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OK, let me level with you. You have the ability to hit your goal. You probably missed a training session or two. You might not have grunted out as many miles as you had hoped. Injury might have threatened to take your dreams off their rails. But the capacity to get this done… it’s there…Continue reading “Becoming Ultra”

Why We Help

We’ve all seen the “Lindsay video” by now. You know… the one where the tiny powerhouse with the big heart effortlessly hauls all her competitors over Everest and then goes on to win the Tougher Mudder World Championship. What got me was that many of the commenters, seemingly deeply involved in the OCR community, hadContinue reading “Why We Help”

7 Ways to Keep your Pants Buttoned up this Thanksgiving

We humans are a funny creature. There’s something we love about stuffing ourselves silly at holiday meals, even if we feel awful after it. I’ve gone through more than a few holiday feasts on both ends of the spectrum: trying to make race weight for a fall event while sadly munching celery in the cornerContinue reading “7 Ways to Keep your Pants Buttoned up this Thanksgiving”

7 Tips for Keeping your Pants Button Done up this Thanksgiving

We humans are a funny creature. There’s something we love about stuffing ourselves silly at holiday meals, even if we feel awful after it. I’ve gone through more than a few holiday feasts on both ends of the spectrum: trying to make race weight for a fall event while sadly munching celery in the cornerContinue reading “7 Tips for Keeping your Pants Button Done up this Thanksgiving”

Crewing for your Spouse

I recently called him my “secret weapon.” Not everyone has access to one. I get it. I’m super lucky. My husband was nearly born for the thankless and exhausting task of being pit crew. With a background in racing, a diploma in Massage Therapy, a tendency to extreme preparedness and an uncanny ability to controlContinue reading “Crewing for your Spouse”

Seattle Spartan – Back in Brown

Why on earth am I here? I had honestly forgotten the answer. It was cold, it was rainy, and I was about to run through slick mud… traversing slippery obstacles and going under a “dunk wall” in what was definitely going to be very cold water. This being my first race of the year, IContinue reading “Seattle Spartan – Back in Brown”

Five Things to Keep in your Fridge for Clean Eating

I was stunned when I first saw the report. Rice: lit up in red on my food sensitivity test. Rice. The only food you can eat on the elimination diet because it’s so universally digestible. Beside it were the words gluten, eggs, dairy and cashews. All the foods. All the foods that supply the caloriesContinue reading “Five Things to Keep in your Fridge for Clean Eating”

World Championship UltraBeast

I wrestled hard with the altitude at last years Spartan World Championship Beast and got knocked down for the count. This year, I decided to skip Saturdays Beast and focus my energy on my favourite race distance, the UltraBeast. My flight didn’t even land until after the race. Best not to keep cookies in theContinue reading “World Championship UltraBeast”

It’s Ok That it’s Not Ok.

It’s ok to for things to not be ok. It’s also ok to not be ok that things are not ok. Performance wise, I had a terrible race weekend. I did get to run with some of the best in the sport, and spend time with some of my favourite people, doing what I loveContinue reading “It’s Ok That it’s Not Ok.”