(Was gonna put pictures, but I have to go to class and y’all can check my insta in a few days for some career recap photos) As a kid, I was always a runner. I played outside and ran around for hours every day. I grew up playing soccer and softball so when I got to high school […]
Month: April 2024
Running Scared, One runner’s struggle to overcome imposter syndrome
It’s 75 and sunny on a gorgeous day in Florida and the only thoughts in my head as I approach the line are “wow –its go time– holy shit, my mouth is so dry,” and then the gun goes and two Missouri freshman bolt from the outside and the race swallows me and I’m buffeted by elbows and […]
A Lost Voice
Twas the night of April 9th, and all was going to planTill the GroupMe found out about Johnny’s Clan“Y’all should join” the Pounder exclaimedA mistake for which he can not be blamedAlas, the clan was full, what should we do?Remove the old to bring in the new!One by one, the inactives were bootedActions that would be heavily disputedCo-leaders […]
A recap of the first two days of life post nats
In the following blog post I will be outlining my experience as I physically and emotionally recover from attending NIRCA nationals. Monday Morning: On Sunday night I decided that my extreme exhaustion warranted some extra sleep, so I made the decision to skip my first class of the day, Technical Writing, and instead get some extra sleep. In […]
A Non-Runner’s Journey to Club Running
It was 2020, about six months into the covid pandemic, and I was restless. After a (rough) adjustment period, my inner introvert was beginning to enjoy quarantine a little too much. All the extra time that I didn’t have to spend commuting allowed me to start the long journey to find the girl I had lost many years […]