No, not like that. Like running every day. Like working out at least once every 24 hours. Like racking up consecutive days of training by the weeks, months, and years. <<Content warning: Compulsive exercise and eating disorders>> My streak started freshman year in high school, with a challenge from my track coach: Complete 60 days …
At Western States 100-Mile Endurance Run, one of the world's oldest ultra races and one of the toughest to get into, I crewed and paced for Ladia Albertson-Junkans, a Brooks-sponsored runner who lives in Snoqualmie, Washington. Ladia ran the storied race to honor her best friend Gabe Grunewald, a professional runner and founder of the Brave Like …
There's something about a deadline. In 2010, one inspired me to finish a piece I titled "The Waiting Room." I entered it in Upstate Medical University's contest and, surprisingly, won the Bruce Dearing Writing Award. Originally published in The Healing Muse, "The Waiting Room" is a personal essay about my dad dying. I've included it below, …
Mothers bear us, and the brunt of the world.
