The Tale of 8 Spinal Injections
Pain is a really interesting thing. As an endurance athlete, my high pain tolerance is something I p...
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The Top 10 Things You Need to Know Before Running Boston in a Deluge
Weather can be a game-changer come raceday. Scientists of Nike’s Breaking2 Project determined the ...
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Dear Coach
Dear Jason, An old friend once told me that coaches come in…and then out…of our lives for a reason. No coach is going to be the right fit forever, and it’...
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ElliptiGO World Champs
It was June. I was crying…again. I cradled my forehead in my hands and watched tears splatter to the ground of the bathroom at work. I was having another bad ...
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Renewed Hope
Sometimes, injuries are complicated. I have been lucky in that, up until this year, I’ve only experienced moderately non-complicated injuries: primarily s...
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The saga of hamstring tendinopathy, PRP, & a sacral stress fracture
The past 6 months have been a rollercoaster, and, to be honest, I’ve been waiting to be on the rise before posting any sort of formal “comeback upda...
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Tips and Tricks of the Boston Marathon – PART 2
There’s so much more to the Boston Marathon (or ANY marathon, for that matter) than just a solid pacing strategy. This post attempts to cover the other pr...
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Tips and Tricks of the Boston Marathon – PART 1
Note – I started writing this post with the intention of it being one entry; but the course review ended up being…verbose…and I realized it&#...
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My Friend, ED
Warning – this post may contain triggering material related to eating disorders and a disordered relationship with food. An eating disorder is a horrible ...
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The New Normal
Me: This is never going away. I’m never going to get back to where I was. I can’t even go on a 30-minute test run right now without being in pain af...
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