocross race really was my last race of the season. I wasn’t sure because that last race was such a blast, but I had a feeling it might be. There were still a couple races left on the 2019 calendar, but what if a freak wave of inspiration hit? Or what if …
Have a little Friday coffee chat with me, won't ya? Is it Friday? I have lost track of the days. I’ve spent the last 72 hours quarantined in my apartment with a nasty cold that no amount of over-the-counter medicine can abate, and today is my first day back at work this week since Monday. …
Monday night, on our way from Orlando to the Lightning vs. Sabres game in Tampa Bay, I added a video to my Instagram story of the fire-orange sunset silhouetting downtown Tampa’s skyline. It was just 1 of about 1,000 more I had seen while living in Tampa from 2009-2017. I wrote: “Missed you, pretty city.” …
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Monday! How’s everyone feeling with that extra hour of sleep? ^^^ Saturday night's sunset was pretty fantastic. I am actually feeling pretty fantastic today, but then again, Mondays are typically my most refreshed day of the week thanks to a no-alarms weekend. If I’m not racing on Saturday or Sunday and didn’t make early plans …
We’re just a couple weeks out from the big 3-0 on October 3rd, and do you know something? I’m so fucking ready to be out of my 20s. Two years ago, I was terrified of this milestone. I couldn’t believe I was already deep into my late 20s and nearing the next decade. Aging! The …
Another big weekend in the books. I’m not great at holding back once Friday night rolls around. I have all the time and almost none of the responsibilities on Saturday and Sunday, so I try and cram in all the activities, which leaves me feeling like I need another weekend to recover from the weekend …
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Am I really doing this? I thought as our tour group strolled like a quiet and timid new student parade between the ornate concrete buildings on CU Boulder’s suburban campus. One baby faced student after another passed by with their parents in tow carrying university paraphernalia and plastic bookstore bags—inside, no doubt, was a Buffaloes sweatshirt …
